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Galileo Teacher Training Program

GTTP 2013 to Feature Renowned “Skyteller” Lynn Moroney and Steve Howell, Project Scientist for the Kepler Mission.

GTTP Overview
GTTP Selected Resources

The goal of the Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP) is to develop and present workshops using Galileo’s telescopic investigations to teach the process of science, problem-solving, and collaboration in an inquiry-based education framework, resulting in an ongoing and evolving teacher professional development opportunity for modeling science process in the classroom.

The Galileo Teacher Training Program is a signature program of the U.S. International Year of Astronomy effort. Go to http://astronomy2009.us/ to learn more about the wide array of IYA programs and events designed to provide astronomy experiences for everyone, in celebration of 400 years of discovery since Galileo’s first observations of the heavens through a telescope.

A Galileo Teacher Training Program workshop focuses on four areas:

  • An activity recreating Galileo’s observations of Jupiter’s moons, demonstrating a hands-on, inquiry-based, collaborative approach to scientific investigation, illustrating the process of science
  • International Year of Astronomy resources and activities
  • Fundamental concepts to meet curriculum goals
  • Resources adaptable for use in the classroom

Many GTTP workshops include the use of activities involving a portable, user-friendly telescope developed for IYA: the Galileoscope. Professional development opportunities utilizing the Galileoscope are currently under development and will be available through the Project ASTRO National Network and other venues, as well as online.

Graduates of the workshop may become Galileo Teacher Ambassadors with access to the national network of Galileo Teacher Ambassadors on the GTTP website.

For more information, contact the GTTP coordinator at gttp {at} astrosociety.org

Galileo Looks Beyond to Other Worlds: A Galileo Teacher Training Program Workshop

A Hands-on Astronomy Workshop for Teachers in Grades 3-12 (and those who work with them)

Part of the 125th Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Early Bird Registration is now open for the workshop.

Dates: Saturday – Sunday, July 20 – 21, 2013 / 8:30am – 5:00pm both days

Location: Clark Hall on the Campus of San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Cost:
$75 Early Bird Rate (through May 15)
$95 Regular Rate (May 16 – July 5)
$125 On site Registration (July 20)

Workshop content includes:

  • Classroom-tested, standards-based, hands-on astronomy activities
  • Teaching astronomy and space science in the context of the Next Generation Science Standards
  • Teaching astronomy through storytelling and cross-cultural content, including a new Multicultural Resource Guide
  • Featured activities from the wealth provided on The Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0 DVD-ROM

Workshop presenters and activity facilitators include:

The California Space Grant Coalition has award the ASP with funds to underwrite a limited number of scholarships for California teachers to attend the ASP’s GTTP Workshop in San Jose, July 20 & 21. For consideration, grade 3-12 teachers may send an email with the information below to  gttp {at} astrosociety.org. Deadline is June 24, 2013.

1. Your name
2. The name of your school
3. The location of your school
4. The grade(s) you teach
5. Estimated percentage of students in your class who receive free lunch
6. Estimated percentage of underrepresented students of color in your class

Download Workshop Flyer (pdf)