All, I'd like to point to additional resources for teaching the nature of science. These can be purchased in hard copy, or downloaded free as PDFs. "Teaching...
Last weekend I was considering our recent AAS discussion, and thought about my experiences at AAS meetings over the years. This led me to look through past...
Hi Everyone, Since we have had a high degree of traffic lately, some of your email inboxes may be getting more full than you would like (or expect!). I'll take...
I just read Kristine Larsen's paper in AER (issue 2, vol. 6, pg. 118-126) about removing the word "belief" from discussions about science. I completely agree...
Brian's activity really highlights an interesting tact that I think is also part of what Adam was bring to our attention. That is, we need to go beyond just...
Hi all. Thanks to Tom English for starting this topic and for Doug and Tom to push it forward and to Kevin, who is incredibly busy, to provide an informed...
Dear Education Supporters, Much discussion has taken place since February of this year about the AAS Education program and its future. Some of this discussion...
Hey Kev, bring some 100% DEET with you for your river trip to Maine. Trust me!!!! BTW DEET dissolves Styrofoam but is actually the ONLY thing that will keep...
Regarding the recent debate about the suitability of Wikipedia as a textbook, a letter in the latest AAS Newsletter claims that there's now a better...
This week I was surprised to find out that there have been some changes in the Education Office of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), and that there is...
Dear astrolrner community, I am currently developing a diagnostic test for use in our introductory classes concerning the formation/evolution of the solar ...
Greetings all, I am looking for any activities/exercises publications similar to the great 'Activities Manual for Life in the Universe, 2/E' (by Prather,...
Many of you probably saw the posting below on today's astro-ph listing, but I thought I'd point it out for those who didn't. My personal opinion is Bravo! I...
Hi folks, We're designing a new science building at Chicago State University and I'm in charge of the astronomy stuff since I'm the only astronomer. Among...
Hey everyone, I've posted an in-class activity/lecture-tutorial on anticoding information in the Arecibo, Cosmic Call, and some examples of purported "real"...
The question of if and which textbook often comes up among astronomy teachers and the opinions range pretty widely – when opinions range widely, I love to...
For a long time now I've been sitting back and learning a lot from all the fine folks here. With all the discussions on delivery styles and what's a valid...
One of my published books is a simple book about the moon's phase that has glow in the dark/tactile moon images (naked eye view and telescopic view) and words...
Hi Becky, My area of study includes children with visual impairment - and how best to teach students with VI astronomy concepts. I've attached a resource list...
What I do in my class is require that the students have ACCESS to the text, but they don't personally have to purchase it. I strongly suggest that they form a...
If you create your own wiki, the students can all be allowed access to change things. Wetpaint, for example, has a history or tracking feature that allows...
Hey Gang who all is going to be at AAS St. Louis? Should we have an informal astrolrner group get together? An unofficial "Office Hrs" of sorts? Ed Prather ...
Okay, so it looks like only one of us cannot meet for "office hours" on Tuesday eve, so (sorry, Jordan) but I say whomever of us is here will meet on Tuesday...
My pendulum is swinging very rapidly to the side that says the more "pre-packaged, zero activity" learning aids you provide to students, the less they are...
David, You Sweet Guy!: Can't even tell you how much I admire you both going to all this invention for class presentations, and then being willing to share with...
Thank you Alex for providing the best statement of the rational I use to construct/modify/rebuild each and every class I teach at the high school level. Marc...
Commenting on what Paul and Alex just said. I do provide my PPT slides BEFORE class. But I write them in a pretty slimmed-down, bulleted fashion that really...
