Craig Strang

Craig Strang is a consultant and Associate Director Emeritus of Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley where he worked for 32 years. His work builds capacity to improve science, ocean and environmental literacy in education systems nationally and internationally, with a focus on centering equity and justice. He designs instructional materials, programs and strategic plans, and has led teams that work in partnership with dozens of school districts. He consults with and coaches district leadership teams, superintendents, and senior leaders in aquariums, museums, and outdoor learning organizations. He co-leads the Statewide Campaign for Outdoor Learning that builds on the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative that he co-founded. He was Principal Investigator of Working Toward Equitable Organizations and the subsequent NSF-funded Working Toward Racial Equity Project. He was founding Director of MARE: Marine Activities, Resources & Education, the most widely used elementary marine science program in the U.S.; founding Principal Investigator of BEETLES: Better Environmental Education Teaching, Learning and Expertise Sharing; lead Principal Investigator of the NSF Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence—California (COSEE-CA); and the first Chair of the National COSEE Council, a network of seven multi-institution centers. He co-led the Ocean Literacy Campaign resulting in the infusion of ocean sciences into the Next Generation Science Standards and publication of Ocean Literacy: The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences for Learners of All Ages, The Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence for Grades K-12, The Alignment of Ocean Literacy and the Next Generation Science Standards, and the International Ocean Literacy Survey. He co-chaired the Environmental Literacy Task Force that developed the California Blueprint for Environmental Literacy; co-founded and co-chaired the California Environmental Literacy Initiative; co-founded and co-chaired the ChangeScale (Bay Area EE Collaborative) Steering Committee; and co-founded the Network for Network Leaders: Justice, Community and Outdoor Learning. Craig has published dozens of research papers, policy briefs, articles, curriculum units, and professional learning guides that are in wide use throughout the field. He has conducted research on elephant seals, humpback whales, and California sea lions, and led ecotours to the Galapagos Islands, East Africa, Baja California/Sea of Cortez, and along the California coast.