Astronomy Education 2020: a personal and work-in-progress by Pedro Russo

astronomy education2020 vision

Pedro Russo Leiden University / IAU OAD TF2 [email protected]

(personal & work-in-progress)

By 2020 all young people have "contact" with astronomy before the end of secondary school.

sustainable development goalsgoal 4. ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

goal 13. take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts*

goal 17. strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

https://goo.gl/dBDe7W

2030 agenda for global action

holistic approach to astronomy education

Astronomy!

OPTICS !

High-precision adaptive

optics!

COMPUTERS !

Fastest hardware Complex software !

ELECTRONICS !Most sensitive

detectors Fastest clocks!

SPACE Satellites

Miniaturization Precision!

PHYSICS !

Laboratory of extremes

Making heavy elements !

CHEMISTRY!

Producing organic

molecules!BIOLOGY!

Building blocks of life!

MATHEM-ATICS

Abstract thought!

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INSPIRATION!

Career in science and technology!

ANTHRO-POLOGY Ancient

civilizations !

Our roots!

HISTORY!

Evolution of Universe !

Our roots !

PERSPECTIVE !

Tolerance and global citizenship!

Technology & Skills

Science & Research

Culture & Society

astronomy is part of national school curricula

astronomy is accessible through several informal learning spaces.

astronomy education community works with high level quality standards and frameworks.

common framework:astronomy literacy concepts

astronomy literacy concepts

Cecilia Scorza (HdA/ESO) Hyunju Lee (Leiden University) Lars Lindberg Christensen (ESO) Pedro Russo (Leiden University

looking for more collaborators

top level categories 1.history of astronomy 2.astronomy in everyday life 3.astronomy as a science 4.astronomy and technology 5.solar system 6.stars 7.galaxies 8.cosmology 9.life in the universe 10.earth, our fragile planet

10 main principles 50 sub-principles

2nd draft: https://goo.gl/jt0buc

astronomy literacy conceptsconcepts booklet: policy-makers, curriculum developers (led by Hyunju Lee) education guide: teachers, educators, astronomers (led by Cecilia Scorza)

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astronomy educational resources are open educational resources

open educational resources are freely accessible, openly licensed documents and media that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing.

astronomy educational resources have high quality standards

IAU astroEDU workshop (Saturday) IAU astroEDU Open Review (Tuesday, 11 Aug)

astronomy education embraces new technologies and new methodologies.

MOOCs, learning analytics, crowd learning, learning from gaming, maker culture, citizen-science, etc.

astronomy learning happens everywhere and anytime.

by 2020 we (astronomy education communities) have facilitated:

the training of hundreds of thousands of teachers.

baseline: 10 000 - 50 000 teachers trained per year (to be verified)

tools: Common teacher training resources and templates. Accreditation is essential.

next steps: Share best practices, reports and templates on common platform. IAU-level discussions on accreditation.

the inclusion of astronomy in the curriculum of dozens of countries.

Baseline: Unknown number of countries with astronomy as part of the curriculum at some pre-tertiary level.

Tools: Astronomy Literacy document as a baseline.

Next steps: identify potential entry points and work with national. Develop literacy document

the production and distribution of hundreds of educational resources for teachers and children.

baseline: dozens (if not hundreds of resources produced) annually

tools: Open Education Resources Framework and IAU astroEDU

next steps: Increase number of submissions to astroEDU; work on localisation of astroEDU platform.

the increase of astronomy education research

Baseline: approx. 500 articles published in 2013

Tools: Better training and resources on evaluation, impact assessment and reporting. Excellent initiatives: Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education / Latin-American Journal of Astronomy Education

Next step: IAU C.C1 Working Group (?). Turn the findings relevant to practitioners.

by 2020 astronomy education is structurally part of astronomy funding*. * with a ~2% budget by all the astronomy departments,

baseline: education and public outreach budget of the international agencies (ESO, ESA, NASA, etc.) is between 0,5 - 1,5 % for their total budget.

tools: Results and impact of our work.

next steps: Work with our own organisations to set an example. Lobby our astronomy research colleagues and funding agencies.

by 2020 we (astronomy education community) have reached millions of children and teenagers.

Please take part in the survey: www.unawe.org/outreach/

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