Education and Public Outreach Specialist Positions Positions are available in the Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) group at Sonoma State University, under...
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...
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...
Dear Members of the Astronomy, Space Science, and Astrobiology Community, Tthe NASA Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) would like to encourage you, other...
Although many of us have very few future astronomy majors in our ASTRO 101 classes, recent articles report that many (up to 40%) of our ASTRO 101 students are...
Hi, Tim! I did not teach Astro 101 this year; instead, I taught an interdisciplinary course for art and physis majors, Symmetry and Aesthetics in Introductory...
... If students self-identify that they are pre-service or in-service teachers, I do try to get resources into their hands -- everything from posters to web...
Dave Bruning
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May 22, 2007 12:53 am
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I think that Tim's right on the money as usual, we need to incorporate Scientific Inquiry into every lesson if at all possible (and it really isn't that...
rkang@...
May 22, 2007 12:54 am
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The spring semester has ended, and summer has begun. Whew! Whether you are on a plane headed for one of the great summer conferences on astronomy education...
Jeff mentioned that a summer 2007 reading list would be a good idea. Well, don't be disappointed, we have a starter list for you, we just haven't yet managed...
This semester gave me the opportunity to try several approaches to teaching, as I left the classroom at spring break to have a baby. During the first half of...
What you're saying about maintaining confidence in the students, as hard as it sometimes is, is really important. Encouraging students can really help. For...
It doesn't surprise me that many of the students that drcreneejames describes resisted her "new" methods of teaching. Methods that cause students' minds to be...
Hi everyone, I was really interested to read the question that Tim posed about modeling teaching for pre-service teachers. The education program at my college...
I sympathize with your frustration with teaching using the learner-centered CAPER strategies. One thing I have learned from CAPER is that there is a good deal...
(Moderator Note: I am posting this on behalf of Jean Hurrle, oaksavana@.... There was a bit of a problem with the formatting of the text...) Before I...
I understand the frustration of many of the folks who remarked about the resistance of some students to conceptual learning, and how they should model...
I don't want to sound old school, but is telling your students "one blaze of effort at the end is all you really need to pass a college class" a message we...
To add to the comment about students losing their observation skills, I heard an interesting comment from an outdoors instructor at a nature based outdoors...
While I agree with you that "one blaze of effort at the end is all you really need to pass a college class" is not a message to send, you did not have the full...
Tim Slater's question about what kind of teaching we should model for future teachers has generated quite a response, and I think it is time to create some new...
Of course students are going to care about what is on the exam. They should: it is typically worth half or more of their grade! We don't want to (and can't)...
... Like Steve Shawl (and most of you, too), I have had students who do well at the end of the course. But I don't think it's a blaze of glory. Typically,...
Dave Bruning
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May 30, 2007 12:32 am
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... To partially answer Jeff¹s questions about what our students expect to happen in our astronomy classroom, one of my graduate students, Delores Alber,...
Rebecca Lindell
rlindel@...
May 31, 2007 2:33 am
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... From: Noyes Harrigan <noyesharrigan@...> To: PHYSHARE@... Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 1:20:28 PM Subject: Physics teaching position The...
Hello All, Like a lot of other instructors, I too have had resistance from students that are very uncomfortable with learner-centered astronomy instruction. I...
I don't like the idea that poor performance on a test should be ignored, nor do I like the idea that a student cannot improve and make-up those early mislead...
A new issue of the Universe in the Classroom is now available: http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/71/howfast.html How Fast Are You Moving...
John thanks for the thought provoking posting. I don't know about the rest of you, but I am really really enjoying the discussion that is going on right now...
Ed Prather
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Jun 6, 2007 10:12 pm
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Hi All, I feel like replying to Ed and John's comments about student expectations in the classroom. This is a long reply, so I apologize in advance. For...
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