July
31-August 4, 2010
University of Colorado at Boulder
The
Astronomical Society of the Pacific invites you to: "Cosmos
in the Classroom 2010: A Hands-on Symposium on Teaching Introductory
Astronomy" together with "Making Connections In Education
and Public Outreach", the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Astronomical
Society of the Pacific, July 31 - August 4, 2010, at the University
of Colorado at Boulder.
Please save the date and plan to put funding in your 2010 budget
for a double hands-on meeting for everyone involved in astronomy
and space science education!
We will gather for three productive days (August 2-4) in one of
the most pleasant cities in the U.S. to consider how we can do
a better job with the introductory astronomy course and learn
from some of the outstanding astronomy professors and instructors
in the country. Much of the symposium will be in the format of
small-group sessions, where we will practice effective techniques
for reaching students. Participants will include community and
small college instructors, university professors, graduate students
and postdocs just about to teach their first solo course, advanced
high school teachers, and anyone who may be facing a group of
non-science majors in the future.
At the same time, everyone working in EPO is invited to a meeting
(August 2-4) to consider how best to share the results of their
work and improve their practice, to make connections with each
other across science disciplines and with the Astro 101 instructors
also in attendance. We will arrange focus groups with instructors
and EPO professionals at all levels on what kinds of information
and what kinds of materials are most useful in the classroom,
and how Astro 101 and EPO professionals can collaborate to their
mutual benefit. A set of weekend workshops (July 31-August 1)
for educators will precede the meeting.
More information about specific meeting programs and formats and
ways to propose sessions and papers will be available in late
2009. We have arranged for both dormitory and hotel housing, so
that the meeting is accessible for a variety of budgets.
We also invite organizations wishing to support either or both
aspects of the meeting to become co-sponsors. A variety of sponsorship
opportunities are available, including making scholarship funds
available to potential participants from under-funded institutions
who could otherwise not attend. If you would like to become a
co-sponsor, please contact the ASP at: 2010meeting {at} astrosociety.org
for more information.
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