Stargazing to Star-Teaching: Effective Approaches for Astronomy Education in Action

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Stargazing to Star-Teaching: Effective Approaches for Astronomy Education in Action

Presenter:
Amoghavarsha N (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, India)

Collaborators:
R. Punith (Iindian Institute of Astrophysics)
Niruj Mohan Ramanujam (Iindian Institute of Astrophysics)
B. S. Shylaja (Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium)
S. Seetha (Raman Research Institute)
Annapurni Subramaniam (Iindian Institute of Astrophysics)

This was a poster presented at the 5th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education, organised by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE, http//astro4edu.org).

"COSMOS" is the upcoming world's first commercial 8K-resolution LED dome planetarium in the city of Mysuru, Karnataka, India. While awaiting construction, the IIA has started a comprehensive education and outreach program in the city and its neighbourhoods. One of the main objectives is to use the LED dome to train students in data analysis using current data from telescopes, as well as to incorporate all major STEM events.
We have started education & outreach programs in the district and aim to extend them to neighbouring districts as well. We are building a common platform for educators, science communicators, and other stakeholders in the area. In this talk, I will describe our programs, methodology, and their efficacy and end with future plans to use the facilities of the planetarium.

About the 5th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education:
This year’s Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education focuses on two themes: one special practical astronomy education topic and one scientific topic. The special topic is astronomy education outside the classroom, looking at how astronomy can be taught in a diverse range of environments such as science centers, planetaria and youth clubs. The scientific topic is planetary atmospheres, both in the solar system and exoplanets as well as our own Earth. The workshop was organised by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (http://astro4edu.org). More details can be found on: https://astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/5th-shaw-iau-workshop/schedule/

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