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The Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) of the International Astronomical Union, hosted at @hausderastronomie.bsky.social
https://haus-der-astronomie.de/de/impressum
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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
A diverse group of 20 adults with conference badges posing in front of Haus der Astronomie's auditorium
October 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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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
Group picture of a diverse group of six men and five women in front of a white building with curvy facade elements
September 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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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
Group foto of five men and three women of different ethnicity in front of an indigenous Australian painting
September 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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"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

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Banner for the September 2025 astroEDU activity "Space Gardening" with pictures of a plant growing project
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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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/
Banner of the CAP Conference 2026 with an image of Byurakan Observatory
September 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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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
Titlepage of the Proceedings of the second edition of the Astronomy for Education in the Francophone countries conference
August 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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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
Promotional poster for the astronomy training workshop titled “Using Telescopes and Planetarium Software,” held on August 3–4, 2025, at the Baghdad Planetarium. Organized by the Scientific Welfare Department – Ministry of Youth and Sports in cooperation with the IAU OAE National Astronomy Education Coordinator team for Iraq.
August 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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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
Announcement card vor the astroEDU summer 2025 activities collection with three images showing electonics, a tactile Jupiter and a person rubbing a styrofoam container
August 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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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...
Poster for the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education taking place 18-21 November 2025. Planned sessions include: Astronomy Education in Schools in Practice (Primary and Secondary Schools) This session will focus on practical applications of astronomy education in classrooms, highlighting successful classroom strategies and innovative teaching techniques that engage students at both primary and secondary levels. Astronomy Education Research This session will explore recent developments and findings in astronomy education research, examining methodologies, assessment techniques, and the impact of various educational interventions on learners and educators. Teaching Methods and Tools Dedicated to discussing and sharing effective teaching tools, digital resources, and pedagogical strategies that enhance astronomy education at different levels. This session covers a broad pedagogical range from online teaching, to teaching with art and other disciplines and teaching with museum exhibits. Science Focus Session on Galaxies This session will cover the latest scientific discoveries about galaxies, their formation and evolution, and how these topics can be effectively incorporated into educational settings. Education Focus Session on Teaching with Authentic Data: This session will highlight methods for integrating real astronomical data into teaching, showcasing projects and resources that allow students to engage in inquiry-based learning with authentic datasets.
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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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...
Poster for the MARASE workshop with Egyptian design elements
August 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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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

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Patricio Castro, one of the OAE's Chilean NAECs, demonstrating the bottle globe to model the celestial sphere for a group of teachers standing around him
July 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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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/ 🔭
Poster for the 7th Shaw-IAU-Workshop on Astronomy for Education, taking place 18-21 November 2025 online. Planned Sessions: Astronomy education in schools in practice (primary and secondary schools), Astronomy Education Research, Teaching methods and tools, Science focus session on Galaxies, Education focus session on teaching with authentic data
June 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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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
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Banner for the astroEDU educational activity "The Brown Dwarf builder's guide" for May 2025 with a background photo of four styrofoam models in different colours
May 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Are you a teacher and interested in developing learning paths along the lines of our Big Ideas in Astronomy? Get in touch with us to join the Astro-Journeys summer school taking place 29 June to 4 July 2025 in Greece!
esia.ea.gr/astrojourney...
Poster illustrated with two boats ashore unter a starry sky announcing the Astro-Journeys International Course taking place 29 June to 4 July 2025 in Marathon, Greece
April 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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What are the best conditions for clouds to form on Earth? What about on other planets? Our astroEDU activity for April 2025 shows how a cloud can be made in a jar, introducing students to exoplanet science, and understanding why clouds are so important in this field
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Banner for the astroEDU activity "Clouds on other planets" with a photograph of a jar partly filled with water and a bowl of ice on top
April 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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PACS e-lab invites you to be part of this exciting event with amazing speakers or to follow their live streams 2/2

Register now via pacselab.space/ariss/
Poster announcing the ARISS event for African students on 18 April 2025 8:30-11:30 UT with speakers Miracle Chibuzor Marcel, Domingos Barbosa, Claudio Ariotti, Stefan Dombrowski, Vdvuds Belavs, Carla Mitchell, Amare Abebe and Declan Kirrane
April 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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The Pan-African Citizen Science e-Lab (PACS e-Lab) is bringing the ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) experience to young people across Africa and the Middle East - a special opportunity to speak live with astronauts on the International Space Station tomorrow 1/2
Poster announcing the ARISS event for African students on 18 April 2025 8:30-11:30 UT
April 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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The K-12 Astronomy Education Conference in Asia 2025 will take place 1-4 September 2025 at Princess Sirindhorn AstroParc in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

More information, registration and abstract submission at indico.narit.or.th/event/221/
Poster of the K-12 Astronomy Education Conference in Asia 2025
April 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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As part of the Equal Day initiative, the OAE invites our National Astronomy Education Coordinators (NAECs) and their networks to celebrate equality, peace, and universal access to astronomy education through the “One Sky for All” activity. 🌠 1/4
Poster announcing the One Sky for All Activity for Equal Day
March 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Applications are open for this year's edition of our Teacher Training Program (TTP)! Collaborations of one of our NAECs, a local teacher and an astronomer can obtain grants to support a teacher training workshop in their country.

Application deadline: 30 April 2025

astro4edu.org/ttp/
Poster announcing the OAE's Teacher Training Program 2025
March 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Two new activities have been added to the astroEDU activity collection "Meet our neighbours!", a project to build resources for both visually impaired and normal vision students, produced by NUCLIO and Europlanet 🔭
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Poster announcing the astroEDU activities Meet our Neighbours: Mercury and Mars with pictures of tactile models of Mercury and Mars
March 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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The Central American and Caribbean Regional Shaw-IAU Workshop took place 6-8 January and brought together NAECs, science educators, teachers and researchers from Costa Rica, Cuba, República Dominicana, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico
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Group picture of 18 men and women in front of a projection screen
March 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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In collaboration with Astronomy for Equity, we have been able to ship a total of 132,500 eclipse glasses to organisations in Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Senegal, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Puerto Rico, and Mexico 🔭

More info: astro4edu.org/news/dX762g7/
A group of black children looking at the Sun with eclipse glasses from a residential area
March 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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AstroCamp is a three-year programme for students in their second to last year of secondary school that starts with a summer school from 10 to 24 August this year and various remote and in person activities in the two subsequent years. Applications are possible 1 to 30 April
astrocamp.astro.up.pt/en/
Logo of AstroCamp
March 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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20 March is not only the day of the equinox, but embodies a spirit of unity. Initiated by NAECs from the Mediterranean and supported by the OAE and the OAE Center Italy, Equal Day is meant to promote equality, peace, diversity, sustainability, and empathy through astronomy 🔭
equalday.weebly.com
Poster for the Equal Day on 20 March with an AI-generated image of the Sun and the moon in an hourglass with the mily way and a dove in the background
March 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM