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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 · 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

🌌 Examples highlighted in the post include the Gravitational Wave Explorer where students are exposed to periodograms spectrograms digital filters autocorrelation and visualization techniques and the Mobile Phone Explorer to identify objects in the night sky.

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

Blog author Duncan Carlsmith states “Entering STEM-curious students generally have no prior experience with coding or with mathematics beyond a semester of calculus. No problem. They can learn by doing. Times change. Teaching should change too.”

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

The post outlines some key interventions to support faculty through institutional changes under these three key components. Check it out at aas.org/education/blog!

Three intersecting Venn diagram circles of Knowledge, Time, and Motivation with center intersect including "Convening meetings", intersect of Knowledge and Motivation including "Communal Sensemaking", intersect of Motivation and Time including "Making this work a high priority", and intersect of Time and Knowledge including "Supporting the mitigation of obstacles". Knowledge only section of circle includes "Sharing resources/data (referential or human) & Problem solving", Motivation only section of circle includes "Building community, Internal motivation, Financial compensation, Formal recognition (awards), Positive reinforcement/validation", Time only section of circle includes "Time buyouts, Lowering barriers: Ensuring logistical or tedious work is as low a lift as possible"

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

Their work shows "that building a physics teacher education program requires three key components: motivated people with knowledge about teacher education structures that support teacher education and cultures that encourage teacher education.”

Figure title says Chasteen-Lau diagram for successful Physics Teacher Education (PTE) over three circles with arrows. Left circle says "Motivated People who leverage opportunities and mitigate threats & who know about PTE" with an arrow labeled "Develop and enhance" pointing right towards right circle, which says "Cultures & Structures that support PTE" with arrow pointing back left labeled "support and increase number of". Both top circles are enclosed in a grey box with arrow at bottom with text "leads to" pointing to third circle that is labeled "Educating large numbers of qualified physics teachers" with an arrow that points back to right side circle and is labeled "reinforces".

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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 · 16/10/2025

🌟 Shoutout to some of the amazing 2024–25 Shapley Lecturers—Dr. Hart, Dr. Masiero, Dr. Leisawitz, & Nathan McGregor—who lit up communities with the wonders of astronomy! 💫 Want a visit in 2026? Apply to be a host site by Oct. 31! 🚀 aas.org/education/sh... #AstronomyForAll @astronomy.blue

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

Through these interactives, students can explore the electromagnetic spectrum, do exoplanet categorization, and more! This blog post outlines some key ways you can integrate this into your classroom.

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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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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 · 08/05/2025

We’re posting this information here to amplify their call to action and for support of PhET – ways you can support are to (1) spread the word about how much PhET sims and NSF support improve our resources and facilitate learning in our community!

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

AAS members utilize PhET simulations in their classrooms to make physics and astronomy concepts come to life within courses of all kinds.

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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 · 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 · 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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