Laboratory Earth: Earth's Natural Resource Systems June 11 to July 25, 2007 Course Overview Lab Earth: Earth's Natural Resource Systems is an 8-week, 3-credit...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
May 1, 2007 2:49 pm
Education and Public Outreach Specialist Positions Positions are available in the Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) group at Sonoma State University, under...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
May 2, 2007 9:53 pm
PENN STATE OFFERS NASA SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS Applications are being accepted for summer workshops sponsored by NASA and the Pennsylvania Space Grant...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
May 3, 2007 8:27 pm
... Astronomy Afterschool Program Want a program for middle school students that's out of this world? How about out of this solar system? The Beyond Einstein...
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Anita Krishnamurthi
akmurthi
May 4, 2007 2:10 pm
There was an error in the URL included in the message about the astronomy afterschool program. The correct URL is ...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
May 4, 2007 11:04 pm
Reminder: ASP national EPO conference abstract submission Deadline is May 14. Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the year's largest meeting of EPO...
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Andrea Schweitzer
schweitz@...
May 7, 2007 4:47 am
I am hoping to find Native American constellation charts (the sort that could complement the traditional Greek constellation charts). We've been looking on...
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Jessie Antonellis
jcantone@...
May 7, 2007 5:16 am
Hi Andrea, Check this site for the Navajo cosmology: http://www.sharingtheskies.com/ (It might not load the first time, but it will load eventually.) The...
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tavishmit
May 7, 2007 2:39 pm
Hello All, Some of you may be interested in this short course being offered at MIT this summer. Relativity, Gravity, and Cosmology [8.06s] July 9-12, 2007 ...
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Andrea Schweitzer
schweitz@...
May 7, 2007 3:30 pm
... Jessie and Connie, Thank you very much for suggesting these books! At the Little Thompson Observatory in northern Colorado, we currently have a "star wall"...
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Kevin Healy
badbrainnobi...
May 7, 2007 4:04 pm
The two books I use for reference are: "Living the Sky: The Cosmos of the American Indian" by Ray Williamson, University of Oklahoma Press, 1984: This is a...
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Jessie Antonellis
jcantone@...
May 7, 2007 4:28 pm
Not that you wouldn't have already thought of this, but I'll mention it just in case: if you do end up using something like the Navajo cosmology from Sharing ...
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Connie Walker
astro_knome
May 7, 2007 5:40 pm
Hi, Andrea, I do remember someone telling me about the book, how nice it was and that it had some constellation maps in it from Native American cultures. But I...
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Tim Slater
astronomer_tim
May 8, 2007 3:56 pm
ANNOUNCEMENT: Please recruit several students to play an online game about lunar geology! Estimated time: 1/2 hour (You hand out permission slips for their...
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Diana Challis
dchallis69
May 9, 2007 7:09 pm
There are no really good charts. These are people who originally had no written language or paper such as Europeans are used to. The rich knowlege was mostly...
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Dr. Jake Noel-Storr
noelstoj
May 9, 2007 7:19 pm
I am writing to let you know about two education events that will be held in advance of the American Astronomical Society's upcoming conference in Honolulu, HI...
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Gina Brissenden
gbrissenden@...
May 10, 2007 8:26 pm
Dear Members of the Astronomy, Space Science, and Astrobiology Community, Tthe NASA Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) would like to encourage you, other...
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Alyce_Ikeoka/LANAKILA...
Alyce_Ikeoka/LANAKILA...
May 14, 2007 5:47 pm
also try ethnoastronomy- americn indian...
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Alyce_Ikeoka/LANAKILA...
Alyce_Ikeoka/LANAKILA...
May 14, 2007 5:52 pm
Hi, for native american constellations charts, try the OLD issues of ODESSY0 (children's magazine) arund '89-and more- haven't the exact info now, but hope to...
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tslater@...
astronomer_tim
Jun 1, 2007 8:39 pm
"Living in the Microbial World" an intensive hands-on workshop for middle and high school teachers Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, August 6 - 13,...
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Anna Hurst
ahurst_astro
Jun 4, 2007 5:10 pm
Apologies for cross posting A new issue of the Universe in the Classroom is now available: ...
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Caitlin Brecklin
flyingchipmu...
Jul 8, 2007 1:39 am
I'm a senior in high school, and as part of my Girl Scout Gold Award (equivalent of Boy Scout Eagle), I'm trying to start an after school space ed. program for...
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Caitlin Brecklin
flyingchipmu...
Jul 8, 2007 3:48 am
I was asked to share some further details about my situation, so-- I am setting this up on the north side of Chicago, IL. We have many museums, including the...
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Michael Kran
michael.kran
Jul 8, 2007 1:35 pm
There might be something of interest at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific: http://www.astrosociety.org/education/family.html _____ From:...
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Rachel Connolly
connolly@...
Jul 8, 2007 4:24 pm
There is a NASA Afterschool curriculum that was developed recently that would be a good match for your needs. There are three, easy to implement programs in...
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Andrew Fraknoi
fraknoi
Jul 8, 2007 9:14 pm
Caitlin: First of all, congratulations for having the courage and determination to do this. Someone in the group already mentioned the Family ASTRO project at...
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Dr. Jake Noel-Storr
noelstoj
Jul 9, 2007 11:43 am
From: "eric jackson" <jacksone.j@...> Hello Caitlin, This email may be a surprise to you coming from New Zealand. I get the ASP/AAE AstroEd_News and...
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Caitlin Brecklin
flyingchipmu...
Jul 9, 2007 11:01 pm
Thank you very much! I hadn't seen these packets before-- they look great. If you wouldn't mind sending me Ms. Walker's contact info., that would be...
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Shupla, Christine
shuplac
Jul 9, 2007 11:09 pm
Hi, Caitlin, You've received some really great recommendations; I'd just like to add some additional thoughts and resources. We have a space science program...
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Jeff Adkins
astronomyteacher@...
Jul 12, 2007 1:45 am
Good luck in your quest. You are getting many excellent replies from many of the most well-known astronomy educators in the country. You should know they are...
