The University of New Hampshire is pleased to announce The 5th Compton Symposium TEACHER WORSKHOP ON ASTRONOMY EDUCATION to be held at The Sheraton Harborside Hotel Portsmouth, NH Tuesday, September 14, 1999 The University of New Hampshire will be sponsoring a one-day workshop on Astronomy Education for teachers in grades 5-12. The workshop is being held in conjunction with the 5th Compton Symposium on Gamma-Ray Astronomy. Hosted by the University of New Hampshire and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the Compton Symposium brings together researchers from around the world. The last Compton Symposium, held in Williamsburg, VA in 1997, attracted over 300 scientists. The purpose of the workshop will be to provide New Hampshire educators with valuable ideas and resources for the teaching of astronomical concepts. In addition, astronomical researchers from both the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College will provide particpants with an overview of astronomical research that is taking place within New Hampshire. This will provide an opportunity to foster connections between local educators and researchers with the goal of forming long-term partnerships. There will be two components to the workshop. The morning session will be devoted to hands-on activities that will acquaint educators with some of the basic concepts in astronomy education and provide them with suitable curriculum materials. This session will be led by Dr. Douglas Duncan of the University of Chicago, who is also the National Education Coordinator of the American Astronomical Society. The afternoon session will consist of several short lectures by local researchers designed to provide an overview of the variety of astronomical research that is taking place within the state of New Hampshire. There may be some emphasis in these lectures on research in gamma ray astronomy, including such topics as gamma-ray bursts, black holes, neutrons stars, supernovae, quasars and solar flares. There will be no registration fee for this workshop. Each particpant will be provided with a variety of hand out materials, including a copy of "The Universe at Your Fingertips", a large compendium of useful classroom exercises compiled by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Lunch will also be provided. The workshop is limited to 45 participants. The workshop organizers include researchers from both the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College, along with several New Hamphire educators. The current list of organizers includes: Dr. Mark McConnell, Dept. of Physics, Univ of New Hampshire Dr. Eleanor Abrams, Dept. of Education, Univ of New Hampshire Ms. Martina Arndt, Graduate Student in Physics, Univ of New Hampshire Ms. Jan Derby, Christa MacAullife Planetarium Dr. Douglas Duncan, Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Univ of Chicago Mr. Chris Harper, Pinkerton Academy Mr. Ed Hendry, NH State Dept. of Education Ms. Sally Jensen, Holderness Central School Dr. James Ryan, Dept. of Physics, Univ of New Hampshire Dr. Gary Wegner, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Dartmouth College Further details on the workshop will be distributed as they become available and also at a web site that will soon be established at: http://wwwgro.unh.edu/compton5/teacher_workshop If you are interested in attending, please fill out the form below and return to : Dr. Mark McConnell Space Science Center Morse Hall University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 Phone: 603-862-2047 (work) or 603-659-7625 (home) Fax: 603-862-4685 E-mail: Mark.McConnell@unh.edu Name: ____________________________________________ Affiliation: _____________________________________ Address: _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Work Phone: ____________________________________ Home Phone: ____________________________________ Fax: _________________________________________ E-mail: _________________________________________ Do you wish to attend the workshop? (Y/N) ________