SURGE’s report on the Landscape of Undergraduate Degrees in Astronomy and Astrophysics is available on the arXiv. arxiv.org/abs/2602.03959

Navigate to msha.ke/aas_educatio... for Educator Highlights at the AAS Meeting! Limited slots remain available for our a few of our EPD supported education workshops! Other highlights include the Educator’s Reception and an exciting public engagement event that is still looking for more volunteers!

🚀 Still time to register for #AAS247 workshops! 🚀 Don’t miss the chance to gain valuable tools for your professional growth. 🔹 Building Thriving Departments & Programs🌱 🔹 Teaching Strategies that Work 🧑‍🏫 🔹 Neurodiversity in STEM 🧠 🔹 Just & Inclusive Classrooms 🏫

For the best information we have on this effect in astronomy PhD recruiting - the @education.aas.org committee has surveyed departments, and published this list: aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭👩‍🔬

🌌 The AAS proudly celebrates the 12 astronomers of the 2024–2025 Harlow Shapley Visiting Lecturers cohort! 🎉 These scientists traveled across the U.S. to share the wonders of the universe. 🚀 Want to get involved? Apply now to be a 2026 Lecturer or host site: aas.org/education/sh...

🚀 How do you use NASA & other federal EPO materials? The AAS Education Committee wants to know! 📚 Take our survey + share with colleagues: forms.gle/uXdHsz7rBQ4n... We’re working to archive these valuable resources—help us by 30 Sept 2025! #AstronomyEd #EPO #SciComm

See the recent AAS Education blog post featuring New Data-Driven Investigations from @vrubinobs.bsky.social. Students use visualization and analysis tools to interact with real #data as they explore #astronomy concepts from exploding stars to star clusters. aas.org/posts/news/2...

📣 #AAS247 LAST CALL FOR PROPOSALS! Today is the last day to submit your Special Session, Workshop, and Town Hall proposals. Submission site closes at 11:59 pm ET: ow.ly/38Wq50Wrez1 🔭

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Our most recent AAS Education blog post from @stsci.edu introduces ViewSpace, an awesome multi-wavelength #astronomy exploration tool you may want to utilize in your upcoming classes!

The American Astronomical Society, bsky.app/profile/seti..., and the NASA Community College Network have teamed up to provide an exciting and impactful program that brings top #astronomy researchers into the classrooms of community colleges around the United States. aas.org/press/new-aa... 🔭

Check out the latest AAS Education Blog Post to learn how to preserve and recover web content using the Wayback Machine and more. Don’t let vital resources vanish—take action today! 🌌📁 aas.org/posts/news/2... #AstronomyEd #WebArchiving #DataRescue

🌌 Heading to #AAS246? Check out the astronomy education sessions and events, including a Mon night social + Tues outreach at the Anchorage Museum! 🔭☀️ Full details in our latest blog post: aas.org/posts/news/2...

AAS JOURNALS AUTHOR SERIES Meredith MacGregor @mmacgreg.bsky.social (Johns Hopkins University) chats with Frank Timmes about her article on Proxima Centauri: youtu.be/sf_hA1u0fUE This series connects authors with their article, their human story & the larger #astronomy community. #TheGoodStuff 🔭

🚨Just told you’re teaching #astronomy this fall? New to #teaching astronomy? Don’t panic — prepare! Start with the Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Astronomy, an online 4-part summer workshop series designed for YOU! 🧪 🔭 Core topics ✅ Classroom-tested activities ✅ Peer community ✅ Sign up: bit.ly/43al0ts

Join us May 15 at 1pm ET for COCOA! 🎓 Shaul Hanany shares insights from the National Academies’ report on grad STEM ed, followed by Kate Meredith on mentoring students through tough times. Open discussion to follow. Don’t miss it! 💬🔗 #STEMed #Mentorship tinyurl.com/a9nc457b

Reminder to register for the upcoming FTI workshop by May 16th!

📣Call to Action 📣 The NSF has terminated a major grant supporting a teaching tool for Science, Math, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Biology, and more! This grant (Pathways to Open Source Ecosystems Phase II) was advancing PhET’s SceneryStack open-source platform. bit.ly/PhETNSF2025

Check out the new ✨Blog Post✨ highlighting our AAS Education Committee resource guides! Read this post and more at aas.org/education/blog Featured here are the Undergraduate and Graduate Resource Guides!

📣 Calling all AAS members! Want to support education & mentoring in our community? Submit a Letter of Intent for the 2025–2026 AAS-EPD Mini-Grant Program by May 9 to fund your professional development initiative. Details & submission: aas.org/posts/news/2...

🚨 Registration is open for the June 2025 Faculty Teaching Institute! Join us June 25–28 in College Park, MD to build your teaching toolkit, connect with peers & get support for new faculty life. Info & registration 👉 www.physport.org/FTI/events/J...

AAS Education is excited to invite participation in an upcoming online workshop for educators in partnership with American Physical Society and the Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) on April 22nd from 1-3pm ET: Intro to Equity Minded Mentoring Register here: tinyurl.com/IGENAASAPS-E...

Nonprofit #OpenStax announced that the free, online book #Astronomy has now been used by 1.3 million students at 2100 colleges, saving them $92 million in textbook costs. Anyone can read it at: bit.ly/astronomytex... #astroedu #textbooks #freeontheweb #sciencebooks #opensource #openeducation

🚀 Calling all emerging education researchers! Join the PEER Virtual Workshop on April 10, 4–5:30 pm ET. Develop your research, connect with a vibrant community, and move your projects forward. Register now: peerinstitute.org/events/virtu... #EdResearch

🔭✨ The AAS Education Committee has created resource guides to support undergrad & grad students pursuing astronomy careers! Print & pin them in your department's common spaces to share the knowledge. 🚀📚 Check them out here: msha.ke/aas_educatio...

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🚀 Join us April 15 at 5pm ET / 4pm CT for COCOA: Conversations on Careers Outside Academia! 🌌 Mallory Conlon & Rachel Freed will discuss New Technologies & Dangerous Questions in Astronomy Education, plus insights from the June 2024 UNC conference. Learn more: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This week we’re celebrating the Education Committee Members and‼️soliciting new volunteers‼️in a recent AAS EdComBlog post! AAS.org/education/blog If you've ever wanted to get involved with AAS or turn your passion for astronomy education into action, serving on the committee is a great way to do it!

Catch the total lunar eclipse on March 13–14—the first since 2022! 🌕 Visible across North & South America, this celestial event is a must-see. @skyandtelescope.bsky.social has a guide with maps & images to help you get ready: skyandtelescope.org/press-releas... #LunarEclipse

Join the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach tomorrow, 8 March, for #InternationalWomensDay. Dr. Rebecca Robinson will share her research on untangling magnetic field loops to solve one of the Sun’s biggest mysteries: Why is the corona hotter than its surface? ☀️✨ www.tickettailor.com/events/iauof...

Explore the Universe like never before! The University of Mars Astronomy Course immerses students in cosmic adventures, interactive lessons & mini-games. Read more in our AAS Ed Blog! aas.org/posts/news/2...