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Continuing to Build Our Community through Moderation:
Introducing Our New AstroLrner@CAE Guest Moderator

By now I think it’s probably not a surprise to our longer-joined members that we at the Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) care deeply about community building. What a treat to have colleagues to turn to for help or to have an informed conversation with! For the past year Jeff Sudol has been at the helm of these very vital communications we have with each... More >>
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A World of Astronomy for a Lifetime:

Involving Students in the International Year of Astronomy
Past research has shown that one of the top three goals that astronomy faculty have is that our students develop a life-long interest in astronomy (Slater et al,... More >>
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Revisiting Think-Pair-Share:

An Expanded "How-To" Guide
After attending the Austin CAE Teaching Excellence Workshop in January, Amy Forestell, UT Austin graduate student, decided to take a look at the Think-Pair-Share... More >>
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Building a Community of Practice:

We Are not Alone!
If you’ve read the “About Us” page, then you may already know that the NASA Center for Astronomy Education is dedicated to connecting practicing astronomy instructors... More >>
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Moving Day
Near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crawler-transporter moves away after carrying space shuttle Discovery on its 3.4-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building... Read More >>
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