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Astronomy Education Review
Seven Concepts for Effective Teaching 
  
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A. Fraknoi, Astron. Educ. Rev., 10 (1), 3 (2011).
This is a brief essay about concepts for improving the way teachers teach. It is geared toward the field of Astronomy, but the concepts can be applied universally. The author…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2011008
Ten Myths - Bones of contention held near and dear by experienced amateurs 
  
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This article informs amateur astronomers about ten common mistakes people make when buying and using a telescope. It is part of Brian Tung's The Astronomy Corner.
http://www.astronomycorner.net/games/myths.html
Astrobites 
  
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Astrobites is a daily astrophysical literature journal written by graduate students in astronomy. The goal of this site is to present one interesting paper per day in a brief format…
https://astrobites.org/
The Physics Teacher
Kinesthetic Astronomy: The Sky Time Lesson 
  
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C. Morrow, Phys. Teach., 38 (4), 252-253 (2000).
Everyday association with time in our modern age involves watches, clocks, and calendars rather than the astronomical motions that were the original bases for timekeeping. However,…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.880520
Astronomy Education Review
Development and Application of a Situated Apprenticeship Approach to Professional Development of Astronomy Instructors 
  
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E. Prather and G. Brissenden, Astron. Educ. Rev., 7 (2), 1-17 (2008).
Professional development for astronomy instructors largely focuses on enhancing their understanding of the limitations of professor-centered lectures while also increasing awareness…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2008016
Nicolaus Copernicus 
  
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This site presents an history of the life of Copernicus. It discusses the discoveries he made and the other important accomplishments in his life. This is part of the Mac Tutor…
https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Copernicus/
Science Education
Who Needs 3D When the Universe Is Flat? 
  
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U. Eriksson, Sci. Educ., 98 (3), 412–442 (2014).
An overlooked feature in astronomy education is the need for students to learn to extrapolate three-dimensionality and the challenges that this may involve. Discerning critical…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13750&DocID...
The Physics Teacher
Stars of the Big Dipper: A 3-D Vector Activity 
  
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V. Kuo and R. Beichner; Publisher: American Association of Physics Teachers, Phys. Teach., 44 (3), 168-172 (2006).
Most teachers of introductory physics will agree that many students have difficulty with vectors, so much so that we frequently spend a week at the beginning of the semester…
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2173325
Astronomy Education Review
Research on a Lecture-Tutorial Approach to Teaching Introductory Astronomy for Non–Science Majors 
  
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E. Prather, T. Slater, J. Adams, J. Bailey, L. Monowar-Jones, and J. Dostal, Astron. Educ. Rev., 3 (2), 122-136 (2004).
The project produced learner-centered classroom instructional materials for a large-enrollment intro astronomy survey course for non-science majors. Lecture-Tutorials are…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER2004019
Astronomy Education Review
A National Study Assessing the Teaching and Learning of Introductory Astronomy Part II: The Connection between Student Demographics and Learning 
  
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A. Rudolph, E. Prather, G. Brissenden, D. Consiglio, and V. Gonzaga, Astron. Educ. Rev., 9 (1).
This is the second in a series of reports on a national study of the teaching and learning of astronomy in general education, nonscience major, introductory college astronomy courses…
https://doi.org/10.3847/AER0009068

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