Kathryn (Katie) Thomas Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, CA

I make sure the Lawrence Hall's educators have the materials and equipment they need to present exceptional science workshops, festivals, and assemblies for kids.I manage and coordinate the ordering, preparation, set-up, organization, and storage of materials and equipment for our school programs (in-house and outreach), public programs, camps, and.

I developed and taught science and engineering workshops for kids of all ages. I taught at the Lawrence Hall of Science and also took our programs on outreach to schools all over the Bay Area.Special Projects:I helped update the Hall's school programs to align with the Next Generation Science Standards.I helped develop curriculum for informal science.

Helped lead hands-on science workshops for visiting school groups.Collaborated with other educators at the Academy to develop new lesson plans for workshops at the Academy and for school teachers to use in their classrooms.

Taught hands-on science summer camps for elementary school students.

Assisted with research projects on the ecology of California native plants.

Assisted with research projects on the ecology and evolution of spiders and scorpions.

Assisted with fieldwork and processed field samples for agroecology studies in California vineyards.

Tutored students in introductory college biology courses.

Ba, Integrative Biology

Concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Highest Distinction in General Scholarship

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