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 (New Deadline: April 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 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 and Maryland), William Waller (Massachusetts), and Denise Wright (South Carolina and Virginia). Alumni include David Lockett (Florida, Tennessee, and D.C.) and Michelle Peterson (California and New York),
