| Thursday,
July 15 |
| 5:30pm: |
Reception
for all meeting participants at the Remis Sculpture Court (15
South Campus Road, part of the Aidekman Arts complex) at Tufts
University |
| Friday,
July 16 |
8:30: |
Welcomes,
introductions (in Cohen Auditorium) |
8:50:
|
Overview
of the Meeting -- Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill College, ASP) |
9:10:
|
Plenary
Talk: Are You Really Teaching If No One Is Learning? (What
Research Is Telling Us About How Our Students Learn) --
Tim Slater (U of Arizona) |
10:00: |
Panel:
Applying the Results of Educational Research in the Real
Classroom -- Mary Kay Hemenway (U of Texas), moderator;
Ed Prather (U of Arizona), Lauren Jones (Gettysburg Coll), Tom
Foster (S. Illinois U) |
10:50:
|
Break |
11:15:
|
One-minute
Oral Summaries of Poster Papers -- Michael Bennett (ASP),
moderator |
12:00:
|
Lunch,
poster papers, share-a-thon, discussions |
| NOTE:
The afternoon workshops are in Eaton and Barnum Halls, upcampus
past the Library |
2:00-2:50:
Hands-on Workshop Session A |
| A1.
On-line Astronomy: Teaching Strategies and Tools -- Matthew
Bobrowsky (Space Telescope Science Institute) and Mary Radnofsky
(U of Maryland & Socrates Inst) = Barnum 104 [repeated Sess
B] |
| A2.
Setting Your Course Goals for Astronomy 101 -- Timothy Slater
and Ed Prather (U of Arizona) = Eaton 201 |
| A3.
The Astronomy Diagnostic Test: Getting to Know Your Astronomy
101 Students -- Beth Hufnagel (Anne Arundel Comm Coll) = Eaton
202 |
| A4.
Archaeoastronomy in the Undergraduate Curriculum -- Bryan Penprase
(Pomona College) = Eaton 333 |
| A5.
Panel: Using a Campus Observatory for Effective Teaching; facilitators:
Bill Waller and Esther Zirbel (Tufts U) = Barnum 114 |
3:05-3:55:
Hands-on Workshop Session B |
| B1.
On-line Astronomy: Teaching Strategies and Tools -- Matthew
Bobrowsky (Space Telescope Science Institute) & Mary Radnofsky
(U of Maryland & Socrates Inst) = Barnum 104 |
| B2.
Strategies to Engage Your Students During Lecture -- Timothy
Slater and Ed Prather (U of Arizona) = Eaton 201 |
| B3.
Implemening Peer Instruction for Astronomy -- Paul Green (Harvard
U) = Eaton 202 |
| B4.
The Pain and Pleasure of Unlearning Astronomy Misconceptions
in the Classroom -- Neil Comins (U of Maine) = Eaton 333 |
| B5.
Astronomy for Students with Special Needs: Resources and Strategies
-- Noreen Grice (You Can Do Astronomy & Boston Museum of
Science) = Barnum 114 |
3:55:
|
Break |
4:20-5:10:
Hands-on Workshop Session C |
| C1.
SkyServer: Education and Outreach with Sloan Digital Sky Data
-- Jordan Raddick (Johns Hopkins) & Beth Hufnagel (Anne
Arundel Community College) = Eaton 208 |
| C2.
Teaching Astronomy 101 with Lecture Tutorials -- Timothy Slater
and Ed Prather (U of Arizona) = Eaton 201 |
| C3.
How to Create An Inquiry-Based Seminar Course For Non Majors
-- George Greenstein (Amherst Coll) = Eaton 202 |
| C4.
Student Misconceptions and How Knowing Them Should Change Your
Teaching -- Rebecca Lindell and Tom Foster (Southern Illinois
U) = Eaton 333 |
| C5.
The Astronomy of Middle-Earth -- Kristine Larsen (Central Connecticut
State) = Barnum 114 |
5:15: |
Afternoon
Sessions end |
6:00: |
Trip
to Boston Museum of Science with special planetarium show (bus
departure times and locations to be announced) |
| Saturday,
July 17 |
8:30: |
Plenary Talk: Teaching with Electrons and Waves: Technology
in Astronomy Education -- Chris Impey (University of Arizona)
(in Cohen Auditorium) |
9:20: |
Panel:
Using Technology in Astronomy Education: What Actually Works
-- Kevin Lee (U of Nebraska), moderator; Larry Marschall (Gettysburg
Coll), Dick McCray (U of Colorado), Kenneth Brecher (Boston
U) |
10:10: |
Break |
10:25:
|
Panel:
Engaging in Diversity in the Astronomy 101 Classroom
-- Charles H. McGruder (Western Kentucky University), moderator;
Apriel Hodari (CNA Corporation), Beth Hufnagel (Anne Arundel
Community College), Rebecca Lindell (Southern Illinois University) |
11:15:
|
Plenary
Talk: A Blunder Undone: The Accelerating Universe --
Robert Kirshner (Harvard Smithsonian Ctr for Astrophys) |
12:10:
|
Lunch,
poster papers, share-a-thon, and discussions |
2:00-2:50:
Hands-on Workshop Session D |
| D1.
Project CLEA: Bringing the Universe into the Laboratory -- Larry
Marschall & Dick Cooper (Gettysburg Coll) = Eaton 208 |
| D2.
Alternative Assessment Ideas in Astronomy -- Timothy Slater
and Ed Prather (U of Arizona) = Eaton 201 |
| D3.
Dealing with Disbelieving Students on Issues of Evolutionary
Processes and Long Time Scales -- Matthew Bobrowsky (Space Telescope
Science Institute) = Eaton 202 |
| D4.
