2nd Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education schedule

Schedule

Tuesday Oct. 6, 2020
UTC: 2 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.
- Plenary Session Opening Event including official opening of the OAE
  - Welcome from the IAU - Ewine van Dishoeck
  - Greetings from the Carl Zeiss Foundation - Theresia Bauer
  - Greetings from the Klaus Tschira Foundation - Beate Spiegel
  - Greetings from the Shaw Prize Foundation - Kenneth Young
  - How the OAE Came Into Being - Teresa Lago
  - Astronomy and Space Science: On top of Children’s interest - Svein Sjøberg
Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020
UTC: 7 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.
- Plenary Session Astronomy education resources
  - UTC: 7:10 a.m. - 7:25 a.m. Big Ideas in Astronomy - João Retrê, Pedro Russo
  - UTC: 7:25 a.m. - 7:40 a.m. astroEDU: an astronomy activity repository. Developments over 2020 - Michael Fitzgerald
  - UTC: 7:40 a.m. - 7:55 a.m. Considerations on the importance of building a national astronomical glossary: the Japanese case study - Hidehiko Agata
  - UTC: 7:55 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. The making of the Universe in the Box - Cecilia Scorza
  - UTC: 8:10 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. Discussion Panel: Astronomy Education Resources - Chair: Carolin Liefke
UTC: 8:40 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.
- Informal meet & greet: The Hopin networking area
UTC: 9:25 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
- Break
UTC: 10:25 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
- Plenary Session Astronomy Education within the IAU
  - UTC: 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. The IAU’s global strategy for astronomy - Teresa Lago
  - UTC: 10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m. The IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach: building bridges through international cooperation - Lina Canas
  - UTC: 11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development - Kevin Govender
  - UTC: 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) - Markus Pössel
  - UTC: 11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. IAU Commission C1: Astronomy Education & Development - Paulo Bretones
  - UTC: 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Discussion Panel: Astronomy Education within the IAU - Chair: Markus Pössel
UTC: 12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m.
- Informal meet & greet: The Hopin networking area
UTC: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
- Break
UTC: 2 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
- Plenary Session Making astronomy education equitable, diverse and inclusive
  - UTC: 2:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Astronomy Education - Amelia Ortiz Gil
  - UTC: 2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. Impact of Racial Inequalities on African Development - Tawanda Chingozha
  - UTC: 2:50 p.m. - 3 p.m. Astronomy: Why so exclusive? - Joanna Molenda-Żakowicz
  - UTC: 3 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. Astronomy and inclusion with Astronomy with all senses project - Ángela Patricia Pérez Henao
  - UTC: 3:10 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. Discussion Panel: Making Astronomy Education Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive - Chair: Natalie Fischer
UTC: 3:40 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
- Informal meet & greet: The Hopin networking area
UTC: 4:25 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
- Break
UTC: 5:25 p.m. - 6:55 p.m.
- Plenary Session Astronomy education in low-tech environments: Challenges and solutions
  - UTC: 5:35 p.m. - 5:55 p.m. Overcoming the Challenges of Astronomy Education in low-tech Environment: The Nigerian Story - Olayinka Fagbemiro
  - UTC: 5:55 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. The Education System in our Country and its Condition - Nasser Alkadi
  - UTC: 6:05 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Astronomy Education in a Low-Tech Environment - Premana W. Premadi
  - UTC: 6:15 p.m. - 6:25 p.m. The Nairobi Planetarium: A model for a sustainable, low cost, natural dome - Daniel Chu Owen
  - UTC: 6:25 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Discussion Panel: Astronomy Education in Low-Tech Environments: Challenges and Solutions - Chair: Niall Deacon
UTC: 6:55 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.
- Informal meet & greet: The Hopin networking area
Thursday Oct. 8, 2020
UTC: 7 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.
- Plenary Session Making astronomy education equitable, diverse and inclusive
UTC: 8:40 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.
- Informal meet & greet: The Hopin networking area
UTC: 9:25 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.
- Break
UTC: 10:25 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
- Plenary Session Astronomy education in low-tech environments: Challenges and solutions
UTC: 11:55 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
- Informal meet & greet: The Hopin networking area
UTC: 12:40 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.
- Break
UTC: 1:40 p.m. - 3 p.m.
- Plenary Session Astronomy education around the world
  - UTC: 1:50 p.m. - 2 p.m. Bridging the gap between different learning cultures - Matipon Tangmatitham
  - UTC: 2 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. Creating awareness and promoting Astronomy education in Ethiopia - Jerusalem Tamirat Teklu
  - UTC: 2:10 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. AstroBilgi Astronomy Teacher Training Workshops in Turkey - Aysegul Yelkenci
  - UTC: 2:10 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. The Importance of Local Digital Dome Content in South Africa - Sally MacFarlane
  - UTC: 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Discussion Panel: Astronomy Education Around the World - Chair: Markus Nielbock
UTC: 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
- Informal meet & greet: The Hopin networking area
UTC: 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
- Break
UTC: 4:45 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.
- Plenary Session Astronomy Education within the IAU
UTC: 6:35 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
- Informal meet & greet: The Hopin networking area
UTC: 7:20 p.m. - 8:20 p.m.
- Break
UTC: 8:20 p.m. - 9:40 p.m.
- Plenary Session Astronomy education around the world
  - UTC: 8:30 p.m. - 8:40 p.m. Storytelling to create a positive learning environment - Stefano Sandrelli
  - UTC: 8:40 p.m. - 8:50 p.m. Astronomy Education as the 'Academic Ether' in Bolivia - Gabriel Jaimes
  - UTC: 8:50 p.m. - 9 p.m. Astronomy in the land of avocados - Anahí Caldú Primo
  - UTC: 9 p.m. - 9:10 p.m. Astronomical education research papers in Japan: the never-changing and the ever-changing, and the challenge of returning the research results to teachers - Tomita Akihiko
  - UTC: 9:10 p.m. - 9:40 p.m. Discussion Panel: Astronomy Education Around the World - Chair: Markus Nielbock
UTC: 9:40 p.m. - 10:25 p.m.
- Informal meet & greet: The Hopin networking area
Friday Oct. 9, 2020
UTC: 7 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.
- Plenary Session Astronomy education resources
UTC: 8:40 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
- Plenary Session Wrap-up session
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