June 22-24, 2015: West TX 6-12 Teacher Workshop

A teacher professional development workshop held at McDonald Observatory

 

Planispheres (websites):


●  Astronomy in Your Hands

●  Kepler Star Wheel

This workshop is supported by the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation. Additional support to McDonald Observatory teacher education programs was provided by Carolyn Keenan and Charlie Gaines, Hugh Gragg, Lynn Lyles Brill, Leonard Tedesco, and Bill and Alice Wright. 

Other Websites:


●  Dark Skies

●  Dark Skies Talk Slides (from 2014)

●  Lenses (and other educational supplies) online supply store - Flinn Scientific

●  NASA Wavelength - NASA resources for Earth & Space Science education

●  Multi-Wavelength Astronomy

●  Super Planet Crash & other online gaming and educational resources related to Exoplanets, Orbits, and real exoplanet data - designed by McDonald Observatory astronomers & educators

●  Observing List file from workshop

●  Tonight’s Sky - Observing Planning site

●  Astronomy Picture of Day