June 6–17, 2022
The 2022 San Antonio Teacher Training Astronomy Academy (SATTAA) is offered to pre- and in-service teachers through the collaborative efforts of faculty in the College of Education and Human Development and the College of Sciences at UTSA, and is supported by members of the local, national, and international community.
This free-of-cost program will provide opportunities to deeply engage with astronomy. Completion of all program sessions results in 60 CPE.
The program includes virtual field trips to Scobee Education Center, Witte Museum, McDonald Observatory, and San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, as well as sessions facilitated by astrophysicists from four continents. Sessions will include hands-on participation options.
The following TEKS are addressed:
Elementary Schools
- 112.11-16; Science
Middle Schools
- 112.17-20; Science
High Schools
- 112.33; Astronomy
- 112.36; Earth and Space
- 112.39; Physics
2022 Team
Dr. Almudena Alonso-Herrero, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Dr. Thayne Currie, NASA-Ames Research Center
Dr. Rosa Doran, Núcleo Interactivo de Astronomia (NUCLIO)
Dr. Dina Drozdov, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Sergio Fernandez-Acosta, Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC)
Dr. Carmen Fies, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Rachel Fuechsl, McDonald Observatory
Dr. Lindsay Fuller, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) / Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Phillip Hargrove, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Dr. Masahiko Hayashi, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Dr. Hwihyun Kim, Gemini Observatory / NSF NOIRLab
Dr. Rafael Lopez-Mobilia, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Jameeka Marshall, Gemini Observatory / NSF NOIRLab
Cuauhtémoc Méndez Rosas, Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec)
Judith Meyer, McDonald Observatory
Dana Miley, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Dr. Chris Packham, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Martinique Pautzke, McDonald Observatory
Michelle Risse, Scobee Education Center
Gustavo Rojas, Núcleo Interactivo de Astronomia (NUCLIO)
Alex Roush , University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Cassandra Santillan , Witte Museum
Dr. Eric Schlegel, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Dr. Harry Shafer, Witte Museum
Dr. Angela Speck, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Dr. Serife Tekin, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Dr. Cliff Zintgraff, San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology (SAMSAT)
2022 Schedule
Week 1
| Date | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| June 6 | 9:00 | Meet and Greet; Logistics |
| 10:00 | Philosophy of Science | |
| 11:00 | Light, Color, EMS | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Introduction to Micro-Observatory | |
| 2:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology | |
| June 7 | 9:00 | Solar System |
| 10:00 | Solar System | |
| 11:00 | Sky Tonight Live | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology | |
| 2:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology | |
| June 8 | 9:00 | The Life of a Professional Observational Astronomer |
| 10:00 | Terrestrial Climate Change | |
| 11:00 | Terrestrial Climate Change | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Virtual Field Trip: Optics and Innovation | |
| 2:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology | |
| June 9 | 9:00 | Solar Eclipse |
| 10:00 | Coronagraphs (Exoplanet Discovery) | |
| 11:00 | NASA Explorations | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | High Altitude Balloons | |
| 2:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology | |
| June 10 | 9:00 | Ground-Based Telescopes |
| 10:00 | Ancient Astronomy in Mexico | |
| 11:00 | Supernovae in Japanese Astronomy | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Build Your Own Telescope | |
| 2:00 | Virtual Fieldtrip: People of the Pecos |
Week 2
| Date | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| June 13 | 9:00 | Galaxies and the Universe |
| 10:00 | Space Telescopes | |
| 11:00 | Stars and Star Clusters as Building Blocks of Galaxies | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Stars (Stellar Evolution; Dust) | |
| 2:00 | Stars (Stellar Evolution; Dust) | |
| June 14 | 9:00 | Exoplanets |
| 10:00 | Eyes on Exoplanets; Planet Search | |
| 11:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Virtual Fieldtrip: Dark Skies | |
| 2:00 | Virtual Fieldtrip: Dark Skies | |
| June 15 | 9:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology |
| 10:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology | |
| 11:00 | The Artemis Generation | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Cosmology | |
| 2:00 | Cosmology | |
| June 16 | 9:00 | Digital Voyage through the Universe |
| 10:00 | Digital Voyage through the Universe | |
| 11:00 | Digital Voyage through the Universe | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Micro-Observatory Final Image Review; UoL Star Resources | |
| 2:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology | |
| June 17 | 9:00 | Black Holes |
| 10:00 | Black Holes | |
| 11:00 | Participant Presentations | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Participant Presentations | |
| 2:00 | Closure and Final Paperwork |
2022 Contacts
Dr. Carmen Fies
UTSA College of Education and Human Development
Carmen.Fies@utsa.edu
Dr. Lindsay Fuller
UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy
Lindsay.Fuller@utsa.edu
Dr. Chris Packham
UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy
Chris.Packham@utsa.edu
