Science Education News

Letter from the Chair - Fall 2022

Welcome back to campus! As I returned to the CSULB campus this past August, I found myself energized by the crowds of students (and staff and faculty) making their way across campus. I think the exhilaration that I felt that late summer morning was more about the idea that we had made it back, had returned to something approximating the normal routines of…

Tamara Araya Wins Local PhysTEC Teacher of the Year!

Shout-out to Tamara Araya, the local PhysTEC Teacher of the Year!

Celebrating our Award-Winning Science Education Alums!

Our Science Education alumni have been busy!

Angelica Gunderson Received $25k Milken Educator Award

Angelica Gunderson, a CSU Long Beach graduate and professor, received a $25,000 national Milken Educator Award on May 10, 2022. The Milken Educator Awards was conceived by Lowell Milken to celebrate, elevate, and activate the teaching profession.

Lisa Martin selected as NARST Executive Director

The Science Education Department Chair Dr. Lisa Martin was selected to serve in a 3-year term as the Executive Director of  the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST).

Lili Gallegos Wins 2021 CASE Future Science Teacher Award

Lili Gallegos was recognized by the California Associate of Science Educators with the 2021 Future Science Teacher Award. Lili graduated from CSULB in Spring 2021 with  degree in Liberal Studies/Multiple Subject Credential (ITEP). Congratulations, Lili!