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Workshop Leaders

Workshop leaders Ed Prather and Gina Brissenden are in the Astronomy Department at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory—home to CAE. Their scholarship focuses on the teaching and learning of astronomy, and faculty professional development. They have published numerous research articles and books on interactive learning strategies and assessment instruments in astronomy and have coordinated curriculum development and professional development projects for several professional societies, NASA, and the National Science Foundation.

Presenter Prather

Ed Prather

Presenter Brissenden

Gina Brissenden

Additional Presenters

Colin Wallace

Colin Wallace

Rich French

Rica French

Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson

CAE is housed in the Astronomy Dept. at the Univ. of Arizona's Steward Observatory. CAE is funded through the generous contributions of the NASA JPL Exoplanet Exploration Public Engagement Program. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0715517, a CCLI Phase III Grant for the Collaboration of Astronomy Teaching Scholars (CATS). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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