Research Catalog

Title

EPO and a changing world : creating linkages and expanding partnerships : proceedings of a conference held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 5-7 September 2007 / edited by Catharine Garmany, Michael G. Gibbs and J. Ward Moody.

Publication

San Francisco : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, [2008], ©2008.

Supplementary Content

• E-book on ASP site.
• http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-abs_connect?bibcode=2008ASPC..389&db_key=ALL&sort=BIBCODE&nr_to_return=500&data_and=YES&toc_link=YES

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Additional Authors

• Garmany, C. D.
• Gibbs, Michael G.
• Moody, J. Ward (Joseph Ward)
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

Description

xv, 473 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 389

Uniform Title

Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 389.

Alternative Title

Education and public outreach and a changing world

Subjects

• Astronomy > Study and teaching > Congresses
• Astronomy > Research > Congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Pt. 1. Innovative Partnerships and Delivery Methods -- EPO and the Big Education Reform Picture -- Partnering with Nontraditional Out-of-School-Time Networks -- Videoconferencing: Is It Out of My League? -- Providing Professional Development from a Distance: The Opportunities and Challenges of Reaching Educators through Online Astronomy Courses -- Astronomy Professional Development Workshops for After-School Program Providers -- Current and Potential Partnerships between NASA and the National Park Service -- Amateur Astronomers: Secret Agents of EPO -- Astronomy After-School Programs: Effective Pathways to Success -- Vodcasting for Everyone -- Learning about the Dynamic Sun through Sounds -- Aurora and Magnetospheric Teacher Guides: Bringing Data into the Classroom -- Creating Sister Cities: An Exchange Across Hemispheres -- It Takes an e-Village -- JINA: Bringing Nuclear Astrophysics to Classrooms and Communities -- Fredrickson Park: From Toxic Hazard to Community Science Education Center -- Mini-Partnerships: Successes of "Just Asking" -- Space Science Core Curriculum Sequence: A GEMS and NASA Collaboration -- The Black Hole Experiment Gallery -- Don't Reinvent the Wheel! -- Developing the "Multiwavelength Astronomy: Galaxies in a Different Light" Activity -- Smart Images in a Web 2.0 World: The Virtual Astronomy Multimedia Project (VAMP) -- A Farewell to S2N2 -- The Global Telescope Network -- CI-Team: Introducing Quasar Research to High School Science Teachers using the Cyberinfrastructure -- Ten Ways to Engage High School Students with Innovative Technology -- Designing an Open House for a Rural Community -- Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network: Keeping Education in the Dark -- Efforts of Space Science EPO Professionals to Meet the Needs of Pre-Service Students and Faculty: Analysis of Results -- Tormenta Espacial: Engaging Spanish Speakers in the Planetarium and K-12 Classroom -- Adaptive Optics Educational Outreach and the Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope -- Inspiring 1000 Middle School Students at Princeton University's Materials Science and Engineering Expo -- An Innovative Field Trip Experience for Ohio Middle School Students and Teachers -- Selene: A Videogame for Learning about the Moon -- The Sky is the Limit!: The Benefits from Partnering with the Project ASTRO National Network -- Pt. 2. Broadening the Audience -- Partnerships with Planetariums to Broaden the Audience And Communicate Advances in Astronomy -- Your Face(book) and MySpace: Let's Hook Up -- The Living Astronomy and People of the Mayan World Today: Engaging Hispanic Populations in Science -- When Everybody Wins: Strategies for Diverse EPO Partnerships -- Touching the Moon and the Stars: Astronomy for the Visually Impaired -- Multicultural Astronomy Learning Using Sunrise and Sunset Phenomena -- When Everybody Wins: EPO and Underserved Communities -- University Astronomy: Instructional Strategies for the Visually Impaired -- Gemini Observatory Outreach and Educational Programming in Chile -- Teaching Astronomy 101 at a Native American Community College -- Touch the Invisible Sky: A Multi-Wavelength Braille Book Featuring Tactile NASA Images -- What Can Science Do for Me? Engaging Urban Teens in the Chandra Astrophysics Institute -- Expanding the Partnership of Researchers, Teachers and Parents through Science Museum Activities -- Motivating Reluctant Learners with a Big Bang -- Astronomy Outreach for Special Needs Children -- EuroPlaNet: Improving the Communication on Planetary Sciences -- Results of Modifying Astronomy Curriculum for Special Needs Students Using