by cmas | Apr 9, 2010 | News, Reports
The Galileo Teacher Training Programme (GTTP) team in Portugal, still in the scope of IYA2009 national plan of activities and with the support of Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, has promoted the first GTTP training session for Portuguese speaking African countries (PALOP is the acronym in Portuguese). The session had 6 participants from: Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and São Tomé and Prince. The Portuguese team was composed by astrophysicists and Galileo Teachers (GT). During one week the group had the opportunity to be exposed to several different types of tools and resources starting from the very simple ones, with very simple material ending with a robotic telescope observing session.
by cmas | Feb 26, 2010 | News
The International Year of Astronomy 2009/Mani Bhaumik Prize for Excellence in Astronomy Education and Public Outreach has been awarded to From Earth to the Universe (FETTU). This award recognises FETTU’s important contribution in improving public awareness of astronomical achievements, and in stimulating the use of astronomy for the promotion of scientific education and culture in 2009.
Three additional projects from the very high quality field were selected as runners-up in the contest. The first runner-up is Around the World in 80 Telescopes with The Galileoscope and Galileo Teacher Training Program sharing the second runners-up prize, for their outstanding contributions to all aspects of education during IYA2009.
by cmas | Feb 25, 2010 | New Technologies, Resources
This is a wonderful resource for people willing to start their adventure in robotic telescopes. As part of NASA program you can now use one of their ground-based equipment to acquire images selected by you. In the website you also find a fine selection of projects and...
by cmas | Feb 3, 2010 | News
The IAU and UNESCO has earmarked a certain amount of funding to support IYA2009 related projects and activities in developing regions. This call for proposals comes via the GTTP cornerstone and is thus targeted at providing seed funding and basic support in order to stimulate teacher training workshops in developing regions. Note that although this funding is aimed specifically at “developing countries”, exceptions with appropriate motivation will be accepted – the main concern simply being who the beneficiaries would be. Proposals should also be in alignment with the IYA2009 goals and more specifically the GTTP goals.
New deadline for submition: March 25th 2010
by cmas | Jan 26, 2010 | News
The Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP) was born as a cornerstone of IYA2009 but its legacy will continue long after the end of 2009, as it is now an official educational program of the IAU (International Astronomical Union) and part of the “IAU Decadal Strategic Plan”.
We are now asking some input from the community in order to understand the best way to move GTTP forward in the years to come. Please take some time and fill in this form with the requested information.
