STEM Education Outreach Project with Bay Area Scientists Inspire Students (BASIS)
Making Science Fun and Engaging with BASIS (Bay Area Scientists Inspire Students)
The newest Academy-sponsored project, a partnership between the Academy, BASIS,and the non-profit Community Resources for Science(link is external), offers Academy members an opportunity to lend their expertise and strengthen science instruction in local K-12 schools through hands-on, experiential lessons and activities.
Engagement opportunities for Emeriti may include:
- Mentor grad student teams developing their outreach activities for K-8 classes;
- Recruit your department colleagues and others to increase participation in BASIS;
- Present talks, Q & A sessions on topics in science or engineering for local educators during professional development sessions;
- Lead hands-on science lessons in local elementary school classes (virtual in the fall, perhaps back to in person in 2022);
- Provide informal career mentoring sessions for grad students & postdocs.
Interested? Reach out to Robert Bergman, Prof Emeritus, Chemistry (rbergman@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)) or fill out this brief interest form
