Greetings all
Some news and information:
1. Telescopes4Teachers
Shouldn’t every teacher and student have access to a telescope? Rick Fienberg and Doug Arion of the Galileoscope project think so, and so do Pamela Gay and her colleagues at Astrosphere New Media Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving science literacy and education. Astrosphere has created the Telescopes4Teachers program, through which supporters in the U.S. can make tax-deductible donations of Galileoscopes to their favorite teachers and schools. Supporters outside the U.S. can contribute too, but not tax-deductibly. There are two ways to donate Galileoscopes to schools via the Telescopes4Teachers program:
* In the U.S. (only), individuals and organizations can contribute $50 (for 1 kit) or $200 (for 1 case of 6 kits) and specify the teacher or school where the Galileoscope(s) should be delivered; the school must be a nonprofit educational institution serving grades from kindergarten through college. Where applicable in the U.S., these donations are fully tax-deductible.
* If you’d prefer to make a smaller donation, or if you live outside the U.S., you can contribute any amount toward the purchase of Galileoscopes to be shipped to underserved schools throughout the world. (Such contributions are not tax-deductible.) In partnership with the Galileo Teacher Training Program and the CosmoQuest citizen-science project, Astrosphere will identify teachers in financially struggling regions and provide them not only a case of Galileoscopes for their class, but also the training they need to teach astronomy effectively.
For more information or to make a donation, visit Telescopes4Teachers.org
[U.S. teachers: To receive free Galileoscopes for your classroom, you’ll need to find a donor or donors willing to contribute $50 (1 kit) or $200 (1 case of 6 kits) and to specify your school as the recipient. We do not maintain a list of educators seeking donations.]
2. Science writing internship opportunity at EU Universe Awareness
EU Universe Awareness (EU-UNAWE) ― an IAU- and UNESCO-endorsed programme that uses astronomy to inspire children aged 4-10 years ― is looking for a science writing intern.
More information:
http://www.unawe.org/about/jobs/3. Since IYA, Mi'kmaw Elders Murdena and Albert Marshall and/or Canada Research Chair Cheryl Bartlett at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia have continued to promote Two-Eyed Seeing as a way for Indigenous knowledges and mainstream sciences to work together for the benefit of all. Two prominent, recent examples include a presentation for university representatives from across Atlantic Canada re "Eight Elders' Recommendations for Honouring Traditional Knowledge" and discussion at the 2012 Governor General's Leadership Conference in Halifax. In addition, Two-Eyed Seeing has been adapted within the business case made by CIHR-IAPH (Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health) for research programming over the next five years and specifically within IAPH's new "pathways" signature road map initiative for Aboriginal health research in Canada. More information available at:
www.integrativescience.ca.
Regards
Kevin
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Kevin Govender
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development
www.astro4dev.org
