ASP2021 Virtual Conference — Sharing Best Practices in Astronomy Teaching and Public Engagement
Join the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) 18-20 November for ASP2021: Virtual Conference — Sharing Best Practices in Astronomy Teaching and Public Engagement.
We had an amazing 1st Virtual Conference last year (ASP2020), and by popular demand, we're offering another online conference. If you missed ASP2020, you won’t want to miss this one, and if you were with us last year, you know you'll want to reconvene with your colleagues you met from around the world, update folks on what you've been working on, and learn about best practices, innovative ideas, lessons learned, research findings, and evaluation results from our global community.
Recognizing we still face the challenges of an ongoing pandemic, we invite scientists, college instructors, K-12 educators, science communicators, and public engagement professionals in astronomy and related fields to join us all for ASP2021: Virtual Conference to move toward a better future. Whether you teach astronomy to students, engage the public in astronomy live or online, or design astronomy learning experiences, the virtual 133rd Annual Meeting of the ASP can’t be missed!
Program strands for ASP2021 will include:
- Teaching Introductory Astronomy — What Are We Doing Now?
- Engaging Astronomy Learners Using Smart Phones, Tablets, Etc.
- Doing Public Engagement in Informal Settings
- Communicating Science Using Social & Traditional Media
- Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Access & Social Justice
- Addressing Climate/Environmental Science & Preserving Dark Skies
- Getting Ready for Upcoming Eclipses — Lunar and Solar!