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The Mediterranean Regional SHAW-IAU Workshop on ASTronomy for EDucation (MASTED) will be held between 16 – 20 October 2024 in person at Istanbul Kultur University in Istanbul, Türkiye.
English is the official language of the workshop.
FRESCO project residency meeting organised by IAU OAE Center Italy will take place in the same venue between 13-16 October 2024.
The FRESCO project, led by the IAU OAE Centre Italy (I-OAE), is an international collaborative project that aims to co-design different educational resources for children up to 12 years of age using the game-based learning method. Astronomy education experts from 11 countries will attend the FRESCO Residency Meeting in a 4-day event and will be organised as a joint event with the MASTED workshop.
MASTED workshop registration will start at 2 pm on Wednesday October 16th, 2024 at Istanbul Kültür University Bakırköy campus Ataköy building.
[ACTIVITY WORKSHOPS]
[ACTIVITY WORKSHOPS]
17 October 2024 Thursday
9:00 - 10:30
Fresco Project Activity Workshop-1 [GBL Group]
18 October 2024 Friday
11:00 - 13:00
Activity workshop 1: "Introducing Astronomy Labs in Schools with Low-cost Activities and Telescopes"
[Samir Dhurde (NAEC-India), Surhud More (NAEC-India), Prasad Adekar, Maharudra Mate, Rupesh Labade, Shivani Pethe, Tushar Purohit, Sonal Thorve]
18 October 2024 Friday
14:00 - 15:30
Activity workshop 2: "Crafting space-themed plaster molds"
[Marc Bou Zeid (NAEC-Lebanon)]
18 October 2024 Friday
16:00 - 17:30
Activity workshop 3: "Cosmo Hunters"
[Giannandrea Inchingolo (NAEC Italy), Rachele Toniolo, Alessandra Zanazzi, Silvia Casu]
19 October 2024 Saturday
11:00 - 13:00
Activity workshop 4: "Searching for Life in the Universe"
[Juan Angel Vaquerizo (NAEC Spain)]
19 October 2024 Saturday
14:00 - 15:30
Sabir Project Activity Workshop 1: "Asteroid Miners"
[Aysegul Yelkenci (NAEC Türkiye), Korhan Yelkenci, Ceren Can]
19 October 2024 Saturday
16:00 - 17:30
Sabir Project Activity Workshop 2: "Exoplanets: Hands-On Transit Method"
[Hassane Darhmaoui and Zakaria Belhaj (NAEC Morocco)]
20 October 2024 Sunday
11:00 - 13:00
Activity Workshop 5: "The Game of Seven Constellations"
[Kawtar Jalili (Kiddo Education), Silvia Casu]
[Partıcıpant presentations]
[Partıcıpant presentations]
18 October 2024 Friday
09:00 - 09:15
Presentation 1: "Teaching Astronomy in Low-Electricity Regions: Innovative Blackboard-Based Methods"
[Jamal Mimouni (Univ. of Constantine1, Algeria)]
18 October 2024 Friday
09:15 - 09:30
Presentation 2: "The Challenges of Teaching and Evaluating Astronomy Activities in the Croatian Educational System"
[Danijela Takač, Ana-Marija Zaninović (NAEC Croatia)]
18 October 2024 Friday
09:30 - 09:45
Presentation 3: "Light Pollution Activities for Schools"
[Margarita Metaxa (Arsakeio High School)]
18 October 2024 Friday
09:45 - 10:00
Presentation 4: "Integrating art and astronomy in early childhood education"
[Maria Ampartzaki (NAEC Greece), Konstantinos Tassis (Univ. of Crete), Vasiliki Pavlidou (Univ. of Crete), Michail Kalogiannakis (Univ. of Thessaly), Konstantinos Christidis (Univ. of Crete)]
18 October 2024 Friday
10:00 - 10:15
Presentation 5: "Skylab: Astrophysics Resources by Students for Students"
[Marina Canali (NAEC Italy)]
18 October 2024 Friday
10:15 - 10:30
Presentation 6: "Playing around with the Universe"
[Sara Zarrinchang, (INAF)]
19 October 2024 Saturday
09:00 - 09:15
Presentation 7: "Mars retrograde motion"
[AbdelHafidh Teyahi (NAEC Tunisia)]
19 October 2024 Saturday
09:15 - 09:30
Presentation 8: "Road-STEAMer Horizon Project - STEAM Education in Practice"
[Simeona Mamo, University of Malta ]
19 October 2024 Saturday
09:30 - 09:45
Presentation 9: "Women pioneers in astronomy: role-models for equity education today"
[Olga Suarez (NAEC France), Aurelie Marcotto, Quentin Branchereau (Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur)]
19 October 2024 Saturday
09:45 - 10:00
Presentation 10: "From shadows to enlightenment"
[Alvaro Folhas (NAEC Portugal)]
19 October 2024 Saturday
10:00 - 10:15
Presentation 11: "Presenting Sun activity at middle secondary school"
[Dunja Fabjan (NAEC Slovenia)]
19 October 2024 Saturday
10:15 - 10:30
Presentation 12: "Navigating the Stars: Enhancing Astronomy Education Amid Social Challenges in Seine-Saint-Denis"
[Fatoumata Kebe (Association Ephémérides)]
20 October 2024 Sunday
09:00 - 09:15
Presentation13: "STEM education with robotic telescopes: lessons from the PETeR project"
[Nayra Rodríguez-Eugenio (NAEC Spain), Alejandra Goded-Merino (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias - IAC)]
20 October 2024 Sunday
09:15 - 09:30
Presentation14: "Enhancing Astronomy Education and Inclusivity in Nigeria through Innovative Approaches and Community Engagement"
[Olayinka Fagbemiro (NAEC Nigeria)]
20 October 2024 Sunday
09:30 - 09:45
Presentation15: "Heavenly Bodies: the Fascinating world of Asteroids, Meteorites and Comets"
[Jean-Pierre Saghbini (NAEC Lebanon)]
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (during Coffee Breaks)
"Activities organized by NAEC Tunisia", Saadia Ksouri (NAEC Tunisia)
"NASE astronomy courses for teachers in Bulgaria" Ivo Jokin (NAEC Bulgaria)
"AstroBilgi Astronomy Teacher Trainings in Türkiye" Duygu Esendemir, Murat Esendemir, Ayşegül Yelkenci, Dursun Koçer, Zeki Aslan, Serdar Evren, Zeynel Tunca, Ethem Derman, Korhan Yelkenci, Tahsin Demirciler, Ümit Fuat Özyar, Mert Koçer, Uğur İkizler (NAEC Türkiye Team, Turkish Astronomical Society)
"Astronomy Education Activities at Gökmen Space and Aviation Center" Yağmur Karan (Gökmen Space and Aviation Center, Türkiye)
SocIal program
SocIal program
In addition to scientific program there will be a social program for the participants to visit the historical sites and museums such as Topkapi Palace, Saint Sophia, Istanbul University Observatory and Museum, The Museum of the History of Science and Technology.
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