U.S. ASTRONOMY EDUCATION CLEARINGHOUSE
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(Hosted by the U.S. National Astronomy Education Coordination Team [US-NAEC]
for the IAU's Office of Astronomy for Education)
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS IN ASTRONOMY EDUCATION
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Certificate Courses and Degree Programs:
American Museum of Natural History – Seminars on Science (with graduate credit available):
https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/seminars-on-science
Arizona State University – Bachelor’s program in Secondary Earth & Space Science Education:
Purdue University – Bachelor’s program in Earth/Space Science Education:
https://www.eaps.purdue.edu/for_students/undergraduate/earth-space-science-ed/index.html
St. Cloud State University – Bachelor’s program in Earth and Space Science Education:
https://www.stcloudstate.edu/programs/earth-space-education/default.aspx
University of Washington – Secondary Teaching Endorsement in Earth and Space Sciences:
https://www.ess.washington.edu/education/undergrad/teaching_endorsement.php
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Workshops:
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​New (free) educational workshops, courses, webinars, and resources in Astronomy --
Hosted by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Teacher Learning Center:
https://learn.astrosociety.org/
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Online Astronomy Institutes --
Hosted by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Teacher Learning Center:
https://myasp.astrosociety.org/education-workshops-webinars/all-workshops
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Smithsonian Teacher Innovator Institutes (for middle-school STEAM educators) --
Next deadline for applications is February 28
https://airandspace.si.edu/learn/educator-resources/teacher-innovator-institute
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​​National Astronomy Teaching Summits --
Hosted by the Center for Astronomy and Physics Education Research (CAPER):
https://astro101summit.wordpress.com/
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Discover the Universe Online Workshops:
https://www.discovertheuniverse.ca/educators
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SOFIA Airborne Ambassador Program --
A STEM immersion program hosted by the SETI Institute in cooperation with NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA):
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NASA/IPAC Archival Research Program (NITARP) --
A 13-month research program for educators with multiple components of engagement hosted by NASA's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC):
https://nitarp.ipac.caltech.edu/
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory Education and Public Outreach Program --
The E&PO team is developing online, data-driven classroom investigations for students in advanced middle school through college. Educator professional development will come as part of the program:
https://www.lsst.org/about/epo
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Smithsonian Science Education Academies for Teachers (SSEAT):
https://ssec.si.edu/smithsonian-science-education-academies-teachers
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