Most activities will take place in the Parkes Observatory Visitor Centre. Meals apart from the Friday night dinner will be at the Dish Cafe, adjacent to the Visitor Centre.

Directions on how to get to the Observatory are here.

 

Friday 15 May:

09:00 Registration Opens

09:30 - 09:45 Welcome, safety briefing; Mal Smith, Glen Nagle, Rob Hollow

09:45 - 12:00 Telescope tour. Enclosed shoes essential

 

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

 

13:00 - 13:30 Why Astronomy? A Context for Engaging Students in Science,  Rob Hollow

13:30 - 14:15 Forming Stars in Little Things, Dr Megan Johnson

14:15 - 14:30 Shared Skies/Future Moves, Suzie New, CSU Bathurst

14:30 - 14:45 short break

14:45 - 15:30 Intro activities - Pocket Solar System & more, Rob Hollow

15:30 - 16:20 Astronomy with Parkes, John Sarkissian

16:20 - 16:30 Move to paddock for viewing evening activity

16:30 - 18:00 How to run a viewing night, Rob Hollow

 

18:00 - 19:00 Dinner in Woolshed

 

19:00 - 21:00 Viewing Night activities, Rob Hollow

 

Saturday 16 May:

09:00 - 10:00 Armchair Exploration, Exploring the Solar System and beyond, Glen Nagle

 

10:00-10:30 Morning tea

 

10:30 - 11:30 Our Eyes on the Sky - Dr Antonia Rowlinson

11:30 - 12:30 Using UNAWE & GTTP Resources, Rob Hollow

 

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

 

13:30 - 14:15 What is a Galaxy?, Dr Megan Johnson

14:15 - 15:00 Astronomy for Student Investigations - Rob Hollow

15:00 - 15:15 Short break

15:15 - 16:15 Interference, the Enemy of Astronomy, Dr Greg Hellbourg

16:15 - 17:00 Astronomy online - ideas and activities for the classroom, Rob Hollow

17.00 - 17.45 3D movies

17:45 - 18:00 Free time, discussion, sunset shots of Dish

 

18:00 - 20:30 Dinner by the Dish, reserve viewing night 

 

Sunday 17 May:

09:00 - 10:00 Things that go Bang, Dr Antonia Rowlinson

10:00 - 10:30 Astro Q and A, all speakers

 

10:30 - 10:45 Morning Tea

 

10:45 - 11:30 Astronomy in Australia, Rob Hollow

11:30 - 12:15 Bringing it all together, Implementation in the classroom Rob Hollow

12:15 - 12:30 Evaluation & feedback

 

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

 

Workshop concludes.

 

participants are welcome to stay and relax prior to their afternoon flight or drive home.

 

 

This workshop is accredited for 19 hours of professional learning by NSWIT/BOSTES through the MOU between CASS and STANSW. 

Course code is 15AFTGU05.

Proficient Teacher (PT) Professional Competence Level.

AITSL Teaching Standards

2.1 
Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area 

Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities.

2.6 
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Use effective teaching strategies to integrate ICT into learning and teaching programs to make selected content relevant and meaningful. 

6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice

Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice, targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities.

6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice

Contribute to collegial discussions and apply constructive feedback from colleagues to improve professional knowledge and practice.