Resources for Educators

The Education Committee is committed to helping educators by providing programs and resources for teacher education.

Education Research and Best Practices

• Physport
• Physical Review Physics Education Research
• Astronomy Education Review (AER)
• AER Subject Index
• Spark
• AAS-IOP eBooks Astronomy Education, Volume 1
• AAS-IOP eBooks Astronomy Education, Volume 2
• American Journal of Physics
• The Physics Teacher
• Astronomy Education Journal

Graduate Education

• Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion in Graduate Education
• Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN)

Undergraduate Majors

• College Departments Offering Astronomy Related Degrees
• Astrobites
• Undergraduate Internships and Scholarships

ASTRO 101

• Compadre Astronomy Center Resources for Astro 101

K–12 Education

• Next Generation Science Standards

Informal Education and Outreach

• EPO Programs Using Real Data

Education and Student Related Awards

• Shapley Visiting Lectureships
• Education Prize
• Doxey Dissertation Travel Prize
• Chambliss Student Awards
• Beth Brown Award
• Bok and Lines Awards
• Internships and scholarships

Related Organizations

• American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)
• American Physical Society (APS)
• American Insitute of Physics (AIP)
• NSTA
• NASA
• National Science Foundation
• Department of Education
• National Academies Press: Education