A free CPD workshop for teachers and educators as part of World Space Week to inspire colleagues in developing children’s understanding of Space. We invite you to come to explore different ways to address common space education misconceptions and gain insight on different teaching activities and approaches. The workshop runs from 4 to 5.30 pm on Wednesday October 10th at Heywood Prep School, Corsham. STEM Ambassadors Simon Holbeche (Bath Astronomers) and Camilla Evans (Head of Science, Heywood Prep) will share their latest resources and ideas for using Space as a context for learning in EYFS, KS1 and KS2
To reserve a place please visit: www.SpaceCPD.co.uk
The full address of the workshop is Heywood Prep, The Priory, Priory Street, Corsham, SN13 0AP
For more information you can contact the school on 01249 713379
Useful Links:
- ESERO Teach with Space resources
- ESERO UK office resources
- Space Education Quality Mark
- NASA/JPL Teaching resources
- Scopes4SEN – Charity donating telescopes to UK schools
Useful online/offline resources:
Augmented Reality tools:
Online Telescopes:
- Faulkes Telescope project
- iTelescope (commercial)
Current Missions:
- BepiColombo bound for Mercury
- Curiosity rover on Mars
- GAIA – measuring the galaxy
- Hayabusa 2 and Asteroid Ryugu
- Hubble Space Telescope
- InSight Mars Lander
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Juno around Jupiter
- Kepler/K2 Space Telescope – Exoplanet hunter
- Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
- New Horizons bound for Ultima Thule
- Opportunity rover on Mars
- Osiris Rex and Asteroid Bennu
- Parker Solar Probe
- Solar Dynamics Observatory
- TESS – Exoplanet hunter