Sustainable Space Education Resources and Teacher Support Across the Classroom for all Teachers

Paper number

IAC-08.E1.2.6

Author

Prof. Lachlan Thompson, RMIT University, Australia, Australia

Coauthor

Mrs. Yolanda Berenguer, Unesco, France

Coauthor

Ms. Anne Elisabeth Brumfitt, Space Qualified Ltd, Australia

Coauthor

Ms. Lyn Wigbels, American Astronautical Society (AAS), United States

Coauthor

Mr. Philippe Willikens, International Astronautical Federation (IAF), France

Year

2008

Abstract

Space is an important education vehicle for all subjects, ages, abilities, pedagogies and curricula. Its multi-faceted properties make it an exciting differentiated tool for teacher, librarian, subject and resource co-ordinator use. As an education vehicle, it ranks with the very best of stimuli. It introduces, it supports, it extends, exemplifies, illustrates and reinforces. It excites all ages across all subject and skill domains. 

A key component in fostering space inclusion in the classroom is the availability of sustainable space education support. For the busy teacher resources must be clear, easily adaptable to teacher and student needs, must be accessible and bite sized, they must encompass the spectrum of tools, genres and technologies, pedagogies and delivery methods. They must be free and available to all.

This paper demonstrates resources which include fabulous images for class and wall use, for stimulus and illustration; there are films, video clips, animations of space in action, cut and build models, activities, ideas and suggestions, as well as teacher and parent/home schooling notes. The resources encompass different needs and abilities, formal and non formal requirements.

This paper examines the breadth of the educators subject and cross-curricula needs and illustrates the extensive variety of sustainable free hands-on resources for all teachers, home educators, parents, students, librarians, resource co-ordinators and career advisers. In particular it highlights and demonstrates the new education-support IAF portal tool which provides easy and immediate designer access to what for the non-space scientist, is often a confusing and inaccessible space world. This paper illustrates clearly what is available and where to find it. It empowers educators to resource their projects with the very best and up to date resources.

From art to physics, from history to Model United Nations, from geography to philosophy and faith, from spacecraft to space law, from medicine and health physics to ICT and technology transfer, these global space resources from all the major agencies are here for use by all deliverers and stakeholders. In addition space technology provides the means and mechanisms to deliver this education support to everyone. 

Abstract document

IAC-08.E1.2.6.pdf

Manuscript document

IAC-08.E1.2.6.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).

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