Throwback to the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop where Priya Hasan shared how JWST's stunning images spark curiosity in schools worldwide at the session on JWST in Outreach and Education - time to register for the next edition, taking place 18-21 November! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vri-...

The next @egu.eu General Assembly, to be held 3–8 May 2026 in Vienna and online, will have a session on networking, training, education and public engagement in interdisciplinary fields. Abstract submission deadline is 15 January 2026 🔭 #astroedu meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...

Astronomy as a bridge between language and culture! Shahrzad Mirsoltani’s talk at the session on: Teaching Methods and Tools of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop explored how her project supports Iranian migrant youth 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=msVA...

The 5th Symposium on Space Educational Activities (SSEA) will take place 8-10 April 2026. Students and student teams are invited to present their space-related projects. Abstract submission deadline is 10 November, early-bird registration until 15 January 🔭 #astroedu More information: ssea.space

Where did Earth’s water come from? Giulia Perotti used JWST to track water in planet-forming disks and shared exciting findings at the science session "From Star and Planet Formation to Exoplanet Characterisation" of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAdS...

Schools worldwide are invited to participate in the International Lunar Parallax Project on 7/8 December 2025. Students determine the distance to the Moon with a camera, telephoto lens and a tripod. Interested? Contact [email protected] for more information and to register! 🔭 #astroedu

Throwback to the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop while we are preparing for the 7th edition: Storybooks bring astronomy to life for young learners! Paul Sirstins presented creative ways to introduce space concepts to pre-K students 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxNO...

First galaxies, first black holes! Jan Scholtz took us on a journey to JWST’s farthest discoveries at the session on the first two years of science with JWST at the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop. This year's science topic will be galaxies. Will you join us? 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2yb...

Astronomy Public Outreach and Education is one of the themes of the Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting, taking place 4-8 May 2026 in Hong Kong. All you need to know about the conference: aprim2026.org

Teamwork makes the dream work! At the session on evaluation at the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop, Fernando Ariel Karaseur explored how advisors and teachers collaborate to bring astronomy into elementary schools 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=APp0...

Astronomy and math together? Eleen Hammer created space-themed math problems to make learning more engaging and accessible! She presented this at the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop - have you registered for the 7th edition taking place 18-21 November? 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv6W...

Kids love stories! What if they helped teach Astronomy? Elizandra Daneize Santos explored how children’s literature makes learning fun and meaningful at the Astronomy Education in Practice in Primary Schools 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmul...

This week, we are hosting an Astronomy Education Research meeting at Haus der Astronomie with NAECs, staff from our Centers and Nodes and education researchers from around the world to explore collaboration on a global comparative study investigating students’ basic astronomy knowledge 🔭 #astroedu

Beyond grades! Cuauhtemoc Mendez shared how measuring engagement - like students sharing astronomy at home - can transform science education at the session on evaluation at 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop. Have you registered for the 7th edition yet? 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=t48Q...

The OAE steering comittee is currently meeting with the OAE team at @hausderastronomie.bsky.social in Heidelberg, Germany, to review the recent activities of the OAE and its Centers and Nodes, and giving guidance for our future 🔭 #astroedu

Our Centers and Nodes working hand in hand: The OAE Node at Cergy University in France and the OAE Center India carried out one-week of collaborative work and organised a teacher training session around the use of the Human Orrery 🔭 #astroedu Read more at astro4edu.org/news/yI827XY/

New ways to teach astronomy! José Antonio D'Santiago Garcia shared how outdoor learning and flipped classrooms spark curiosity and deeper understanding at the Astronomy Education Research session of the 6th Shaw-IAU workshop 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdJo...

Strengthening ties and expanding the Astronomy Education Community at the AstroEduCon meeting in Melbourne: Our National Astronomy Education Coordinators are playing an increasingly vital role in shaping the future of astronomy education worldwide 1/2 🔭 #astroedu

JWST meets art & science! The JWST Universe experience, presented at the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop, blends cosmic beauty with interactive exhibits and LEGO workshops! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Xq...

"Space Gardening", astroEDU’s September activity, is a hands-on STEM experience to experiment in classroom like real ISS astronauts. A collaborative adventure that sparks curiosity, creativity, and imagination to inspire the scientists of tomorrow! 🔭 #astroedu astroedu.iau.org/en/activitie...

Registration, abstract and grant submissions for next year's Communicating Astronomy with the Public Conference, taking place hybrid 25-29 May 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia, and online, are now open! capconferences.org/2026/

New ways to teach astronomy! García D’Santiago shared how outdoor learning and flipped classrooms spark curiosity and deeper understanding at the Astronomy Education Research session of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdJo...

Building planets from cosmic dust! Ewine van Dishoeck explored JWST’s insights into the material shaping new worlds at the JWST sub-session From Star and Planet Formation to Exoplanet Characterisation of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop. Could life be next? 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=udNh...

22-27 July 2025, the OAE Center China Nanjing and other Chinese research and science popularisation institutions organised an astronomy teacher training in Beijing and the grasslands of Inner Mongolia with more than 120 participants from all across China 🔭 #astroedu astro4edu.org/news/pq769I0/

The proceedings of the second edition of the Astronomy for Education in the Francophone countries conference organised by the OAE Node France that took place from 9 to 11 November 2023 have been published. They are available as a printed book and as a free PDF online at hal.science/hal-05195898v1

The Scientific Welfare Department of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Iraq, in collaboration with our NAEC team for Iraq, held a two-day astronomy training workshop on 3–4 August 2025 at the Baghdad Planetarium aimed at students, educators, and astronomy enthusiasts 🔭 #astroedu

Teaching astrobiology? Chris Impey shared hands-on tools and interdisciplinary approaches at the session on Teaching Methods and Toolsof the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop, making the search for life beyond Earth more engaging! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrY...

