IAU Office of Astronomy for Education
The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education is the International Astronomical Union’s office dedicated to astronomy for primary and secondary education.
Booths
Exodus Chun-Long Sit
Bringing the Night Sky to Life: Creative and Experiential Astronomy in Primary Education
Matheus Rabelo
OBAnautas do Valongo: supporting students in scientific olympiads in Brazil
Markus Paul
Autonomous Space Greenhouse Research
William Brandt
The Penn State Inservice Workshops in Astronomy (PSIWA)
Jinyi Zhou
Student-Led Astronomy Union Networks Supporting Secondary School Astronomy Education in China
Diego Alvarado
From Teachers to Astronomy Ambassadors: Scaling Astronomy and Scientific Education in Peru
Eduardo Nicolás Aguilera Venegas
From data to orbital models: Building a scale model of the solar system with real astronomical data
Anastasiia Rykhlova
Bridging the Geographical Gap: Online Olympiad Astronomy Training for Russian Students
Daniel Obajemu
The Liberian Astronomical Society: Building Astronomy Education in Liberia
Yadanan Inta
ASEAN Astronomy Camp (AAC)
Sulistiyowati
Learning by Teaching: Developing Science Communication Through Astronomy Outreach
Raju Bhattarai
Activities for early learning of big bang cosmology
Aline Tiara Mota
Astronomy Of Brazilian Indigenous Knowledges: An Interdisciplinary Sky Observation Workshop
Daria-Teodora Harabor
Bridging the Educational Gap in Astronomy: Insights into the Romanian Excellence Center
Roberta Milczwski Cosmala
Moon observation and poetry: a STEAM approach to astronomy literacy.
Masoom Jethwa
From Outreach to Learning Progression: A Multi-Year Astronomy Curriculum for Grades 5–9
Eleonora Panini
Cosmo-Edu-Lab: an educational platform for secondary school cosmology activities
Joselyn Arias
Tracing Astronomy Learning Pathways in the Ecuadorian Curriculum
Samantha Gonçalves
Science communication through storytelling about the total lunar eclipse of 1504
Fernando Ariel Karaseur
Analysis of teaching decisions when using textbooks to plan astronomy sequences
Masoom Jethwa
Tracking Primary Astronomy Competencies and Representation Variance via Multi-Modal CSCL
Gleici Kelly de Lima
Astronomical Literacy: a constellation of signifiers for Astronomy Education
Rajat Thapa
Astronomy in Nepal's National Science Curriculum: A Preliminary Scope Analysis
Elizandra Daneize dos Santos
Teaching Astronomy from a Socio-Historical Perspective
Olivier Parisot
Enhancing Astronomy Education Through AI-Assisted Sky Observation
Catalina-Ana Miritescu
Bridging Astronomy Education and Olympiad Training: An IAU-OAE Teacher Training Program in Romania
Hideki Uchiyama
Development and Classroom Trial of Suzaku X-ray Data Materials for Measuring the Age of the Universe
Anushri Shom
Stars for All: An Inclusive Astronomy Outreach Initiative
Tulika Dey
Astronomy Beyond Seeing: Designing Inclusive Astronomy Experiences Through Imagination, Storytelling
Nicolas Bonne
The Tactile Universe: Communicating Gravitational Wave Astronomy with Multi-sensory Resources
Jeremi Santana
Exploring the Universe Through Touch, Sound, and Inclusion
Nebiyu Mohammed
One Sky, Many Senses: An Inclusive Astronomy Teacher Training Program (TTP2025) in Ethiopia
Nindhita Pratiwi
Promoting Inclusive Astronomy Education in Eastern Indonesia through the 8th NASE Workshop
Ľubomíra Hujsová
Space Fridays: An Astronomy Festival for Families
Mohammad Sadegh Faghanpour
Using Star Names and Sky Stories to Engage Students with the Night Sky
Nir Dubrovsky
The city of Holon in space
Ravindra Godbole
Basic Astronomy concepts with Physical Models
Ákos Kereszturi
Visualize planetary science for students
Tomáš Gráf
Unisphere at Five
Adriana Araujo
Interactive teaching tools: A strategy for deep and immersive learning in Asteroid sciences.
Ekaterina Tikhomirova
The educational quest "The Large Space Games"
Michael O'Shea
Teaching, learning, and organizing in an informal, urban astronomy movement
Mohit Umrania
Universal Design in Astronomy: Tactile Origami for BVI Space Education
Sarah Abotsi-Masters
Bridging Gaps in Astronomy Education for Exceptional Learners in Ghana through Teacher Training
Ridima Sur
Using Film Scenes to Teach Real Astronomy Concepts in Inclusive Classrooms
Rafael Martinez
From the Megaliths of Calçoene-BR to the JWT: A Didactic Proposal on Observing the Sky
Newton Figueiredo
A hands-on activity to teach the retrograde motion of the outer planets of the Solar System
Lucky Puspitarini
Empowering East Nusa Tenggara Teachers Through Astronomy Education Training
Matipon Tangmatitham
The Celestial Sphere Project
Margarita Metaxa
STARLIGHT BRIDGES: Community Astrotourism as a Tool for STEM Education and Sustainable Development
Akihiko Tomita
Examples of interdisciplinary teaching materials incorporating daily life and cultural contexts
John Boisvert
Slooh is a live-sky space exploration platform giving learners direct access to professional robotic
Sibsankar Pali
The Beyonder's Space Forum: Multilingual Pathways to Equitable Space Education
Giovanna Carvalho de Morais
Decolonizing the Sky: Intercultural Interventions in a São Paulo Planetarium
Grant Hurley
Touching the Sky: 3D Printing Tactile Galaxy Models for Accessible Astronomy
Kate Meredith & Ed Sadler
Inside the Sadler-McCarron Tactile Telescope
Shauna Edson
Radio Astronomy Observing and Outreach Program at the National Air and Space Museum
Mohamed Darwish
Masers and Their Role in Understanding Massive Star Formation
Aya Higuchi
Hands-On Radio Astronomy Training in a Mathematics Department
David Cherres
Bringing Radio Astronomy to the Classroom: A Low-Cost SDR Telescope for HI Detection
William Waller
Exploring Galactic Ecosystems – The Nebular Wellsprings of Stars, Planets, and Life
Sandipan
A Student-Led Radio Telescope Project for Astronomy Education
Megan Argo
Using professional radio astronomy datasets to enhance undergraduate skills
William J. Hubbell
From Teacher to Pupil to Famous Astronomers – How a Small Town Became The Cradle of Modern Astronomy
Wanzhao Li
Stargazing in Cracks
Yuan Sui
Building Inclusive Pathways to Astronomy Participation: Experiences from the RADIIO Project in China
Niall Deacon
Mapping the Cosmos: An Educational Card Game
Tessa Hoogma
Teaching Black Hole Imaging with Qualitative Modelling: Design and Pilot Results