LAWRENCE LOWERY
Lawrence Lowery is a professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley. He is affiliated with the Graduate School of Education and the Lawrence Hall of Science. He remains active as the Advising Principle Investigator for the Full Option Science System (FOSS), a research-based, field-tested science curriculum for grades K-8 developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Since retirement, he continues to publish and edit articles and books such as the Kingfisher Science Encyclopaedia (New York and London, 1993), Pathways—Guidelines to Implementing the Science Standards (NSTA publication, 1997), How Science Curriculums Reflect Brain Research (Phi Delta Kappan article, November 1998); The Golden Age of Big Little Books, 1932-1938 (Educational Research and Applications, LLC, 2007); The Everyday Science Sourcebook (NSTA publication, 2013); The I Wonder Why Readers (25 NSTA publications, 2013-2016).
Professor Lowery has received numerous awards throughout his career. A sampling: Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award (1976), University of California, Berkeley; Outstanding Publication - Planetarium Educator’s Workshop Guide, International Planetarium Society (1981); Outstanding Science Educator of the Year (1989), Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS); Distinguished Career in Science Award (1993), National Science Teachers Association (NSTA); Best Software Program in Mathematics (1996), Peter Rabbit’s Math Garden (Mindscape), Newsweek Editor’s Choice; President’s Quality Gold Award (1998), Sandia Laboratories for Distinguished Program in Science Education; Induction into the Science Hall of Fame (2002), State of Texas Award; Honorary Guest Lecturer for the 100th Anniversary of Nanjing University, China (2005); Independent Publishers Book Award (2008) for The Golden Age of Big Little Books, 1932-1938; Educational Research and Applications, LLC; Award for outstanding children's book - Up Up In A Balloon, Children's Book Award (2013).
Professor Lowery has received numerous awards throughout his career. A sampling: Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award (1976), University of California, Berkeley; Outstanding Publication - Planetarium Educator’s Workshop Guide, International Planetarium Society (1981); Outstanding Science Educator of the Year (1989), Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (AETS); Distinguished Career in Science Award (1993), National Science Teachers Association (NSTA); Best Software Program in Mathematics (1996), Peter Rabbit’s Math Garden (Mindscape), Newsweek Editor’s Choice; President’s Quality Gold Award (1998), Sandia Laboratories for Distinguished Program in Science Education; Induction into the Science Hall of Fame (2002), State of Texas Award; Honorary Guest Lecturer for the 100th Anniversary of Nanjing University, China (2005); Independent Publishers Book Award (2008) for The Golden Age of Big Little Books, 1932-1938; Educational Research and Applications, LLC; Award for outstanding children's book - Up Up In A Balloon, Children's Book Award (2013).