An Astronomy Education Workshop is held annually in early fall and special workshops are held when visiting astronomers are on campus. All high school and college instructors of either physics or astronomy are invited to participate. A recurrent theme in our workshops is the use of instructional technology to improve our teaching of astronomy.

Upcoming Events

• The next Astronomy Education Workshop will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2008. Our guest will be Dr. Pamela Gay of Southern Illinois University -- a well-known podcaster and expert on variable stars. Please check back for more information.

Past Events

• Report on the November 3, 2007 Workshop (with author Phil Plait).
• A complete workshop agenda is available here.
• The Daily Nebraskan's article on Phil is available here.
• A flyer describing Phil's public talk can be found here.


• Report on the October 7, 2006 Workshop (with Terry Teays of the Maryland Space Grant).
• A complete workshop agenda is available here.
• Background information on Terry Teays is available here.
• Other Events by Terry Teays during his visit.


• Report on the October 15, 2005 Workshop. Guests included: Dr. Michelle Thaller (Research Scientist at the California Institute of Technology and Manager of the Spitzer Educational Public Outreach Program) & Tim Slater (Astronomy Education Guru from the University of Arizona)
• Background on Tim can be found here. More can be found on the Caper Team site.)
• Background info on Michelle can be found here.
• Pictures from the workshop can be found here.
• A complete workshop agenda is available here.


• Report on the September 18, 2004 Workshop with Ed Prather (Arizona) and Steve Shawl (Kansas)
• The Workshop in Pictures
• Promotional Flyer for the Workshop #7


• Report on the September 19, 2003 Workshop with Tim Slater of the University of Arizona
• Download the Complete Workshop Agenda
• The Workshop Computer Lab in Pictures
• Background Information on Tim Slater
• Other Events by Tim Slater during his visit
• Article in the Daily Nebraskan about Tim's Public Talk


• Report on the January 24, 2003 Workshop with Dick McCray
• Background Information on Dick McCray
• Public talks by Dick McCray during his visit


• Report on the September 20, 2002 Workshop with Margaretha (Peggy) Motes
• Web Version of Peggy's Presentation
• Background Information on Peggy Motes
• Information on the Educator Workshop at Culler Middle School (September 19, 2002)


• Report on the January 2002 Workshop with Larry Marschall
• Biographical Information on Dr. Marschall
• Public talks by Dr. Marschall during his visit
• Pictures During Larry's Visit


• Report on the September 2001 Workshop with Robert Mutel



• Report on the September 2000 Workshop with Mike Guidry



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