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Speakers

Markus Pössel

IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) - Director, Germany

Martin Hendry

University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Aysegul F Yelkenci

Istanbul Kultur University, Turkish Astronomical Society, NAEC Turkey

Maryan Papari

Associate of commission c1 WG astronomy education research & methods, Iran

Gabriella Calistro Rivera

ESO, Germany

Hidehiko Agata

IAU OAO / NAOJ, Japan

Elisabeta Ana Naghi

CNRA, NAEC, Romania

Ayelet Weizman

Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology & the Arts, Israel

Somaya Saad

National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Egypt

Zhao Ran Zi

China Science and Thechnology Museum

Dasgupta Avik

Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, India

Merryn Cole

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

Sanlyn Buxner

University of Arizona, USA

Lara Rodrigues

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Illido André Costa

Santa Bárbara School Cluster / Porto Planetarium - Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciência do Espaço, Portugal

Saeed Jafari

University of Kurdistan, Department of Linguistics, Iran

Patricia Figueiro Spinelli

Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences - Science Communication and Education Department, Brazil

Rosa Doran

NAEC Team Portugal, NUCLIO, Portugal

Lim Hosung

Gimhae Imho High School, Kyungpook National University, Korea

Robert Hollow

Australia's National Science Agency

Andrea Ettore Bernagozzi

Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley (OAVdA)

Marcelo de Oliveira Souza

Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense and Louis Cruls Astronomy Club, Brazil

Christine Hirst Bernhardt

University of Maryland, USA

Anniek Gloudemans

University of Leiden

Kathryn Williamson

West Virginia University, USA

Cecilia Scorza

LMU Faculty of Science, Munich

Mila Mitra

Co-Founder and Academic Head, STEM & Space, India

Chen Cao

Shandong University / Shandong Astronomical Society, China

Joanna Holt

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences & Netherlands Research School for Astronomy, Netherlands

Carla Hernandez

Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Astrophysics and Space Science, Chile

Fraser Lewis

Faulkes Telescope Project and National Schools' Observatory, United Kingdom

Sumeet Kulkarni

University of Mississippi, USA

Magdalena Kersting

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

John Carlos Mora

Expoastronomy, Colombia

John Boisvert

Slooh, USA

Simon Christopher Reynolds

School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

Ricardo Moreno

Network for Astronomy School Education - NASE

Malte Ubben

WWU Münster, Germany

Emmanuel Rollinde

CY Cergy Paris University / LDAR, France

Estelle Blanquet

INSPE de Bordeaux, LACES, University of Bordeaux, France

Zhenhuan Hu

Teacher of Shenzhen 2nd Experimental School, Guangdong, China

Akihiko Tomita

Wakayama University, Japan

Exodus Chun-Long Sit

Chair of IAU-NAEC Hong Kong, Starrix Hong Kong

Melissa Solares

NAEC Guatemala

Gerri Bernard

Brisbane Girls Grammar School

Qin Wang

Huazhong University of Science and Techonology

Shefali Mehta

Princeton High School, New Jersey, USA

Wonjae Sim

Won Ju Girls' High School, Republic of Korea

Lakshmi Bekka Ramachandra

Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru, India

Eleen Hammer

Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany

Cuilan Qiao

Central China Normal University, China

Xu Li

Apple Garden Middle School Affiliated to Capital Normal University

Jackie Bondell

OzGrav/CDMPP, Australia

Livia Giacomini

INAF, Italy

Josina Nascimento

Observatório Nacional, Brazil

Thomson Mucavela

NAEC Team Mozambique, Magoanine “C” Secondary School, Mozambique

Manuel Felipe Núñez Díaz

IES Alcalde Bernabe Rodríguez, Sapin

Jin Zhu

Beijing Planetarium

Hannah Lewis

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA

Chan Chi-Kwan

sorry: Steward Observatory and the Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona

Florian Seitz

High school teacher of Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy and Computer Science. He also works at the Haus der Astronomie

Zhu Geya

Zhongguancun 2nd Primary School

Turkieh Jbour

Syrian Astronomical Association

Gleice Kelen Dornelles Costa

University of São Paulo, Brazil

Franco Lorenzoni

Movimento di Cooperazione Educativa, casa laboratorio di Cenci, Italy

Ivanilda Maria Cabral

Uni-CV / Coordenador do Grupo Disciplinar Estatista e Matemática

Suzana Filipecki Martins

Office for Astronomy Outreach

Giulio Mazzolo

INAF, Italy

Hosted by

IAU Office of Astronomy for Education

The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education is the International Astronomical Union’s office dedicated to astronomy for primary and secondary education.

