Session 51. Improving Undergraduate Astronomy through Faculty Professional Development and Education Research

Poster, Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 9:20am-6:30pm, Exhibit Hall

51.01 2005 College Astronomy Teaching Excellence Workshops

E.E. Prather, T.F. Slater (University of Arizona CAPER), W.M. Greene (NASA JPL Navigator EPO), M. Thaller (NASA Spitzer EPO), G. Brissenden (University of Arizona CAPER), UA Steward Observatory CAPER Team, NASA JPL Navigator EPO Center for Astrononomy Education Team, NASA Spitzer EPO Team

51.02 The NASA/JPL Navigator Program Center for Astronomy Education (CAE): Building a Community of Practice

G. Brissenden, E. E. Prather, T. F. Slater (Univ. of Arizona), W. M. Greene, M. L. Thaller, R. F. Alvidrez (JPL)

51.03 MECSAT: Stimulating Minority Undergraduate Interest in Space Science and Space Exploration

L. P. Johnson, S. A. Austin (Medgar Evers College of CUNY), G. A. Vaughn (St. Francis College), K. A. Brathwaite, K. Amoa, J. M. Flowers (Medgar Evers College of CUNY)

51.04 Development of the Light Concept Inventory

E. Weeks, K. Brecher (Boston U.), E. E. Prather, T. F. Slater (University of Arizona)