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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 21/09/2026

Applications for the 2027 AAS Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectures Program are open now! Apply by 2 October 2026 (deadline extended!). aas.org/education/sh...

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 19/05/2026

📣 Last Call: Apply to Join the AAS Education Committee! The AAS Education Committee is looking for new members to serve on the committee and its subcommittees for a three-year term beginning in summer 2026. 🗓 Applications are due by 21 May 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. Apply here: bit.ly/4wDFpoB ✨

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Apply to join the AAS Education Committee or its subcommittees! (2026)

The AAS Education Committee is pleased to announce that we are seeking new members to join the committee and its subcommittees in 2026! The Education Committee (EdComm) is an advisory committee of the...

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 11/05/2026

From smashing 60+ pumpkins to reaching 30 schools in just one year 🎃🔭 Check out the latest AAS Education Committee Blog post highlighting how a small group of grad students rebuilt an outreach program from the ground up—and turned it into a thriving, community-driven effort. tinyurl.com/3dxranur

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 27/04/2026

MATLAB Interactive Live Scripts, documents that hypertext, visualizations, audio, and interactive widgets can engage students directly with real data as they learn physics concepts in our contributed blog post from this past October! Check it out at aas.org/education/blog!

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Education Committee Blog | American Astronomical Society

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 06/03/2026

Check out our contributed AAS Education Blog from January in which PhysTEC staff describe their work to help faculty make the organizational change necessary to build streamlined valued and sustainable programs.

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 13/02/2026

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

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 29/12/2025

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!

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 05/12/2025

🚀 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 🏫

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There's Still Time to Register for an Education Workshop at AAS 247 | American Astronomical Society

There's still time to add a workshop to your registration at AAS 247 this January! Consider signing up for one of five workshops sponsored by the AAS Education Committee.

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 30/09/2025

🌌 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...

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 11/09/2025

🚀 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

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Astrophysics Education and Public Outreach Materials Survey and Preservation Form

In light of an uncertain future for certain NASA online resources, help us at the AAS Education Committee understand how you use astronomy-related education and public outreach (EPO) materials. We wel...

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 01/08/2025

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...

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American Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 01/08/2025

📣 #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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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 24/07/2025

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!

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American Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 03/07/2025

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... 🔭

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New AAS Partnership Connects Astronomers with Community Colleges | American Astronomical Society

The American Astronomical Society, the SETI Institute, and the NASA Community College Network have teamed up to provide an exciting and impactful program that brings top astronomy researchers into the...

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 05/06/2025

🌌 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...

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Education Sessions and Outreach Activities at AAS 246 | American Astronomical Society

Check out the schedule here to see a list of education-related events and sessions at AAS 246 in Anchorage. We hope you'll join these events!

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American Astronomical Society (AAS) @aas.org · 23/05/2025

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 🔭

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AAS Journal Author Series: Meredith MacGregor on 2025ApJ...982...43B

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The Astro Society @astrosociety.org · 15/05/2025

🚨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

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 13/05/2025

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

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 12/05/2025

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

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 08/05/2025

📣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

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 02/05/2025

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!

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 02/05/2025

📣 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...

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 25/04/2025

🚨 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...

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 17/04/2025

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...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: AAS/APS Educator Workshop: Intro to Equity Minded Mentoring. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Andrew Fraknoi @fraknoi.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

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

The free online textbook Astronomy, written by Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, and Sidney Wolff, is now the most frequently used intro astronomy textbook in North America.

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 10/04/2025

🚀 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

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 03/04/2025

🔭✨ 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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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 26/03/2025

🚀 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...

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 21/03/2025

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!

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 12/03/2025

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

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Prepare for the March 13-14 Total Lunar Eclipse

The total lunar eclipse of March 13–14 — the first anywhere since 2022 — will be visible across all of North and South America.

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 07/03/2025

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...

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AAS Education @education.aas.org · 05/03/2025

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...

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