VSSEC and the Melbourne Planetarium have joined with the CSIRO ATNF (Australia Telescope National Facility) to offer a Teacher Professional Learning program which explores resources for teaching astronomy & astrophysics, and programs offered by the participating organizations. The program will be conducted at Scienceworks museum. Participants will be one of the first to see the Star Wars:Where Science Meets Imagination exhibition.
Date: Wednesday April 28th, 2010 Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm daily Venue: Scienceworks Museum, 2 Booker St, Spotswood, Victoria Cost: $100 plus GST (Total Cost :$110) (this includes cost of materials, and catering) Maximum participants: : 25 RSVP: Wednesday 21st, April, 2010
The program includes:
An overview of astronomy in Australia
Ideas for teaching astronomy effectively in the classroom
FREE resources for teaching astronomy and astrophysics
An introduction to some Authentic Investigation tasks in Astronomy including CSIRO’s Pulse@Parkes program and Galaxy Zoo
An overview of VSSEC’s Astronomy and Astrophysics programs
The Melbourne Planetarium VCE Astronomy/Astrophysics show
Entry to the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibition at Scienceworks museum
2009 marks 400 years since the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei turned a telescope to the heavens. The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) is a global celebration which marks this event and celebrates astronomy and its contributions to society and culture. Australia has a rich history in astronomical research, and with the selection of the site for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) down to either Australia or South Africa, the future is also very bright.
The program will be conducted by CSIRO ATNF Education Officer, Robert Hollow, in conjunction with staff from VSSEC and the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks.
This Professional Learning Program complies with the following Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) Standards of Professional Practice for Renewal of Registration:
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