7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education
The 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education will be held from the 18th of November 2025 to the 21st of November 2025 (UTC time)
The 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education is scheduled to run 18 - 21 November 2025 and, as in previous years, it will be a fully virtual event.
The Shaw-IAU workshops focus on astronomy education for primary and secondary school students, as well as teacher training in universities. This year's Education focus session on Teaching with authentic data and the Science focus is on Galaxies.
The complete list of session topics is listed below:
- Astronomy education in schools in practice (primary and secondary schools)
- Astronomy Education Research
- Teaching methods and tools
- Science focus session on Galaxies
- Education focus session on teaching with authentic data
Talks may be presented in any language, although abstracts will need to be submitted in English. In addition, English subtitles will be required for all talks, and slides should be in English. Posters should be submitted in English. Please note that we only accept talks in other languages if the subtitles (not the transcription) are also provided - subtitles should be prepared with the time coding and in the right format ready to be used.
Following their success the last couple of years we also aim to host regional or special language sessions during the Workshop.
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Abstract submissions have closed
The deadline to register is the 21st of November 2025 at 20:00 (UTC time)
The sessions for the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education are listed below
Opening Session
Schedule
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Part 1
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
UTC: 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4 a.m.
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Part 2
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
UTC: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. America/New_York: 8 a.m.- 9 a.m.
Astronomy Education in Schools in Practice (Primary Schools)
Schedule
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Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
UTC: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. America/New_York: 6 a.m.- 7:30 a.m.
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repeated
Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. America/New_York: 4 p.m.- 5:30 p.m.
Astronomy Education in Schools in Practice (Secondary Schools)
Schedule
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Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
UTC: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. America/New_York: 12:30 p.m.- 2 p.m.
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repeated
Friday Nov. 21, 2025
UTC: 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. America/New_York: 7:30 a.m.- 9 a.m.
Astronomy Education Research
Schedule
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Part A
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
UTC: 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. America/New_York: 4 a.m.- 5:30 a.m.
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Launching Learning: Exploring the Impact of Space Experiments in Science Classrooms
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Christine Hirst Bernhardt
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Launching Learning: Exploring the Impact of Space Experiments in Science Classrooms
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Christine Hirst Bernhardt
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Part B
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
UTC: 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. America/New_York: 3 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
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Part B - repeated
Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. America/New_York: 5 a.m.- 6:30 a.m.
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Part A - repeated
Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. America/New_York: 1 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
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Launching Learning: Exploring the Impact of Space Experiments in Science Classrooms
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Christine Hirst Bernhardt
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Launching Learning: Exploring the Impact of Space Experiments in Science Classrooms
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Christine Hirst Bernhardt
Education Focus Session: Teaching with Authentic Data
Schedule
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Part A
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
UTC: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. America/New_York: 12:30 p.m.- 2 p.m.
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Part A - repeated
Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4:30 a.m.
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Part B
Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. America/New_York: 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
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Part B - repeated
Friday Nov. 21, 2025
UTC: 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4:30 a.m.
Science Focus Session: Galaxies
Schedule
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Galaxies: The Dark Side
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
UTC: 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. America/New_York: 3 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
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UTC: 8 p.m. -
8:30 p.m.
America/New_York:
3 p.m.-
3:30 p.m.
Invited talk: Where Dark Bends Light: The Enchantments of Gravitational Lensing - Massimo Meneghetti
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UTC: 8 p.m. -
8:30 p.m.
America/New_York:
3 p.m.-
3:30 p.m.
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Galaxies: The Dark Side - repeated
Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: noon - 1:30 p.m. America/New_York: 7 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.
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UTC: noon -
12:30 p.m.
America/New_York:
7 a.m.-
7:30 a.m.
Invited talk: Where Dark Bends Light: The Enchantments of Gravitational Lensing - Massimo Meneghetti
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UTC: noon -
12:30 p.m.
America/New_York:
7 a.m.-
7:30 a.m.
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Galaxy History
Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. America/New_York: 2 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
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Invited talk:
The Latest from Galaxy Zoo
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Karen Masters
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Invited talk:
The Latest from Galaxy Zoo
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Karen Masters
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Milky Way
Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 10:30 a.m. - noon America/New_York: 5:30 a.m.- 7 a.m.
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Invited talk:
Discovering the Milky Way
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Cecilia Scorza
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Invited talk:
Discovering the Milky Way
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Cecilia Scorza
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Milky Way - repeated
Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. America/New_York: 1 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
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Invited talk:
Discovering the Milky Way
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Cecilia Scorza
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Invited talk:
Discovering the Milky Way
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Cecilia Scorza
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Galaxy History - repeated
Friday Nov. 21, 2025
UTC: 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. America/New_York: 5 a.m.- 6:30 a.m.
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Invited talk:
The Latest from Galaxy Zoo
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Karen Masters
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Invited talk:
The Latest from Galaxy Zoo
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Karen Masters
Teaching Methods and Tools
Schedule
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Part A
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
UTC: 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. America/New_York: 10 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
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Part B
Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4:30 a.m.
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Part B - repeated
Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. America/New_York: 3 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.
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Part A - repeated
Friday Nov. 21, 2025
UTC: 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4:30 a.m.
Amharic Language Community Meeting
Schedule
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Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. America/New_York: 9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
Arabic Language Community Meeting
Schedule
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Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. America/New_York: 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Hebrew Language Community Meeting
Schedule
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Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. America/New_York: 9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
Portuguese Language Community Meeting
Schedule
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Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. America/New_York: 9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
Romanian Language Community Meeting
Schedule
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Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. America/New_York: 9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
South American Regional Meeting
Schedule
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Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. America/New_York: 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Turkic Language Community Meeting
Schedule
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Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. America/New_York: 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
astroEDU
Schedule
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Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. America/New_York: 9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
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Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4:30 a.m.
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continued
Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. America/New_York: 4:30 a.m.- 5 a.m.
Townhall Meeting
Schedule
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Thursday Nov. 20, 2025
UTC: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. America/New_York: 8 a.m.- 10 a.m.
Closing Session
Schedule
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Friday Nov. 21, 2025
UTC: 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. America/New_York: 9 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
