We are launching a new monthly Astronomy Education Research (AER) seminar series in September 2026 as part of our International Capacity-building in Astronomy Education Research (ICAER) project 1/4 🔭 #astroedu astro4edu.org/seminars/ser...

Seminars from the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education

The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education is the IAU's office focussed on primary and secondary education.

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Ancient tools meet modern teaching: Shubha B. S. shows how the Manayantra brings sky-measurement into classrooms in the Astronomy Education in Practice – Secondary Schools session of the 7th Shaw IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUXU...

Manayantra: Traditional Astronomy as a Teaching Aid: Shubha. B.S. at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

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We welcome the Sharjah Space and Astronomy Hub (SSAH) as the OAE Center UAE! 🔭 #astroedu astro4edu.org/news/zM759Cm/

Global OAE Network Reaches New Milestone with OAE Center UAE at Sharjah Space and Astronomy Hub

The OAE's global network expands to include a new OAE Center in the UAE

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Solar physics meets student inquiry — join @denebdulfim.bsky.social in the Astronomy Education in Practice – Secondary Schools session of the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education for data-driven classroom ideas 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOpk...

Exploring Solar Activity with Sun Data: Dunja Fabjan at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

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We welcome the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) as the new OAE Center Thailand 🔭 #astro4edu astro4edu.org/news/1L670Bf/

Space gardening and data exploration in class? Margarita Metaxa shares her Artemis-based program in the Astronomy Education in Practice – Secondary Schools session of the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGQ8...

A Space Exploration Experience in Schools: Margarita Metaxa at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

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Students naming an asteroid? Daniel Fernández shows how a school project became community science. Don’t miss this talk from the Astronomy Education in Practice – Secondary Schools session of the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGqO...

Naming an Asteroid to Learn Beyond Astronomy: Daniel Fernández at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

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The Astro Society 2026: Astronomy@250 virtual conferenceis taking place 27-29 August 2026. Abstract submission deadline: 26 July 2026. Among the submission topics: Teaching the Cosmos - Transforming astronomy education for a changing world 🔭 #astroedu astrosociety.org/events-home/...

Astro Society Conference 2026: Astronomy@250

The Astro Society 2026: Astronomy@250 is a virtual conference celebrating 250 years of astronomy in the United States.

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Sara Ricciardi presents the TIDE approach: tinkering, inquiry, and reflection shaping science learning. Featured in the Astronomy Education in Practice – Primary Schools session of the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bja...

The TIDE Science Education Approach: Sara Ricciardi at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

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Discover EXPLORE: a global STEAM initiative bringing analog astronaut missions to classrooms. Hear Mirsoltani’s story in the Astronomy Education in Practice – Primary Schools session of the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckd9...

Mars Analog Missions for Students: Shahrzad Mirsoltani at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

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The Fourth Workshop for Astronomy Beyond the Common Senses for Accessibility and Inclusion (4WAI) will take place 30 November and 1 December 2026 in Cancún, Mexico, within the framework of the 18th Latin American Regional IAU Meeting (LARIM 2026) 🔭 astronomiaoan.co/4wai/

Using local horizons to teach the Sun’s motion, Fernando Karaseur’s shares an interdisciplinary proposal for teaching in the Astronomy Education in Practice – Primary Schools session of the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc9d...

Our Horizon as a Calendar: Fernando Karaseur at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

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You missed Maryam Papari's talk in the Astronomy Education in Practice – Primary Schools session of the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop, where she shared a powerful teacher-training model bringing astronomy to Iranian schools? Follow up on our Youtube channel! 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1MQ...

Teacher Training in Iran: Maryam Papari at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

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The 2nd Southeast Asia - Planetarium, Education & Outreach Conference (SEA-PEO) will take place 23-25 November 2026 in Mactan, the Philippines 🔭 #astroedu There is no registration fee. Abstract submission deadline: 15 July indico.narit.or.th/e/SEAPEO2026

Discover how Ľubomíra Hujsová turns classrooms into mini-universes! A creative talk in the Astronomy Education in Practice – Primary Schools session of the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vNb...

