14th Issue of Astronomy Education Review Now Available

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AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY IS NEW PUBLISHER.

Astronomy Education Review (AER), the web-based journal/magazine
about astronomy education and outreach, announces the on-line
publication of its 14th issue, now complete on the Web at
http://aer.noao.edu. There is no charge for reading or downloading
the full articles in the journal.

The table of contents is below.

We are proud to announce that, as of January 2009, the American
Astronomical Society has taken over the publication and management
of the journal.

The new web site, on which most back issues are already on display
and on which all issues and new papers will be available by mid-February,
is: http://aer.aip.org.

We will keep all issues through No. 14 live at aer.noao.edu for several
months.  However, please begin to substitute the new address in any
links or bookmarks you have for the journal.

AER actively solicits interesting papers and articles on all aspects of
astronomy and space science education and outreach. All papers are
refereed, and a set of guidelines for contributing to AER is available
at http://aer.aip.org. These guidelines are slightly different from
the previous ones, so be sure to check the new web site if you are
planning to submit a paper.

Manuscripts and questions can be directed to:
aer@aas.org.

Sidney Wolff and Andrew Fraknoi, Editors

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Papers and articles in the current issue include:
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Development and Application of a Situated Apprenticeship Approach to Professional Development of Astronomy Instructors -- Edward Prather & Gina Brissenden (U. of Arizona)

How Do Pre-service Teachers' Religious Beliefs Affect Their Understanding of Astronomy? -- Jesus Rodrigo F. Torres (Rizal Technological U., Philippines)

Impact of Modifying Activity-Based Instructional Materials for Special Needs Students in Middle School Astronomy -- Julia Olsen & Timothy Slater (U. of Wyoming)

Regulations and Ethical Considerations for Astronomy Education Research: A Suggested Code of Ethics -- Erik Brogt, Erin Dokter, Sanlyn Buxner, & Jessie Antonellis (U. of Arizona) and Tom Foster (S. Illinois U.)

Effect of Night Laboratories on Learning Objectives for a Non-major Astronomy Class -- Ian C. Jacobi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst), et al.

Virtual Field Trips: Using Google Maps to Support Online Learning and Teaching of the History of Astronomy -- Christopher Fluke (Swinburne U. of Technology)

Online Academic Integrity -- Kendra Sibbernsen (Metropolitan Community Coll.)

Grade 9 Astronomy Study: Interests of Boys and Girls Studying Astronomy at Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School -- Mirjan Krstovic, et al.

A Special Section on Demonstrations for Teaching Astronomy:

An Interactive Demonstration of Solar and Lunar Eclipses -- Joanne Rosvick (Thompson Rivers U.)

A Student-Constructed Three-Dimensional Model of Stars in Nearby Space -- Tracy Furutani (N. Seattle Community Coll.)

Demonstrations Illustrating the Difficulties Astronomers Face When Observing Astronomical Objects -- Jeff Stanger (Sydney Girls H.S. & Sydney Obs.)

A Doppler Shift Speed Gun -- Reid Sherman (U. of Chicago)

Demonstrating Absorption Spectra Using Commercially Available Incandescent Light Bulbs -- Jennifer Birriel (Morehead State U.)

Kinesthetic Life Cycle of Stars -- Erika Reinfeld (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) & Mark Hartman (MIT Kavli Inst.)

The Milky Way Model -- Robert Bryan Friedman (U. of Chicago)

plus a book review, announcements, and more



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Andrew Fraknoi, Chair, Astronomy Program
Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Rd.,
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022, USA

Telephone: (650) 949-7288
E-mail: fraknoiandrew@fhda.edu
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