<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Apologies for the cross post or if some of you already got this news. I can vouch from experiencing his Parks radio telescope hosted activity that that Rob manages a fantastic workshop. Details below for his 2017 plans. Please pass onto anybody who may be interested in this.<div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><<a href="mailto:Robert.Hollow@csiro.au" class="">Robert.Hollow@csiro.au</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science Education Opportunities , February - April 2017</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">23 January 2017 at 2:35:13 pm AEDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><<a href="mailto:Robert.Hollow@csiro.au" class="">Robert.Hollow@csiro.au</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class="">
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">I’d like to inform you of a few educational opportunities coming up in the next few months:<br class="">
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<div class=""><b class=""><font face="Arial" class="">1. </font><span style="font-family: Arial;" class=""> </span><i style="font-family: Arial;" class="">Astronomy from the Ground Up!</i><span style="font-family: Arial;" class=""> teacher workshop</span></b></div>
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</span><i style="font-family: Arial;" class="">Astronomy from the Ground Up!</i><font face="Arial" class=""> teacher workshop at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory, Friday 28 - Sunday 30 April. </font></div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">This is your opportunity to develop your knowledge of how to teach
astronomy in an exciting and engaging manner. Over three days in the shadow an icon of Australian science, the </span>Parkes radio telescope<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">,
you will have the chance to enhance your confidence and skills in the astronomical concepts required to teach junior high school or primary science. No background or training in astronomy is required for participation in this workshop.</span></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Details and registration at: </font><a href="http://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/education/teachers/workshops/afgu.html" class="">http://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/education/teachers/workshops/afgu.html</a></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">2. PULSE@Parkes:</b></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">We have a vacant slot for an observing session in our Marsfield headquarters in Sydney on Thursday 23 March. To find out more about this free program please visit our site: </font><a href="http://pulseatparkes.atnf.csiro.au/" class="">http://pulseatparkes.atnf.csiro.au/</a></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">If interested in applying for this slot please email me. Preference will be given to schools that have not taken part previously. The slot is suitable for students in years 10 -12. We limit numbers to about 24 students.
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Slots for the April - September telescope semester will be announced in February. If you are interested please let me know so you receive notification once applications open.</font></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">3. Upcoming professional development sessions:</b></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">CASS staff will be presenting talks and workshop sessions at the following events early in 2017:</font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">a. STAV VicPhysics Physics Teacher Conference at La Trobe University, 16 February.</font></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">b. STANSW Annual Conference, Macquarie University, 17 - 18 February.</font></div>
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<div class="">c. 2017 ACT Astronomy and Space Science Education Workshop, Giralang Primary School, 4 March.</div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">For details on the sessions visit: </font><a href="http://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/education/teachers/workshops/index.html" class="">http://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/education/teachers/workshops/index.html</a></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">4. Perth Astrofest</b></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">CASS staff will be running a display and giving talk/running activities at the Perth Astrofest, Curtin University, 18 March: </font><a href="http://www.astronomywa.net.au/astrofest.html" class="">http://www.astronomywa.net.au/astrofest.html</a><font face="Arial" class=""> </font></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">5. School visits to CDSCC and Parkes Observatory </b></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Bookings for school visits to the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla have now closed and all slots are taken though the Visitor Centre is open for family visits: </font><a href="http://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/" class="">http://www.cdscc.nasa.gov/</a></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Schools may still book in for visits to our Visitor Centre at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory. For details: </font><a href="http://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Facilities/ATNF/Parkes-radio-telescope/Parkes-Observatory-Visitors-Centre" class="">http://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Facilities/ATNF/Parkes-radio-telescope/Parkes-Observatory-Visitors-Centre</a></div>
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