Booths

Alison Allen

Representations of Astronomy in Children’s Storybooks

Alvaro Folhas

Astronomy: towards a didactic focused on interdisciplinarity

Brisa Terezón

Astronomy in schools: how do you get your administration and your ministry to listen?

Camila de Macedo Deodato Barbosa

Justifications for teaching Cosmology in Basic Education:Analysis of papers and curriculum documents

Chon Feng

AMATEUR ASTRONOMER provides Chinese young students with cutting-edge science contents on astronomy

Danijela Takač

Bridging the gap between subjects and educational levels using space educational activities

Dominic Vertue

Using astronomy to improve mental health and well-being within education activities

Eleana Balla

"Collonization of Mars - Challenges and Solution" - a game basedd activity

Gilbert Sánchez & Oscar Alvarado

Design and Construction of the Cosmodom Planetarium

Guimei Liu

A hands-on project for high school students to explore the colorful stars

Jin Zhu

Astronomy Education in Primary Schools: Characteristic, Discrepancy, and Implementation

Jun Su

Mimicking of gravitational lensing and microlensing in a classroom

Kumiko Usuda-Sato

Three high school teachers bring the Subaru Telescope's big data to their classrooms

Li Chunyv

An implementation case of astronomy curriculum in elementary school

Liu Jing

Little astronomers are devoted to the Milky way of China

Mahdi Rokni

SINA; Methods and projects for students and schools to involve them in astronomy education

Marcos Rincon Voelzke

Sending seeds in a stratospheric balloon as a motivator in sciences to basic education students

Megan Argo

Cross-curriculum creativity: We Share the Same Moon

Monica Martínez Borrayo

City and learning: TripulanteXXI, Astronomy route in the city

Mostafa Mohamed

The strengths and weaknesses in astronomy education and curricula and the suggestions to be improve

Ola Ali and Mohamed F. Aboushelib

Kottamia Observatory: A Lighthouse for Astronomy Enthusiasts

Olivier Parisot

Introduction to Electronically Assisted Astronomy with automated observation stations

Oscar Rodrigues dos Santos

A didactic planetarium to teach the seasons

Paul Anton Mahinay

Developing Self Constructed Visual Instructional Materials for The Lesson About Comets

Prasad Rathod

Astronomy In Secondary Schools: From Curriculum to Establishment

Raj Kumar

Astronomy Education in the Curriculum in Nepal: the need for Capacity Building from Author's Perspective

Sarah Roberts

Stardust Hunters!

Sarah Roberts

Bringing the Universe to your Classroom - The Faulkes Telescope Project

Shao Faxian

Astronomy Teaching in Primary Schools: Underrated Pupils小学天文教学:被低估的小学生

Shen Xinrong

Based on Curriculum Standards, Carry out Astronomy Education

Stella Yang

Developing and practicing astronomy curriculum for children

Thais Alexandre

Astronomy in Brazilian Basic Education: an overview of contexts and contents in Elementary School

Vaibhav Trivedi

Overcoming the Hurdles in imparting Astronomy Education in Schools

William Waller

Community Cosmos: A Park-based Forum for Empowering Educators in Astronomical Exploration

Yang Liu

Astronomy Study and volunteer service

Yiming Zhang

A typical case on teaching Hertzsprung–Russell diagram by exploring the nature of astronomy diagrams

Dana Ficut-Vicas and Ana Naghi

Promoting Basic Sciences for Astronomy education research on the role of astronomy in schools