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From: Andrew Fraknoi <fraknoiandrew@...>
Date: Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:47 am
Subject: ASP 2010 Meeting in August to Feature Two Conferences for Educators

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Dear Colleague:

As you are planning your 2010 calendar and budget, we wanted to let you know that plans are moving along for the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), July 31 - Aug. 4 at the University of Colorado in Boulder, in one of the most beautiful settings in the U.S., and featuring two concurrent 3-day conferences Aug. 2 - 4:

* Cosmos in the Classroom 2010: A Hands-on Symposium on Teaching Introductory Astronomy
* Making Connections in Education and Public Outreach: A Meeting for Those Working in EPO.

You can now sign up to be notified as program and registration information becomes available at: http://www.astrosociety.org/events/meeting.html.

As in previous Cosmos and EPO conferences hosted by the ASP, we will devote much of the time to hands-on workshops, where we can "practice what we preach". We will also have panels, poster papers, a "share-a-thon" room for putting out materials we are proud of, and time for formal and informal networking with people who teach or work in settings similar to yours.

Cosmos attendees will include astronomy instructors from high schools, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, state universities, research universities, and informal science institutions. We especially welcome those who are teaching part time or are just starting to teach.

EPO conference attendees will include scientists, K-12 teachers, university educators, informal educators (e.g. museums, planetaria, parks), public communicators, science writers, and other EPO professionals. All are welcome who work on or support EPO projects in space science or earth science (including such fields such as physics, astrophysics, heliophysics, planetary science, and astrobiology).

Besides facilitating networking opportunities within each conference�s respective audience, the 2010 ASP Annual Meeting will feature plenary sessions aimed at bringing both groups together, and enabling greater dialogue and interactions among all attendees. We will arrange sessions joining instructors and EPO professionals, focusing on what kinds of information and what kinds of materials are most useful in classrooms, and how Astro 101 and EPO professionals can collaborate to their mutual benefit. A set of weekend workshops (July 31-August 1) will precede the two conferences.

We are working to make scholarships available to educators whose budgets would not ordinarily allow them to come, but these will be limited in number. If you can apply for travel through your own institution, we hope you can pursue that.

A method of proposing sessions and papers will be available at the ASP web site in early 2010. In the meantime, we hope you will start thinking about the kinds of activities you would like to see and do at the meeting. If you have suggestions for interesting approaches for the meeting program committee to consider, please contact one of the undersigned directly.

Andrew Fraknoi (Cosmos Program Sub-committee): fraknoiandrew@...
Greg Schultz (EPO Program Sub-committee): gschultz@...

P.S. For a limited time, the proceedings of the last Cosmos in the Classroom symposium are on sale for 1/3 off. Go to:
http://www.astrosociety.org/events/cosmos.html for a description and click the last line on that page to order.

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Andrew Fraknoi, Chair, Astronomy Program
Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Rd.,
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022, USA

Telephone: (650) 949-7288
E-mail: fraknoiandrew@...
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#561

From: "Tim Slater" <timslaterwyo@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:57 pm
Subject: Looking for an online MS Program in Astronomy Teaching? Try U Wyoming!

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(please excuse the multiple postings if you get this more than once - we
want to be sure you know about this)


In response to the countless requests from folks looking for a domestic
online masters program in astronomy teaching, we now have a really great
program for you.  Offered through the University of Wyoming Department of
Physics and Astronomy, in collaboration with the College of Education, and
the CAPER Team, this innovative MS-Teaching program is designed for students
interested in teaching at the community college, 4-year liberal arts
college, or high school level, among many other venues.

The online program can be done part time, includes 18 hours of graduate
PHYS/ASTRO credits, and 12 hours of graduate science education courses.
Additionally, this program is requires a thesis project based on experience
in the classroom or studying the nature of teaching and learning. The
specific classes students take are to be decided every semester between you
and your faculty advisor based on what courses happen to be available.
Every semester, at least two courses are available, sometimes more.

[1] If you'd like to try out one of our courses to see if online graduate
coursework is for you, you can
http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/uwgrad/info.asp?p=2238.  Courses cost about $250
per credit hour, in-state or out-of-state, plus any books.

or, if you already know that this program is right for you

[2] Apply to the program online by following the instructions at
http://faraday.uwyo.edu/grad/ . The GRE-General is required unless you
already have a MS degree; the GRE-Physics is optional.  An undergraduate
degree in physics or astronomy is preferred, but certainly not required.

Once you've decided to try out a class OR have completed your application
procedures, send us an email at caperteam@... so that we can watch for
your name and be sure you get enrolled and that your materials are processed
quickly.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled interruptions.

Cheers,

Tim and Stephanie Slater
University of Wyoming
Cognition in Astronomy, Physics & Earth sciences Research (CAPER) Team
http://www.uwyo.edu/caper   and   caperteam@...
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University of Wyoming Excellence in
Higher Education Endowed Professor
of Science Education
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email: timslaterwyo@...
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#560

From: Paul Floyd <p.n.floyd@...>
Date: Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:55 pm
Subject: Date claimer: 2010 Queensland Astronomy Education Conference (Australia)

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  Date claimer: 2010 Queensland Astronomy Education Conference
 
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Major sponsors (at 3 November 2009): Extravision Australia, Sirius
Optics and Watson Road State School


The Brisbane Astronomical Society will convene the sixth Queensland
Astronomy Education Conference (QAEC 2010) on Saturday 6 March 2010.

The conference theme is �Expanding the Universe in the classroom�.

Conference topics will include:

�       Daytime astronomical activities for your classroom (primary
and junior high school).
�       Astronomy freeware for your classroom
�       Safe solar observing
.       Getting to know the night sky in a portable planetarium
(subject to confirmation)

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  Call for speakers
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Primary and Secondary teachers and others active in the �Earth &
Beyond� component of the Queensland Yrs. 1�10 Science Syllabus are
invited to nominate themselves to present at the QAEC 2010.
Expressions of interest (identifying your target outcomes) can be
emailed to Paul Floyd at p.n.floyd@...

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  Conference details
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Date:           Saturday 6 March 2010
Venue:        Watson Road State School (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
Time:           9 a.m. � 5 p.m.
Fee:            $90 (includes resources, certificate of attendance,
lunch and afternoon tea).

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Conference registration prizes
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Thanks to our major commercial sponsors, the following prizes will be
made available to fully paid (on the day) conference registrants.

* Sirius Optics have donated 25 pairs of binoculars. The first 25
conference registrants will each receive one (1) pair of binoculars.
* Extravision Australia has donated a Hugo telescope. This will be
given away as a lucky draw prize to one lucky person.

Note that the prizes are not exchangeable for cash.

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  For more information
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Further information can be found at the conference website at
http://www.nightskyonline.info/confer/10_confer/10_conference_index.html

A two page registration flyer can be downloaded from that website now.

Further inquiries can be directed to Paul Floyd at p.n.floyd@...



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www.bas.asn.au
P.O Box 15892, City East
Brisbane 4002 QLD
Australia
ABN: 90 130 679 791

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