The launch of the first prospectus concerning education and the dissemination of astronomy in Chile In a well-attended ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chile, "Reaching for the Stars: Findings of the Chile-U.S. Astronomy Education and Outreach Summit," was officially released. The document represents the largest national effort in...
A group of nine outreach and education professionals from across the United States and Puerto Rico was selected to be the 2016 class for the Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program (ACEAP), an immersive astronomy outreach and awareness program sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). These ambassadors, each of whom has a...
Astronomy programs can provide many advantages to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers and students. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Project ASTRO is one stellar example of this. ASTRO partners professional and amateur astronomers with educators - who visit partner classrooms at least four times during the school...
Tim Spuck's book, Einstein Fellows: Best Practices in STEM Education has received the Book of the Year award by its publisher, Peter Lang Publishing, a major international academic publishing house. Congratulations to Tim!