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Laura Tucker is the Workshop Coordinator for the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) Program. She prepares, organizes, and coordinates GEMS workshops throughout the GEMS network including leadership courses and GEMS Associates and Associates II workshops. She also takes a lead in establishing and coordinating many of the GEMS Sites and Centers. Tucker serves as a curriculum developer and reviewer for many of the GEMS publications, including Aquatic Habitats, Dry Ice Explorations, River Cutters, and Schoolyard Ecology teacher guides, and the GEMS Leaders, Literature, Assessment, and Kit Handbooks. Her background involves classroom teaching and extensive environmental education experience, including founding and directing a nonprofit resident outdoor school and summer camp program. She attended the University of California at Davis where she received her B.S. in Biological Sciences, specializing in large mammal field research. |