From using Arduino to simulate exoplanet transits (perfect for older students fond of technology) to exploring lightning on other planets, and wrapping up with a tactile Jupiter experience designed for younger children: This is the astroEDU summer collection of activities 2025! 1/4 🔭 #astroedu

Galactic bubbles like never before! @eric-koch.bsky.social introduced BubbleZoo, a citizen science project cataloging JWST’s mesmerizing voids in galaxies, at the JWST session on galaxies at the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=726s...

The 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education is coming up, taking place 18-21 November 2025 online and free of charge. Highlighs include a Science Focus Session on galaxies and an Education Focus Session on teaching with authentic data 🔭 #astroedu Register now: astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/7th...

From ancient Sun-watching to NASA’s PUNCH mission! Sanlyn Buxner showed at the session on evaluation of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop how diverse learners connect with heliophysics through participatory outreach 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkBh...

The Mediterranean and Arab Regional Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education (MARASE) will be held 1-3 December 2025, with a potential extension to 5 December in Cairo, Egypt. Registration deadline: 20 August 2025 🔭 #astroedu Register and learn more at sites.google.com/nriag.sci.eg...

Imagine taking part in eclipse research and streaming data to NASA! Heidi Schran and her students did, proving how science can be truly transformative! She shared this experience at the Astronomy Education in Practice session of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnNQ...

On 3 and 4 July 2025, our Chilean NAEC team, in collaboration with UCN, hosted the 4th edition of the Chilean Astronomy Education Conference with talks, hands-on workshops, posters with pedagogical experiences, and night-sky observations in the Atacama Desert 🔭 #astroedu astro4edu.org/news/Fi744Zm/

Can hands-on experiments explain exoplanet weather? At the session on evaluation of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop, Oriel Marshall showed how students use physical analogies to explore alien worlds! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW-Z...

Universe World, the astronomy education and outreach column from at INAF, is back! This time, Claudia Mignone and Michelle Mora discuss astronomy-themed embroidery as a tool for community engagement edu.inaf.it/in-english/u...

How can photos of city squares and mountains help explain the seasons? Hossein Khezri showed how everyday observations make astronomy learning more engaging at the session of Astronomy in Primary Schools of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlSO...

What happens when students ask the questions? Arwen Hubbard showed at the session on Teaching Methods and Tools of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop how learner-driven questions in her "Found in Space" podcast spark curiosity! #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_2a...

The 7th Middle East and Africa Regional IAU Meeting (MEARIM7) will take place 11-13 November 2025 in Amman, Jordan. One of the conference themes will be Designing Curricula and Digital Tools for Astronomy Education. Deadline for submitting abstracts is 1 August. mearim7.auass.com/en/homeen/

You are interested in hosting a language or regional session at the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education to strengthen the ties within communities that share a common language? Get in touch with us via email by 31 July 2025! astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/

Melissa Solares made astronomy a high school subject in Guatemala! Her course inspired students to explore astrophysics & aerospace careers. She shared this success at the Astronomy in Secondary Schools sub-session of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQSP...

The Zooniverse Train-the-Trainer Program (ZTTP) is a global initiative for educators and researchers to train a new cohort of Zooniverse Ambassadors by Adler Planetarium and the North American regional Office of @astro4dev.bsky.social Learn more and apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The abstract submission deadline for our 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education, taking place 18-21 November 2025 fully online, is approaching! Register now and submit your abstract for one of the planned sessions at astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/ 🔭

Early Bird registration for the AstroEdu conference 2025 that will be held 23 to 25 September 2025 at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, is closing 30 June! There are also special discounts for teachers and online participants. Register now: astroeducon.org/2025/#regist...

AstroJourneys connects students, teachers, and families to explore the Big Ideas in Astronomy with AI and project-based learning. Emmanuel Rollinde from the OAE Node France introduced this project at the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHL_...

On June 3, 2025, the Ethiopian Space Science Society held an inspiring outreach event at Green New Generation School. #ESSS #IAUOAE #AstronomyForEducation #SpaceInEthiopia #Sungazing #GreenNewGenerationSchool #ESSSOutreach

Walk, talk, and learn! José Antonio D’Santiago García introduced Astronomical Peripatetism at the session on evaluation of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop, showing how movement enhances astronomy learning www.youtube.com/watch?v=wchN...

How do students reason about astronomy? Chad Leukes explored student reasoning on astronomy topics such as 'Why do stars twinkle?' at the 6th Shaw-IAU workshop, revealing that their answers, although incorrect at times, show that coherent reasoning www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIa-...

Brown dwarfs are celestial objects that are too massive to be considered planets but not massive enough to become true stars. They are also very different one from the other: Let’s learn how they are classified, making models with this activity coming from Brazil astroedu.iau.org/en/activitie...

Real data, real impact! Irma Fuentes-Morales shared how using astronomical data in class boosts student engagement and interest in science at the session on evaluation of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZ_...