The IAU-OAE conference on Astronomy for Education (formerly known as the Shaw IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education) is scheduled to take place: 17 – 20 November 2026.
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About Us
Find out more about the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education, the IAU's office dedicated to supporting astronomy Education at primary and secondary school level.Centers and Nodes
Find out more about the OAE's network of locations at partner institutions.Improve your teaching
Looking for best practice guides on how to improve your astronomy teaching? Then have a look at our OAE ReviewsNAEC teams
Get in touch with experts in your local astronomy education community with our network of National Astronomy Education Coordinators (NAECs) including the NAEC team for The United States of America (USA)Resources
Looking for educational activities or material for your lesson or event, then check out our multilingual resources.OAE Mailing List
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OAE Objectives
Professionalize astronomy education
Help astronomers, astronomy educators and teachers world-wide to gain the skills they need in order to communicate about astronomy in primary and secondary schools in a professional and effective manner.
We have regular calls for grants for teacher training programs and are running a series of OAE Reviews which serve as best practice guides for important topics in astronomy education. We also host an annual virtual conference, the IAU-OAE Conference on Astronomy for Education previously known as the Shaw-IAU Workshops on Astronomy for Education
Provide access to good resources
Make available excellent and effective resources for teaching about astronomical topics, internationally, under open licenses, and easy-to-find.
You can search our resources, browse resources by category, view our image gallery or look at our multilingual glossary.
Promote astronomy in curricula
Support efforts to include more astronomy in national or regional curricula.
View our survey on the status of astronomy in curricula worldwide.
OAE Networking
Create, maintain and grow a network of associates in support of the OAE mission.
We have a network of 360 National Astronomy Education Coordinators (NAECs) from 121 countries and territories, including the NAEC team for The United States of America (USA).
Spread the news
Inform all relevant stakeholders and communities about OAE activities, and about ways of collaborating with us.
Sign up for the OAE mailing list or follow us on social media.
Collaborate with us
Interested in working with the OAE Office of Astronomy for Education? Then get in touch.
Latest OAE News
The NAEC-Chile team developed and implemented four school activities for students from pre-school to secondary education. Using simple hands-on materials and observations of shadows cast by the Sun, they promote scientific skills and help students explore the apparent motion of the Sun.
The Office of Astronomy for Education is hosted by the Haus der Astronomie on the campus of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. The Office of Astronomy for Education is an office of the International Astronomical Union, with substantial funding from the Klaus Tschira Foundation and the Carl Zeiss Foundation. The Shaw-IAU Workshops on Astronomy for Education are funded by the Shaw Prize Foundation.
