Structures to Facilitate Networking among Teachers of Introductory Astronomy

Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 1:00-2:00pm, Pacific Salon 2/3

Our profession has a wide variety of structures in place to serve the needs of astronomy instructors, enabling them to keep in touch with one another and with developments in the field. These structures include professional organizations, education sessions at meetings, faculty training sessions, and journals (both print and on-line) which publish education articles. Does this suite adequately serve the needs of these instructors, particularly in smaller colleges? Or are more structures needed? Bring your lunch and your ideas to this conversation moderated by George Greenstein ( Amherst College ) and Andrew Fraknoi ( Foothill College ), with representatives from NASA, the AAS, and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific present.