Upcoming Workshops
Sky Rangers Outdoor Astronomy Interpretation Workshop
Yosemite National Park
October 7 - 12, 2010
We are no longer accepting applications for the Yosemite workshop. Please check back for application information about future workshops:
- Sky Rangers Online Workshop - Early 2011
- Sky Rangers Workshop - Acadia National Park - Summer or Fall 2011
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Photos from the Sky Rangers workshop at Bryce Canyon NP
Sky Rangers workshops, which are part of the Astronomy from the Ground Up program, are designed for educators and interpreters from parks, nature centers, and other informal outdoor and environmental educational facilities. This four-day workshop in beautiful Yosemite National Park will cover hands-on astronomy activities for outdoor settings, sky navigation, and telescope operation.
Participants will receive ten hours of hands-on telescope experience (weather permitting), learn about the science behind the various astronomical objects viewed through the telescopes, hear from experienced rangers on how to organize astronomy events and interpret the sky for park visitors, and develop their own observing lists and constellation tours.
The workshop is intended for beginners in astronomy, but will also appeal to those with more experience. Participants will receive a free toolkit of materials for outdoor astronomy activities, participate in short online follow-up sessions that cover seasonal skies, and become members of the Astronomy from the Ground Up online community of over 600 informal astronomy educators and interpreters around the U.S.
Sky Rangers workshops and materials are developed and delivered by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS), the National Association for Interpretation (NAI), and the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC). This material is based upon work supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under Grant/Contract/Agreement No. NNX09AD48G issued through the Science Mission Directorate.
Eligibility:
To participate in a Sky Rangers workshop, an individual must work or volunteer for a U.S. informal education facility with an outdoor focus (e.g. park, nature center, environmental education facility).
Application:
We are not currently accepting applications. To receive notification of future opportunities, please sign up here.
Questions? Contact Pablo via email at afgu {at} astrosociety.org or via phone at 415-337-1100 ext. 102.
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The workshop expanded my knowledge base in astronomy and gave me a working knowledge of telescope set-up and use. I am particularly excited about the hands-on activities.
- Beth Krisko, Director, Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center, Yellow Springs, OH
I thought the hands on telescope and night time activities were quite beneficial, [as was] learning the sky via the constellations and realizing how much easier it is to understand and navigate the night sky using these cultural stories and tales as guidance. I also felt that the instructors were personable and non-threatening to those of us who were a little insecure about astronomy.
- Roberta Moore, Park Guide, Great Basin National Park, Baker, NV
The most useful part of the AFGU/Sky Rangers workshop was the way it provided me with the background knowledge and tools to approach various areas of interest around the field of astronomy with my students …The instructors and facilitators had positive, patient and persistent attitudes when working with/helping novice astronomers like myself.
- Amoreena Treff, Headlands Institute, Sausalito, CA
I was the person with the least sky knowledge at the workshop. Since that time you could say my sky has opened up for me. I feel very comfortable using the the constellations as a road map. During the months since then, my co-workers and I have developed and conducted a number of programs. They include a display on light pollution, make a sundial, you and the moon, girl scout sky search, astronomy night, and boy scout constellation walks.
- Kathy Reidt, Wolcott Mill Historic Center, Ray, MI
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