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One
look at our mission statement (below) and
you can see that we’ve been doing astronomy education and public
outreach since long before it was called E/PO. We are happy to partner
with you to put our century of experience in education and outreach
to work for your project, mission, or grant.
The
ASP Mission
The
Astronomical Society of the Pacific is an international non-profit
scientific and educational organization, founded in 1889, that works
to increase understanding and appreciation of astronomy:
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by
uniting the interests and expertise of astronomers, educators,
and astronomy enthusiasts;
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by
providing resources and tools to assist educators at all levels;
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by
recognizing and honoring extraordinary contributions to astronomy
and astronomy education;
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by
disseminating the results of astronomical research to the astronomical
community; and
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by
communicating the excitement of astronomy to educators and the
general public.
Educational
Programs We’ve Developed to Accomplish that Mission
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In
partnership with the SETI Institute, we are responsible for the
education and public outreach programs for SOFIA, NASA’s
747-based airborne observatory.
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Our
popular Catalog of Educational Materials goes to hundreds of thousands
of people worldwide.
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The
Universe in the Classroom is our web based teachers’
newsletter. It features background articles, hands-on activities
and resource lists.
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Our
Universe in the Classroom Workshops, part of the Society’s
Annual Meeting each summer, are attended annually by 200 teachers
from around the country.
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ASP
Annual Meetings have public lectures and exhibits, highlighting
recent astronomical discoveries.
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The
Cosmos in the Classroom Symposia, offered at ASP meetings
every 2-3 years, brings together 100-200 instructors to discuss
techniques for teaching introductory college astronomy to non-science
majors.
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Mercury, the ASP’s membership magazine, is a popular level magazine
which features an eclectic collection of articles on astronomical
discovery, history, education, and the relationship of astronomy
to many other areas of human culture.
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Project
ASTRO trains and links astronomers with 4th- 9th grade teachers
in their communities. Partnerships are on-going in regional sites
around the country.
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Family
ASTRO is a new program to develop hands-on astronomy kits
and events for families on many astronomical topics
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The
Universe at Your Fingertips and More
Universe at Your Fingertips are two resource guides for
4th — 12th grade teachers and the astronomers who work with
them.
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The
ASP web site contains teaching and learning resources and ways
to enjoy astronomy.
Put
our mission and all our experience to work for you.
Cooperation
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Work
with us to develop activities for the classroom
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Co-host
a teacher workshop or some public lectures with the ASP, either
at ASP meetings or at your location
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Co-publish
materials with the ASP and distribute them jointly
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Become
a Project ASTRO
or Family ASTRO site
Evaluation
Dissemination
via
Publication
Preparation
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Learn
how to work effectively with teachers in your area by attending
a Project ASTRO
training workshop at one of our regional ASTRO sites
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Learn
what other groups are doing to work with teachers by participating
in summer ASP workshops
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Have
us put on a special workshop for teachers or scientists in your
area
To
talk about how we can work together call or write:
Greg Schultz
Director of Education
390 Ashton Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
gschultz {at} astrosociety.org
phone 415-715-1425
Partial
list of past and ongoing partners:
The
American Astronomical Society
The Astronomical
League
Astronomy Magazine
The Boston Museum of
Science
The Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics
The Lawrence
Hall of Science
The Pacific Science
Center
NASA’s
Education Division
NASA’s Goddard
Space Flight Center
NASA’s
Office of Space Science
The International
Planetarium Society
National
Optical Astronomy Observatories
Sky & Telescope
magazine
The
SETI Institute
The
University of Washington Astronomy Department
Universities Space
Research Association
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