astroEDU: peer-reviewed astronomy education activities Presentation at CAP2013, Warsaw, Poland

1. peer-reviewed astronomy
education activities

4. Existing repositories:
• require login,
• are cluttered,
• are hard to navigate/find resources,
• have content with highly variable quality,
• have limited content review,
• are restricted in languages,
• are not maintained/updated.

5. What is astroEDU?
astroEDU makes the best astronomy activities
accessible to educators around the world.
astroEDU is the first, open-access platform of
peer-reviewed astronomy educational activities.
astroEDU is a platform for educators to discover,
review, distribute, improve, and remix educational
astronomy activities.

6. astroEDU Peer Review
Editorial Board
Report
ActivityAuthor
Editor/Curator
Report
2 Reviewers
‣ Astronomer
‣ Educator
Publication
Translation
Community Feedback
Distribution – Repositories
Field Test

7. astroEDU Ownership

8. astroEDU Timeline
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Goal for 2013: 20 Activities
Dec
2014