Session 156. Education and Public Outreach for NASA's Universe

Special Session, Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 2:00-3:30pm, Ballroom/Salon 2

156.01 High Leverage Outreach to Formal Education

S. Silva (Sonoma State University E/PO)

156.02 Enlarging the STEM pipeline working with youth-serving organizations

I. Porro (MIT)

156.03 Authentic Student Investigations Using Real Data

K. Lestition (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), P. Plait (Sonoma State University E/PO)

156.04 Using Educational Research to Inform the Design of Teacher Professional Development

M. Dussault (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

156.05 Engaging the public in cutting-edge discoveries in modern astrophysics through partnerships with museums and scientists

S. J. Steel (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

156.06 Informal Education: Slacker Astronomy Podcasts

A. Price (AAVSO)

156.07 Public Outreach with the Night Sky Network

M. Bobrowsky (STScI)