June 12–23, 2023
- Scobee Education Center
- Witte Museum
- McDonald Observatory
- San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology
The 2023 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
2023 Team
Dr. Amanda Bayless
SwRI
Dr. Dina Drozdov
UTSA
Dr. Lindsay Fuller
UTSA/SwRI
Dr. Chris Packham
UTSA
Dr. Pete Roming
SwRI
Dr. Eric Schlegel
UTSA
Bryan Tobias
UTSA
Marc Wetzel
McDonald Observatory
2023 Schedule
Week 1
| Date | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| June 12 | 9:00 | Meet and Greet; Logistics |
| 10:00 | Black Holes | |
| 11:00 | Black Holes | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Introduction to Micro-Observatory | |
| 2:00 | Light, Color, EMS | |
| June 13 | 9:00 | Solar System |
| 10:00 | Solar System | |
| 11:00 | Sky Tonight Live | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Phenomenon-Based Learning | |
| 2:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology | |
| June 14 | 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 15 | 9:00 | Solar Eclipse |
| 10:00 | Coronagraphs (Exoplanet Discovery) | |
| 11:00 | Supernovae in Japanese Astronomy | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | High Altitude Balloons and Sounding Rockets | |
| 2:00 | Stars and Star Clusters as Building Blocks of Galaxies | |
| June 16 | 9:00 | History of Space Flight |
| 10:00 | Ancient Astronomy in Mexico | |
| 11:00 | STEM in San Antonio: A View from City Hall | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | NOIRLab's Teen Astronomy Cafe | |
| 2:00 | Virtual Fieldtrip: People of the Pecos |
Week 2
| Date | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| June 19 | 9:00 | Exoplanets |
| 10:00 | Eyes on Exoplanets; Planet Search | |
| 11:00 | Space Law | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Stars (Stellar Evolution; Dust) | |
| 2:00 | Stars (Stellar Evolution; Dust) | |
| June 20 | 9:00 | Galaxies and the Universe |
| 10:00 | Space Telescopes | |
| 11:00 | Connecting Pedagogy and Technology | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Online Investigations | |
| 2:00 | Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Online Investigations | |
| June 21 | 9:00 | Cosmology |
| 10:00 | Cosmology | |
| 11:00 | Ground-Based Telescopes | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Virtual Fieldtrip: Dark Skies | |
| 2:00 | Virtual Fieldtrip: Dark Skies | |
| June 22 | 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 | Next Steps: A Teacher's Perspective | |
| June 23 | 9:00 | Participant Presentations |
| 10:00 | Icy Habitable Moons in the Outer Solar System | |
| 11:00 | Participant Presentations | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Participant Presentations | |
| 2:00 | Closure and Final Paperwork |
2023 Contacts
Dr. Carmen Fies
UTSA College of Education and Human Development
Carmen.Fies@utsa.edu
Dr. Chris Packham
UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy
Chris.Packham@utsa.edu
