Teacher Workshops in Astronomy
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) runs workshops to support science teachers around Australia. In addition to those we run ourselves our Education Officer and other staff present sessions at professional development opportunities organised by other groups such as the Australian Science Teachers Association and the various state Science Teachers' associations.
Details on recent and upcoming CASS workshops or other workshop sessions are provided below.
CASS Teacher Workshops for 2012
Semester 1 of 2012:
- Astronomy from the Ground Up! is
our annual three-day workshop held at the Parkes Observatory, in the shadow
of "The Dish". The 2012 workshop runs from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 May. It targets the requirements of junior Science syllabi from around Australia
whilst also providing depth and enrichment for teachers of senior physics.
Teachers meet professional astronomers, hear lectures on different aspects
of astronomy including some of the latest discoveries and tour the radio telescope.
Emphasis is placed on practical and hands-on activities to take back and use
in the classroom. Explore the wonderful dark night skies through optical telescopes.
Participants also receive an extensive range of resources. We are hoping that this workshop will also qualify as a Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP) workshop, providing international certification for participants. If you are interested
in finding out more about this workshops please click here
for further details and registration.
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Other Workshop Sessions and Talks
Our Education Officer, Robert Hollow, presents numerous workshop sessions at other teacher professional development days around Australia. Upcoming sessions include:
A. Teaching Astronomy to Years 7 - 10, Scienceworks, Spotswood, Melbourne, Thursday 3 May 2012.
This one-day workshop is a collaboration with CASS, the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) and Scienceworks/Melbourne Planetarium. It offers a Teacher Professional Development Learning program which explores resources for teaching astronomy in junior and middle secondary school and programs offered by participating organisations. The program woll be conducted at Scienceworks, in Spotswood, Melbourne. Bookings and details are in the teacher professional development section of the VSSEC website: http://www.vssec.vic.edu.au
Cost: $110 includes GST, resources and meals.
Robert will also be presenting sessions at other science teacher conferences and professional development events around Australia during 2012. These include the STANSW 9-12 Physics Network Meeting at the Powerhouse Museum on 12 March, CONASTA61 in Canberra in July, Cairns in April, STAVCON in Melbourne during November, the STANSW Annual 7-12 Conference and more. Deatils will be added when available.
More Information?
If you would like to know more about any upcoming workshops or are interested in having one of our staff present a session at an upcoming event, please contact our Education Officer, Robert Hollow for more information. He can be reached on:
Phone: 02 9372 4247
Fax: 02 9372 4444
Email: Robert.Hollow@csiro.au