Inquiry Based, In-class Activities with Hands-on Equipment --
Rebecca Lindell and Tom Foster (Southern Illinois U) = Eaton
333 |
| D5.
Seeing the Astronomical LITE: Light Inquiry through Experiments
-- Kenneth Brecher and Erin Weeks (Boston U) = Barnum 114 |
| 3:05-3:55:
Hands-on Workshop Session E |
| E1.
Astronomycenter.org: A Digital Library for Astronomy 101 --
Marc Gagne (West Chester Coll) and Susana Deustua (AAS) = Eaton
208 [repeats in session H] |
| E2.
Improving Multiple Choice Tests for Your Course -- Timothy Slater
and Ed Prather (U of Arizona) = Eaton 201 |
| E3.
How to Teach a Class of More Than 100 Students Without Lecturing
Very Much, and Why It’s Worth Doing -- Richard McCray
(U of Colorado) = Eaton 202 |
| E4.
Rejecting the Smog of Bias: Engaging Diversity in Your Classroom
-- Apriel Hodari (C.N.A. Corp) and Charles McGruder (Western
Kentucky U) = Eaton 333 |
| E5.
The Power of Exploring “What If” Questions in the
Classroom -- Neil Comins (U of Maine) = Barnum 114 |
3:55:
|
Break |
4:20-5:10:
Hands-on Workshop Session F |
| F1.
The ClassAction System: Easy-to-Use Classroom Materials for
Student Discussion and Voting -- Kevin Lee (U of Nebraska) &
Tim Slater (U of Arizona) = Eaton 208 |
| F2.
Panel: Using the Planetarium in Teaching an Introductory Astronomy
Course; organizer: Jerry LaSalla (U of Southern Maine) = Eaton
201 |
| F3.
Activities to Help Students Develop a Sense of Scale -- Mary
Urquhart (U of Texas Dallas) and Niescja Turner (Florida Inst
of Technology) = Eaton 202 |
| F4.
Assessing and Improving Students’ Problem Solving Abilities
– Rebecca Lindell and Tom Foster (Southern Illinois U)
= Eaton 333 |
| F5.
What To Do with an Overhead Projector Besides Show Overheads
-- Katy Garmany (NOAO) = Barnum 114 |
5:15: |
Afternoon
Sessions end |
6:00
on |
Banquet/barbecue
at the Remis Sculpture Court. After the barbecue, we will gather
in Cohen Auditorium for "Girl Meets Boy", an astronomical
stage entertainment from the Boston Museum of Science |
| Sunday,
July 18 |
8:30: |
Panel: Goals for the Astro 101 Course: What Do We Teach,
Why Do We Teach It? -- Michael Bennett (ASP), moderator;
George Greenstein (Amherst), Jay Pasachoff (Williams Coll),
Phil Sadler (Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr for Astrophys) (Cohen) |
9:20:
|
Panel:
Textbooks Today and in the Future -- George (Pinky) Nelson
(U. of W. Washington), moderator; Adam Black (Addison-Wesley),
John Challice (Prentice Hall), Chris Hall (Brooks-Cole) |
10:10:
|
Break |
10:30:
|
Panel:
The Next Step: What Do Astronomy Instructors Need from the
Astronomical Community -- Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill Coll),
moderator; Catharine Garmany (ASP, NOAO), Michael Greene (JPL),
Richard Alvidrez (JPL), Susana Deustua (AAS) |
11:15:
|
Plenary
Talk: Giant Planets: Hot News and Cool Views -- Heidi
Hammel (Space Science Institute) |
12:05:
|
Lunch,
poster papers, share-a-thon, and discussions |
2:00-2:50:
Hands-on Workshop Session G |
| G1.
Some Cool JAVA Applets for Students to Explore the Cosmos --
Richard McCray (U of Colorado) = Eaton 208 |
| G2.
Teaching Clinic: A Burning Questions and Quenching Answers Session
-- Timothy Slater and Ed Prather (U of Arizona) = Eaton 201 |
| G3.
Debunking Pseudo-science: How to Address Astrology, UFO’s,
and Moon Madness in Your Classroom and Live to Tell the Tale
-- Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill College) & Salman Hameed (Smith
College) = Eaton 202 |
| G4.
How to Conduct Astronomy Education Research -- Rebecca Lindell
and Tom Foster (Southern Illinois U) = Eaton 333 |
| G5.
Pre-service Teachers in the Introductory Astronomy Classroom:
Reaching Those Doing the Teaching -- Jennifer Grier and R. Bruce
Ward (Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr for Astrophys) = Barnum 114 |
2:50:
|
Break |
3:00-3:55:
Hands-on Workshop Session H |
| H1.
Astronomycenter.org: A Digital Library for Astronomy 101 --
Marc Gagne (West Chester Coll) and Susana Deustua (AAS) = Eaton
208 |
| H2.
The Learner-Centered Classroom: Lecture-Tutorials, Concept Maps,
Portfolios, Minute Papers and Other Techniques -- Lauren Jones
(Gettysburg Coll) = Eaton 201 |
| H3.
Bringing the Real World into the Classroom: Project-based Astronomy
for Students in Two- and Four-Year Colleges -- Phil Sadler and
R. Bruce Ward (Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr for Astrophys) = Eaton
202 |
| H4.
The Virtual Educational Observatory: Astronomical Laboratory
Exercises for the Age of Information -- Larry Marschall &
Dick Cooper (Gettysburg Coll) = Eaton 333 |
| H5.
Helping Students Assess Their Own Understanding Using Concept
Maps -- Gina Brissenden (U of Arizona) = Barnum 114 |
4:05:
|
Meeting
formally ends (Be sure you take all your materials with you).
For
those who are staying later, Tim Slater, Ed Prather, and Lauren
Jones will continue their teaching clinic discussion (see
G2) in Eaton 201. |
