Teen Astronomy Café — To Go! Educator Workshop


Saturday, 17 September 2022 noon — 2 p.m. MST

Online event

Star Educators
Justine Schaen, Jameeka Marshall, Rob Sparks (NOIRLab)
Website URL: https://noirlab.edu/public/education/TAC-ToGo/

NSF’s NOIRLab is excited to hold an educator workshop for the newly released program, Teen Astronomy Café — To Go! on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 9:00 am HST / 12:00 pm MST / 3:00 pm ET. 

Bring the excitement of scientific discovery to your classroom and provide learners with opportunities to explore astronomical data using the same tools as professional astronomers. The Teen Astronomy Café — To Go! program provides students with a window to our Universe, using Python Notebooks to explore topics such as Gravitational Lensing, Breaking The Solar System, Exoplanet Atmospheres, Black Holes, and Black Hole Orbits.  All of the materials are available free of charge and run on any modern browser with no additional software required. 

What: This workshop will introduce educators to all of the materials available in the Teen Astronomy Café — To Go! program, cover the logistics of organizing instruction, and explore in-depth one of the Python Notebooks. No coding background is necessary! 

Who: High School Science Teachers, Introductory Astronomy College Instructors, Informal Educators 

When: Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 9:00 am HST / 12:00 pm MST

Where: Virtual via Zoom

Register Today!