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- From: Solar System Ambassador <ambassad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:48:12 -0700
From Denise Smith of the Space Telescope Institute, FYI...
Two Days of Hands-on Astronomy Education Workshops for Formal and
Informal Educators in St. Louis May 31 and June 1, 2008
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--> You are invited to a fascinating weekend that only comes once
every 400 years.
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The United Nations has declared 2009 the International Year of
Astronomy (IYA), to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo
turning his telescope to the heavens and changing forever humanity's
view of itself. Events and programs will be offered throughout the
U.S. and the world.
To prepare for IYA, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) are sponsoring a weekend of
workshops on how to present astronomy activities and ideas to
audiences in schools, museums, nature centers, community groups, and
everywhere people gather.
No background in astronomy is required to participate.
The program will be held before the meeting of the AAS, which this
year includes an ASP symposium on the International Year of
Astronomy, in the St. Louis (Missouri) Convention Center. Each day,
there will be 3 or 4 workshops to choose from, addressing different
topics and audiences.
The full schedule and more information can be found
at: http://www.astrosociety.org/events/2008mtg/workshops.html
A limited number of scholarships are available to U.S. citizens, to
cover travel to the weekend from anywhere in the country (up to $600)
thanks to NASA's Spitzer Science Center. Registration for the
workshops is only $25 per day.
Among those eligible to attend are:
1) K-12 teachers
2) museum, planetarium, and nature center educators
3) community college instructors who do outreach beyond their own classrooms
4) amateur astronomers actively engaged in outreach
5) NASA science program educational ambassadors.
Registration for the workshops is limited, and is now open on a
first-come, first-served basis.
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