Best Practices -- Making Space Science Elementary!: Broadening our Audience to Include the K-4 Classroom -- Cosmology and Globalization -- Youth Astronomy Apprenticeship (YAA): An Initiative to Promote Science Learning Among Urban Youth and Their Communities -- The Supernova Club: Bringing Space Science to Urban Youths -- Balloon Payload Project at the National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam -- A Fully Wheelchair Accessible Telescope for the Frank N. Bash Visitors Center -- Hands-On Optics in an Informal Setting: Science Camps -- Music of the Spheres: Astronomy-Inspired Music as an EPO Tool -- Pt. 3. Linking Research with EPO -- Engaging Learners with Space Telescope Data: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Across the Spectrum -- Astronomy Village: Innovative Uses of Planetary Astronomy Images and Data -- SpaceScience@Home: Authentic Research Projects that Use Citizen Scientists -- Building the World Wide Telescope -- No Ph.D. Required: Remote Telescopes Reaching a Wider Audience -- Using Collaborative Environments in Research-Based Science Education -- A Proposal to Make the Dark Universe Visible -- Wilderness of Rocks Asteroid Project -- University / Science Center Exhibit Development Collaboration: Strategies and Lessons Learned -- Space Weather Monitoring for the IHY: Involving Students Worldwide in the Research Process -- MARSFEST Evaluation - One Year Post Evaluation Results -- Need for Planetary Science Data in Formal Education Classrooms -- The ALIVE Project: Astronomy Learning in Immersive Virtual Environments -- Pt. 4. The Changing EPO Profession -- Understanding and Learning From Your Audiences -- The Role of EPO Professionals in Communicating and Teaching the Science of NASA and NSF -- A Community Conversation: Developing a Master's in Astronomy/Space Science Education and Public Outreach -- Checking Your Alignment: EPO Activities and National/State/District Science Education Standards -- Professional Development for Education-Engaged Scientists: A Research- Based Framework -- A Field Trip to the Moon: a Research-Based Model for Creating and Evaluating a Visualization-Based Museum Program -- Family Astronomy: Improving Practices and Developing New Approaches -- Designing and Teaching to the Standards, and Beyond! -- Implications for EPO Design from Cognitive Science and Educational Design Research -- Portfolio on a Shoestring -- A Graduate-Level Professional Development Program in Science for In-Service Middle and High School Teachers -- A Guide to the Learning Cycle and Exploring Student Ideas in Science -- Drive-By Professional Development is NOT the Answer -- The Collection of Data for the Research Component of the Internet-Based, "Doctor of Astronomy" Professional Degree Program at James Cook University -- Project S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (Science Communities Involve Everyone in Collaborative Endeavors) -- Understanding the Regulations and Ethical Considerations of Astronomy Education Research -- Building a Data Education Community Online -- Lessons Learned Beyond the Solar System -- Adapting Formal Education Materials for Out-of-School Settings -- Astro 001: Interactive, Online, and with a Sci-Fi Storyline -- LSST EPO: Understanding by Design -- Lessons From Breezy Hill: Thirteen Years of Children's Activities at Stellafane -- Education And Public Outreach for NASA's WISE Mission -- The Evolution of the Penn State University Astronomy Outreach Program -- Searching for New Earths: Teaching Children How We Seek Distant Planets -- Pt. 5. International Year of Astronomy 2009 -- Dark Skies as a Universal Resource, Citizen-Scientists, and the International Year of Astronomy -- IYA Tabloid in Your Community -- The International Year of Astronomy 2009: U.S. Goals, Themes and Plans -- Using the Hands-On Optics "Terrific Telescopes" Kit in the International Year of Astronomy -- Using New Media to Reach Broad Audiences -- GLOBE at Night 2.0: On the Road Toward IYA 2009 -- Looking Through a Telescope During the International Year of Astronomy 2009 -- Telescope Kits and Optics Challenges for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 -- The International Year of Astronomy 2009: NASA Science Mission Directorate Contributions -- Plans in Canada for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 -- Pt. 6. Summaries -- ASP Networking Sessions Summary --
• Summary of Innovative Partnerships and Delivery Methods -- Towards Broadening the Audience -- The Evolving Nature of Astronomy Research and its Implications for EPO -- The EPO Profession: A Changing World.

ISBN

• 9781583816486
• 1583816488

LCCN

2008924893

OCLC

• ocn233537768
• 233537768
• SCSB-5418309

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries