Consolidation of Outreach Activities in Astronomy Education

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Massimo Ramella discusses various outreach activities aimed at educating the public about astronomy, including using tools like Aladin and Stellarium to explore the sky and engaging with elementary schools for educational experiences. The focus is on enhancing virtual learning practices and strategies to enter the school system effectively, with a European perspective on astronomy education and collaboration. The presentation highlights the importance of integrating Virtual Observatory (VO) data for educational purposes and emphasizes coordination within the Astronet community for continued development in astronomy education.

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WP4 Outreach towards education and the general public Massimo Ramella INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste CoSADIE Tech Forum 3, Trieste, March 12 13, 2013 1

Consolidation of outreach activities CoSADIE use cases (focus on education) Explore the sky w/ Messier using Aladin Mass of Jupiter using Stellarium Zodiacal constellations using Stellarium Star clusters I using Aladin Star clusters II using Aladin Massimo Ramella -- CoSADIE Tech Forum 3 Trieste, March 12 13, 2013 2

Consolidation of outreach activities CoSADIE tutorials for the general public 6 - Explore the Sky with Stellarium 7 - Discover Astronomical objects with Aladin Massimo Ramella -- CoSADIE Tech Forum 3 Trieste, March 12 13, 2013 3

VO Edu within elementary schools: More experiences in 2014 Massimo Ramella -- CoSADIE Tech Forum 3 Trieste, March 12 13, 2013 4

Consolidation of outreach activities VO Edu within major EPO projects in Italy Italian network of remote telescopes Italian Astronomy Olympiads Massimo Ramella -- CoSADIE Tech Forum 3 Trieste, March 12 13, 2013 5

VO for a European Edu Network VO Edu & EUHOU MW Access to data and use of software tools Virtual learning best practices Strategies to enter the school system Massimo Ramella -- CoSADIE Tech Forum 3 Trieste, March 12 13, 2013 6

VO for a European Edu Network VO Edu (WP4) linked to the Astronet EPO WG Astronet current mission: establish a permanent mechanism for planning and coordination in European astronomy follow-up and implementation of the Roadmap Massimo Ramella -- CoSADIE Tech Forum 3 Trieste, March 12 13, 2013 7

VO for a European Edu Network From the Astronet community: Great interest in VO data but also in publishing educational data in VO Great interest in VO tools Massimo Ramella -- CoSADIE Tech Forum 3 Trieste, March 12 13, 2013 8

VO for a European Edu Network Actions undertaken, also as IVOA EduIG: develop a Virtual observatory Educational Service Publisher and Archive application (VESPA, Francesco Cepparo, this afternoon) organize an Edu-IG & SVN repo for tutorials (Giulia Iafrate & Marco Molinaro, next talk) Massimo Ramella -- CoSADIE Tech Forum 3 Trieste, March 12 13, 2013 9

Sustainability Issues: Declining political interest toward investing into astronomy in schools Long time scale needed to enter a nation-wide school organization Cost of translating EPO products exceeds funding, yet translations are essential Massimo Ramella -- CoSADIE Tech Forum 3 Trieste, March 12 13, 2013 10