Saturday & Sunday, January 2-3, 2010
9:00am - 5:30pm
Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Rm. TBD
2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington, DC 2008
202.328.2000
http://aas.org/meetings/aas215
Improving the College Introductory Astronomy Survey Course for Non-Science Majors Through Active Engagement: A Tier I (Introductory) Workshop
Presented by Edward Prather and Gina Brissenden (University of Arizona), Danielle Martino (Santiago Canyon College), and Alex Rudolph (California State Polytechnic University) in conjunction with the 215th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
The overarching goal of this workshop is for participants to become familiar with research-validated active engagement teaching strategies and assessment materials, as well as how to implement them in their college astronomy courses, through role-playing, modeling, practice, and more!
To accomplish this goal, participants in our workshop will learn how to create productive learning environments beginning with a brief review of research on the nature of teaching and learning. Most workshop time will be spent with participants playing the roles of student, instructor, and critical friend to practice implementing active engagement strategies such as interactive lectures, Think-Pair-Share, interactive demonstrations and videos, collaborative groups, Lecture-Tutorials, and Ranking Tasks. The workshops will culminate with participants learning how to put these teaching strategies together into effective learning sequences for the learner-centered classroom.
You do not need to be a member of the AAS, nor be attending this AAS meeting, to register for the workshop; however, we strongly encourage you to do both! The AAS now offers an Education Affiliate Membership , which is only $69!
Fee: There is a $45 fee for this workshop, payable to the American Astronomical Society. Please also register for this workshop on their site to pay the fee by credit or debit card.
This workshop is designed for college instructors, post-docs, and graduate and undergraduate
If you are not a college instructor, post-doc, or graduate or undergraduate student, but you would still like to attend the workshop, please contact our Assistant, Shannon Roach to be put on our waiting list.
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The AAS meeting website provides nice travel information .
We encourage participants to stay at one of the designated AAS meeting hotels.
