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The Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) of the International Astronomical Union, hosted at @hausderastronomie.bsky.social https://haus-der-astronomie.de/de/impressum

Logo of the OAE Center Thailand
Poster for the Fourth Workshop for Astronomy Beyond the Common Senses for Accessibility and Inclusion (4WAI) illustrated with a blind man and a woman with headphones and tactile models of the planets
Poster for the SEA-PEO conference 2026
Titlepage of the Attendees Feedback Report for the Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 2025
Banner of the astroEDU activity "3D Universe: Citizens of Laniakea" with a labeled image of the Local Group of galaxies on the left and a Chain-like structure on the right
Poster for the Techer Training Programme Proposal Writing Workshop on Monday, 20 April at 13 UTC online via Zoom
Poster for the Teacher Training Programme of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education, application deadline 30 April 2026
Cover of the Proceedings of the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education
Poster for the Equal Day on 20 March with worldwide events 18-23 March and an AI-generated background image of a scale holding people on both sided, with planets and the daytime sky on one side and the Milky Way and the Moon on the other
Banner of the March 2026 astroEDU activity Habitat in Peril with pictures from the role-playing game
Poster for the Basic Astronomy and Space Science Teacher Training Programme 9-13 February 2026 with logos and contact data
Banner announcing the COSPAR Panel on Education at the upcoming COSPAR Assembly with sessions COSPAR PE.1: Space Education in Schools in the Era of Generative AI and COSPAR PE.2: Current Trends, Initiatives and Research in Education and Outreach for Space Sciences. Registration deadline 27 July 2026, abstract submission deadline 13 February 2026
Poster announcing the ASEAN Astronomy Camp for high school students 15-19 years old, taking place 10-13 March 2026 in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Banner for the astroEDU activity "Origami Molecular Footballs" with three pictures: a hand holding a soccer ball, a 3D rendering of the buckyball molecule, and an origami ball
A group of people sitting around a table in front of a screen, taking notes
A group of people sitting around a table in front of a screen, taking notes
Screenshot of Hira Fatima and OAE director Markus Pössel talking on a video conference platform
A diverse group of 20 adults with conference badges posing in front of Haus der Astronomie's auditorium
Group picture of a diverse group of six men and five women in front of a white building with curvy facade elements
Group foto of five men and three women of different ethnicity in front of an indigenous Australian painting
Banner for the September 2025 astroEDU activity "Space Gardening" with pictures of a plant growing project
Banner of the CAP Conference 2026 with an image of Byurakan Observatory
Titlepage of the Proceedings of the second edition of the Astronomy for Education in the Francophone countries conference
Promotional poster for the astronomy training workshop titled “Using Telescopes and Planetarium Software,” held on August 3–4, 2025, at the Baghdad Planetarium. Organized by the Scientific Welfare Department – Ministry of Youth and Sports in cooperation with the IAU OAE National Astronomy Education Coordinator team for Iraq.
Announcement card vor the astroEDU summer 2025 activities collection with three images showing electonics, a tactile Jupiter and a person rubbing a styrofoam container
Poster for the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education taking place 18-21 November 2025. Planned sessions include: Astronomy Education in Schools in Practice (Primary and Secondary Schools) This session will focus on practical applications of astronomy education in classrooms, highlighting successful classroom strategies and innovative teaching techniques that engage students at both primary and secondary levels. Astronomy Education Research This session will explore recent developments and findings in astronomy education research, examining methodologies, assessment techniques, and the impact of various educational interventions on learners and educators. Teaching Methods and Tools Dedicated to discussing and sharing effective teaching tools, digital resources, and pedagogical strategies that enhance astronomy education at different levels. This session covers a broad pedagogical range from online teaching, to teaching with art and other disciplines and teaching with museum exhibits. Science Focus Session on Galaxies This session will cover the latest scientific discoveries about galaxies, their formation and evolution, and how these topics can be effectively incorporated into educational settings. Education Focus Session on Teaching with Authentic Data: This session will highlight methods for integrating real astronomical data into teaching, showcasing projects and resources that allow students to engage in inquiry-based learning with authentic datasets.
Poster for the MARASE workshop with Egyptian design elements
Patricio Castro, one of the OAE's Chilean NAECs, demonstrating the bottle globe to model the celestial sphere for a group of teachers standing around him
Poster for the 7th Shaw-IAU-Workshop on Astronomy for Education, taking place 18-21 November 2025 online. Planned Sessions: Astronomy education in schools in practice (primary and secondary schools), Astronomy Education Research, Teaching methods and tools, Science focus session on Galaxies, Education focus session on teaching with authentic data
Banner for the astroEDU educational activity "The Brown Dwarf builder's guide" for May 2025 with a background photo of four styrofoam models in different colours
Poster illustrated with two boats ashore unter a starry sky announcing the Astro-Journeys International Course taking place 29 June to 4 July 2025 in Marathon, Greece
Banner for the astroEDU activity "Clouds on other planets" with a photograph of a jar partly filled with water and a bowl of ice on top
Poster announcing the ARISS event for African students on 18 April 2025 8:30-11:30 UT with speakers Miracle Chibuzor Marcel, Domingos Barbosa, Claudio Ariotti, Stefan Dombrowski, Vdvuds Belavs, Carla Mitchell, Amare Abebe and Declan Kirrane
Poster announcing the ARISS event for African students on 18 April 2025 8:30-11:30 UT
Poster of the K-12 Astronomy Education Conference in Asia 2025
Poster announcing the One Sky for All Activity for Equal Day
Poster announcing the OAE's Teacher Training Program 2025
Poster announcing the astroEDU activities Meet our Neighbours: Mercury and Mars with pictures of tactile models of Mercury and Mars
Group picture of 18 men and women in front of a projection screen
A group of black children looking at the Sun with eclipse glasses from a residential area
Logo of AstroCamp
Poster for the Equal Day on 20 March with an AI-generated image of the Sun and the moon in an hourglass with the mily way and a dove in the background
Announcement of the astroEDU activity "Asteroid miners" for February 2025 with a comic image of astronauts with a huge drill digging on a planetary surface
Poster announcing the ASEAN Astronomy Camp taking place 11-14 March 2025 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Screenshot of the Shaw-IAU Workshop website
Announcement of the astroEDU activity for January 2025 "Paper Planets" with three pictures of childrens' hands colouring a sheet of planet drawings
12 images of sunset. Sunset moves from the left at the top, to the right in the middle, and back to the left at the bottom
Poster for the December 2024 astroEDU activity "Identiki of an alien" with illustrations of three green aliens, one of them looking like E.T., the other two more reptiloid
Poster for the astroEDU activity Exoplanet in a box with photos of a cardboard box with slits and a mobile phone screen showing a transit lightcurve
Poster for the 1st Asian Regional Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education 19-21 December 2024 in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
A countdown for the 6th Shaw-IAU-Workshop on Astronomy for Education starting in 32 minutes
Titlecard of the astroEDU activity 3, 2, 1 time for water rockets with a picture of children starting water rockets in a yard
Cover of the Big Ideas in Astronomy booklet in traditional Chinese
Cover of the Big Ideas in Astronomy booklet in Simplified Chinese
Cover of the Big Ideas in Astronomy booklet in Hindi
Two men and four women in front of a fair booth with the OAE logo and a huge Earth ball
Screenshot of the website of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education
Screenshot of the website of the 6th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education
Poster announcing the July 2024 activity "Cubic Planets" with a photograph of piled cubic cardboard planets
Lightning forks and appears to hit the ground in front of a cloudy sky