U.S. ASTRONOMY EDUCATION CLEARINGHOUSE
(Hosted by the U.S. National Astronomy Education Coordination Team [US-NAEC]
for the IAU's Office of Astronomy for Education)
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FEATURED EVENTS:
Webinars in Astronomy Education -- Vera C. Rubin Observatory Investigations
Hosted by the IAU/OAE/US-NAEC Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQCylpKjZQI
Sagan 2025 Summer Workshop on Exoplanet Demographics -- Free in person and online (July 20-25, 2025)
https://nexsci.caltech.edu/workshop/2025/
Astronomical Science Writing Contest for High-school Students (Deadline: March 15, 2025)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jD1QNTVdAxP-zdC7rRHNwiH4D6uPLHDx/view?usp=sharing
Astronomical Meeting in South Africa Makes History
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JZPkSFBhhGUKv0yz2O_jGVESBHsOyRLv/view?usp=sharing
NASA Experiential Learning Opportunity in Climate Change Science
Free Guide to Science Fiction with Good Astronomy (and Physics) - by Andy Fraknoi
SETI-NASA Curriculum on the Electromagnetic Spectrum and Multi-Wavelength Astronomy
https://www.seti.org/astronomy-activation-ambassadors-program-new-era-0
New (free) educational workshops, courses, webinars, and resources in Astronomy
from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)
https://learn.astrosociety.org/
Smithsonian Teacher Innovator Institutes (for middle-school STEAM educators) --
https://airandspace.si.edu/learn/educator-resources/teacher-innovator-institute
NASA STEM Education Events & Opportunities (Updated)
Doc Waller's Earth & Space Reports --
Monthly videos featuring presentations on diverse topics in the Earth & Space Sciences
(1) Earth & Space Reports - YouTube
Statement on Climate Change by the International Astronomical Union (IAU):
https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau2105/
Teacher tips for a great "Hour of Code" -- including NASA projects:
https://www.facebook.com/leandra.mcgriff.9/videos/622157565491724
Building Bridges to the Cosmos ....
This cosmic watering hole for educators is hosted by the International Astronomical Union's
Office of Astronomy for Education (IAU/OAE) through its
U.S. National Astronomy Education Coordinator (NAEC) team.
Our mission is to inform, improve, and advance the teaching of astronomy in K-12 schools. The US-NAEC team is but one of 80+ international NAEC teams working to advance astronomy education worldwide. Together, we identify, assess, coordinate, and communicate astronomy curricula and other educational resources -- focusing on the K-14 grades.
The six US-NAEC team members were selected by the IAU's Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) because of their diverse academic backgrounds and teaching experiences across the K-12 grades. They are Caitlin Ahrens (Maryland), Christine Hirst Bernhardt (California),
David Lockett (Florida and D.C.),
Michelle Peterson (California and New York), William Waller (Massachusetts), and Denise Wright (South Carolina).
