Educational & Volunteer Opportunities

Educational & Volunteer Opportunities

Here is a listing of potential science education opportunities in the Bay Area. Programs where students currently volunteer/work contain the most information and are listed toward the top of this table. The entries following those are additional opportunities you may wish to explore. Below the table are lists of resources/job search engines you may find helpful.

The information below is provided as a resource for students and was assembled by graduate students Abby Gerhold (MCB) and Danielle Liubicich (IB).

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Local Opportunities in Science Education

Organization / Program Location Type of Education Experience Provided Target Audience Time Commitment
Model Neighborhood Program Oakland teaching, general Middle School varies
Community Resources for Science Berkeley, Alameda County teaching, curriculum design K-12 30 hrs total (training, lesson plan, teaching)
San Francisco State University San Francisco teaching, curriculum design college/univ. semester, varies
Operation SMART, Girls Inc. of Alameda Oakland, San Leandro teaching K-12 2 hrs/week
Communicating Ocean Science Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley teaching, curriculum design K-12 3.5 hrs/week (lecture, lesson plan, teaching)
Marine Biology Research Camp Bodega Bay teaching, curriculum design, field work K-12 1 wk summer
GK12 (Integrative Biology) UCB, Richmond teaching, curriculum design, field work K-12 similar to GSI for one academic year (pays stipend)
Sally Ride Science Camp for Girls various, Berkeley teaching K-12 1 wk summer (+prep)
HHMI Ask a Scientist anywhere writing general varies, couple hrs/question
Understanding Evolution UC Museum of Paleontology curriculum design, writing, content consulting K-12, college/univ, general varies by project
Berkeley School Volunteers Berkeley teaching, content consulting K-12 2 hrs/week
Golden Gate Audubon Society, EcoOakland Environ. Ed Program Bay Area teaching, field work K-12 Varies by position
The Coral Reef Alliance San Francisco writing, content consulting general 4 hrs/week
Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley teaching, curriculum design, field work, writing, content consulting, exhibit design K-12, general varies
Environmental Volunteers Home Page Palo Alto teaching, field work K-12, general varies
GSR at UCB Grad School of Education Berkeley teaching, curriculum design, writing, content consulting, policy (ed/sci), ed research K-12, college/univ, general varies
Undergraduate Field Studies in Education Program (ED 97/197) Berkeley teaching, curriculum design, writing, content consulting, policy (ed/sci), ed research K-12, college/univ, general varies
MARE Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley teaching, curriculum design, writing, policy (ed/sci) K-12  
Camp Fire USA Various teaching, field work K-12  
National Marine Sanctuaries Monterey, Bay Area, global teaching, curriculum design, field work, writing, content consulting, policy (ed/sci), exhibit design K-12, general  
Research and Education (CORE) National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB(r)) Washington, DC teaching, curriculum design, writing, content consulting, policy (ed/sci) K-12, college/univ, general  
WestEd CA (Los Alamitos, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Sausalito, Redwood City), AZ (Phoenix, Tuscon), MA (Boston), VT (Burlington), Washington D.C. teaching, curriculum design, writing, content consulting, policy (ed/sci) ed research K-12, general  
George Lucas Education Foundation San Rafael curriculum design, writing, ed research K-12, general  
MPR Associates, Inc. Berkeley, Washington DC teaching, curriculum design, content consulting, policy (ed/sci), ed research K-12, college/univ, general  
Exploratorium San Francisco teaching, curriculum design, writing, content consulting, exhibit design K-12, general  
Partnership for Student Success in Science San Francisco Area School Districts teaching, curriculum design, writing, content consulting K-12  
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Teachers & Kids - Teacher Workshops Monterey teaching, curriculum design, field work, writing, content consulting, exhibit design K-12, general  
The Tech Museum of Innovation San Jose teaching, curriculum design, content consulting, exhibit design K-12, general  
Science & Health Education San Francisco teaching, curriculum design, writing, content consulting K-12  
National Center for Science Education Oakland teaching, curriculum design, field work, writing, content consulting, policy (ed/sci) K-12, college/univ, general  
California Academy of Sciences San Francisco teaching, curriculum design, field work, writing, content consulting, exhibit design K-12, general  
KQED Quest Program San Francisco curriculum design, writing, content consulting general  
SF Environment School Education San Francisco teaching, curriculum design, field work, writing K-12, general  
CA State Parks - Education CA statewide teaching, curriculum design, field work, writing, content consulting, exhibit design K-12, general  
EBMUD Education & Outreach Oakland teaching, curriculum design, field work, content consulting K-12, general  
East Bay Regional Parks docents East Bay teaching, field work K-12, general  
East Bay Regional Parks educators East Bay teaching, curriculum design, field work, content consulting K-12, general  
Ask A Scientist lecture series (San Francisco Science Café) San Francisco content consulting general  
Elkhorn Slough Safari Nature Tours Elkhorn Slough, Monterey   general  
USGS Education Menlo Park, national curriculum design, content consulting K-12, colloge/univ, general  
Academic Talent Development   teaching K-12  

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