Astronomy Activities for Primary Pupils: Ľubomira Hujsová at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

This was a talk given at the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education, organised by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE, http//astro4edu.org). Tak title: Implementing Astronomy-R...

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Galaxies are among the Universe’s greatest wonders! Join Debra Elmegreen in this plenary talk at the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education to explore these beautiful and mysterious cosmic structures 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iJ2...

Introduction to Galaxies: Debra Elmegreen at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

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How did attendees experience the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop, the 2025 edition of our annual virtual conference on astronomy for education? We have compiled their feedback in a detailed report 🔭 #astroedu astro4edu.org/media/docume...

New at Universe World: Meet Sævar Helgi Bragason and dive into the world of astronomy communication in Iceland 🔭 edu.inaf.it/in-english/u...

Preparing for Iceland’s solar eclipse – EduINAF

Known for its stunning geology and the northern lights, Iceland will experience a total eclipse of the Sun next August. Let's find out more with Sævar Helgi Bra

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Join Hira Fatima as she shares her journey as Pakistan’s National Astronomy Education Coordinator in this inspiring plenary presentation at the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMg...

Reflections from My Journey as a NAEC: Hira Fatima at the OAE’s 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop

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Congratulations @astro4dev.bsky.social on your 15th anniversary! When the OAE was established, we have benefited greatly from the lessons learned and the networks already formed at the OAD. To the next 15 years of astronomy for development work and fruitful collaboration between the IAU offices!

April's astroEDU activity takes you one step further into the cosmos with a tactile, hands-on exploration of the Universe and invites students to discover galaxy clusters, superclusters, filaments, and cosmic voids through 3D printed tactile models 🔭 #astroedu astroedu.iau.org/collections/...

On Monday 20 April 2026 at 13 UTC, we will host a proposal writing workshop online via Zoom to assist everyone who is interested in applying for our Teacher Training Programme 🔭 #astroedu The link to the meeting will be made available on the TTP website at astr04edu.org/ttp

The call for the 2026 edition of our Teacher Training Program is now open! 1/2 We invite anyone working in astronomy education to submit proposals for financial support for an astronomy teacher training in 2026 or early 2027. Application deadline: 30 April 2026 🔭 #astroedu astro4edu.org/ttp/

The IAU OAE Conference on Astronomy for Education picks up where the Shaw-IAU Workshops left off! It will take place 17-20 November 2026. Participation will remain free of charge 🔭 #astroedu Registration is already open, abstract submission will open soon: astro4edu.org/workshops/ia...

Applications for this years' AstroCamp are now open!

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AstroCamp is a three-year programme for students in their second to last year of secondary school that starts with a summer school from 30 July to 13 August this year (including an expedition to the total solar eclipse on 12 August) 🔭 #astroedu Introductory video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYzK...

The proceedings of the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education, summarizing all contributions and including links to the recorded talks on our YouTube channel, are now public! 🔭 #astroedu Read them here: zenodo.org/records/1911...

Happy Equinox - and happy Equal Day to everyone! Please join us in celebrating by promoting equality, peace, diversity, sustainability, and empathy through astronomy 🔭 equalday.weebly.com

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Internationales Spacecamp 2026 im #orbitall! Ein 7-tägiges Übernachtungscamp für Jugendliche ab 13 Jahren mit Fokus auf Raumfahrt und Naturwissenschaften! 🛰️🌎👩🏻‍💻 🗓️11.-18. Juli 2026 ❗Anmeldung bis 01. Juni 2026 Teilnahmegebühr: 430 € (inkl. Unterkunft & Verpflegung) #FEZBerlin #SpaceCamp #BlueLZ

Equinox is on 20 March - the Equal Day initiative, with events worldwide 18-23 March, unites people from all over the world, bound by awe for the peace that the universe calls for on the day of the equinox, when daylight and darkness are in balance across the globe 🔭 #astroedu equalday.weebly.com

Learn more about Equal Day from Jean-Pierre Saghbini, NAEC Lebanon and founder of the initiative which uses the March equinox to promote equality, peace, diversity, sustainability, and empathy through astronomy 🔭 #astroedu www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb3v...

Equal Day: Jean-Pierre Saghbini at the NAEC Quarterly 1 Meeting, 10 March 2026

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