Frontiers in Astronomy Education: From Astro 101 to Astronomy Majors

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Speaker Name/Affiliation
Edward Prather / University of Arizona
When
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Location (Room)
JILA Auditorium
Event Details & Abstracts

Abstract: The past 20 years have seen significant advancements in the teaching and learning in college-level Astronomy, with a particular focus on the introductory general education course (hereafter Astro 101).  In recent years collaborators with the Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) have undertaken a theoretical approach to develop a new generation of instructional strategies.  Beyond advancements in the teaching of Astro 101, this work has bridged to the teaching of Astronomy Majors courses.  After a brief overview of critical background ideas, I will lead participants through a deeper dive into several new instructional strategies designed to help students develop more robust discipline knowledge, representational fluency, quantitative literacy, and data analysis skills.