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The intent of this group is to discuss how teachers and planetarium educators can extend the classroom into the planetarium.
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- Employment Status (can pick more than one):
- Formerly worked in a planetarium
- If you work(ed) in a planetarium, which one?
- East Kentucky Science Center, KY; Clay Center, WV; Western Washington University, WA
- Are you a member of an astronomy club? If so, which one(s)
- not currently
- Just for fun, what are some words that describe you (can pick more than one)?
- Astronomy lover, sidewalk astronomer, geek, avid reader, skeptic
- About Me:
- I've been teaching in planetariums for about three years. I have recently decided to go back to school to gain a broader science background than my undergraduate degree got me. Hopefully, this will make it possible for me to get any of a variety of informal science education jobs, although planetariums are my true favorite!
I like kittens and puppies, springtime, and long walks on the beach.
My first planetarium - WWU, 1999-2002
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Thanks for your comment on my blog. Hopefully by this time you have seen my new blog and checked out some of the pics.
I don't know what the food is like in Tanzania, as I have never been there, but in Ghana the food is very delicious, reminds me quite a lot of southern cooking and soul food, which isn't surprising since many slaves came from West Africa. If interested in more details, look at this link:
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071206084749AAohVNZ
Hope that your studies are going well and thanks for thinking of me and the Ghana Planetarium on their very special day.
I'm leaving for Ghana in 3 days! Will have lots of projects to work on. Detroit Science Center is donating a Starlab projector, Jim Sweitzer a program on climate change, Lawrence Hall of Science some PASS programs. So I will be training Jacob and his associates how to use those, in addition to the grand opening.
Hope that your studies are going well. Our classes at MSU Moorhead are starting today if students can make it through the blizzard that we are having. I guess it's not too bad in town. They are predicting 2-5 inches of snow.
http://www.ghanascienceproject.net/news_nov_08.html
I will take pictures and video while I am there.
Nice picture with the Spitz machine. Did you have the opportunity to do shows with a classic like this? I'm envious.
Yes, I will definitely have pictures, videos and updates when we have the grand opening. Sheldon and his wife want to go and volunteer to help Jacob at the Ghana Science Center. Wonderful!
https://mplanetarium.sharefile.com/
?cmd=d&id=cc9711dc4dab4de2
https://mplanetarium.sharefile.com/
?cmd=d&id=1d451bf1671440d3
I never hardly check My Space or Facebook sites but I check this one often. I think it's really great to find out a little more about our colleagues.
I kept pretty busy with the planetarium project [I'll send you a link to look at an interview with Jacob Ashong], but I did see one volunteer who was in country at the same time I was and I saw the family I lived with in Liberia. One of the daughters lives in Ghana and the parents came to Ghana to see me.
Another highlight of the summer was a 25 year reunion of fellow Ghana RPCVs in August in SC. First time I had seen most of them since Ghana.
Is your picture at Mammoth Cave?
Dave
p.s. Here's the Ghana link. You can see how excited Jacob is for science education and astronomy.
https://mplanetarium.sharefile.com/?cmd=d&id=1d451bf1671440d3