Bay Area Project ASTRO Workshops
NASA Galileo Educator Network Teacher Workshop
Dates: Saturday, March 2 / Saturday, March 23, 2013; 9:00am – 4:30pm (attendance on both days is required)
Location: ASP San Francisco Headquarters, 390 Ashton Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Become a NASA Galileo Educator through this 15-hour professional development opportunity for teachers. This NASA Galileo Educator Network workshop emphasizes inquiry-based strategies and the nature and practice of science. Learn activities and strategies for teaching Galileo-themed science inquiry and space science content with NASA resources. Follow-up sessions allow participants the chance to try strategies and activities in their classrooms, then share with the group their successes and challenges. Each workshop participant will receive the large best-selling astronomy teaching resource guide The Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0, and NASA resources for use in your classroom.
Target Audience: Teachers in grades 3 – 9
Cost: FREE!
For more information, send an email to: bayareaastro {at} astrosociety.org
While registration for this NASA Galileo Educator Network (GEN) professional development opportunity has ended, in July 2013 you can participate in Galileo Looks Beyond to Other Worlds, a related workshop from our Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP). Similar in many respects to a GEN workshop, this workshop offers a greater breadth of topics while retaining the focus on teaching astronomy in the context of the Next Generation Science Standards. More information and registration.
Multicultural Astronomy in the Classroom
Date: July 12, 2013, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Hartnell College Planetarium, 411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA
So often the teaching of astronomy ignores or sidesteps the contributions of non‐European and non‐U.S. cultures. Few educators receive much training in this area and often stick to what they know best, even when an increasing number of their students are from cultures beyond those familiar to them. In this workshop, explore activities and resources about the astronomical heritage of cultures from around the world.
Target Audience: 3rd – 9th grade teachers; interested educators of all grade levels
Cost: $20 (includes lunch)
For more information, send an email to: bayareaastro {at} astrosociety.org
To register, click the button below. You will be taken to a secure payment form.
2013 San Francisco Bay Area Project ASTRO Introductory Workshop
Friday, August 2 / Saturday, August 3; 9:00am – 4:30pm (attendance on both days is required)
Location: San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA
Project ASTRO is a program that matches teachers with astronomers in Bay Area schools and community organizations. Project ASTRO is looking for 3rd–9th grade teachers to work with volunteer astronomers who have a keen interest in sharing the wonders of astronomy with students. Together, teachers and their astronomer partner attend a free 2-day summer workshop to learn hands-on, inquiry-based astronomy activities designed to involve students in the excitement of scientific discovery.
Target Audience: Teachers in grades 3 – 9; volunteer astronomers with a passion for sharing their love of astronomy
Cost: FREE!
To apply go to the teacher information page
Past Workshops
Galileoscopes in the Classroom
Saturday, December 1, 2012; 9:00am – 1:00pm
Location: RAFT, 1235 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA
This workshop is an opportunity to learn more about using the Galileoscope in your classroom. Through hands-on activities in light and optics, workshop participants will learn more about how telescopes work. Each teacher participant will receive a set of Galileoscopes for use in their classroom.
Target Audience: 5th – 9th grade teachers; interested educators of all grade levels
Cost: $25 for active Project ASTRO partners and/or RAFT members; $40 for non-members
NASA’s SOFIA Mission and Active Astronomy in the Classroom
Date: Saturday, February 9, 2013; 9:00am – 1:00pm
Location: SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View, CA
Most students are familiar with the rainbow of colors that make up visible light. They’re often less comfortable dealing with light from the other portions of the electromagnetic spectrum – gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, and radio waves. Students may not realize the important role non-visible light plays in their everyday lives. In this workshop learn some hands-on and demonstration activities designed to complement instruction on the electromagnetic spectrum for middle and high school students. Each activity is designed to take 1-2 class periods.
Target Audience: 5th – 12th grade teachers; interested educators of all grade levels
Cost: FREE!