Sunday, January 3, 2010
8:00am - 5:00pm
Washington Marriott Wardman Park
2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington, DC 20008
202.328.2000
http://aas.org/meetings/aas215
Presented by Kevin Lee (University of Nebraska, Lincoln), Edward Prather (University of Arizona) and Rica French (MiraCosta College) in conjunction with the 215th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
Educational research has clearly defined the characteristics of the optimal introductory astronomy classroom one where students are actively engaged in the learning process and frequently receiving timely feedback on their learning progress. This CAE/CATS Tier 2 workshop will explore a variety of technologies that enable instructors to engage students and efficiently provide feedback. Instructors will be trained and provided with curriculum materials from multiple NSF grants on computer simulations, computerized databases of Think-Pair-Share questions, and a library of animated ranking and sorting tasks. All materials will be disseminated through the web before the workshop and attendees will bring their own laptops with the software already installed.
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 $35 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.
The AAS meeting website provides nice travel information .
We encourage participants to stay at one of the designated AAS meeting hotels.
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