Workshop leaders Ed Prather, Gina Brissenden, and Tim Slater are in the Astronomy Department at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory. Their scholarship focuses on the teaching and learning of astronomy. They have published numerous articles and books on active learning in astronomy and have coordinated curriculum development and professional development projects for several professional societies, NASA, and the National Science Foundation.

Materials included in the workshops:

• Learner-Centered Astronomy Teaching, Slater & Adams, Prentice Hall, 2002;
• Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy, 2 nd Edition, Prather, Slater, Adams , Brissenden, Addison-Wesley, 2007

Other resources include:

• Themes of the Times, 2nd Edition, Lombardi, Bennett, Donahue, Schneider, Voit , Addison-Wesley, 2006
• Great Ideas for Teaching Astronomy, Pompea, Brooks/Cole, 2000
• Peer Instruction for Astronomy, Green, Prentice Hall, 2003
• Insights into the Universe, Slater & Zeilik, AAPT Press, 2003