Astronomers and the Public: Communications Over the Years  ~

January 25

Covering astronomy’s early history through Galileo, archeoastronomy is the window to the ways that astronomy could have been shared with the public. After Galileo’s discoveries through an optical telescope, the advances in astronomy came in leaps. The stories were shared in scientific papers to those primarily in the science community. In modern times, the communicators of astronomy news were often hidden by the feat. Christi holds a M. A. in Curriculum and Instruction and is a certified teacher in the state of Tennessee. She works as an informal educator in Greenville, South Carolina, and also serves as Executive Director of the North Carolina Science Education Leadership Association in affiliation with the National Science Education Leadership Association. Christi has worked as Co-Primary Investigator on NSF DUE and IUSE proposals and has over 20 years of experience developing and leading science education initiatives in the southeastern U.S. She also volunteers as an Instructor Trainer Educator for the American Red Cross and has spent 12 years working as an educator and Director of Learning Experiences at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) in Rosman, North Carolina. Christi has previously worked as a science museum and zoo educator, public school science teacher and teacher of the gifted, preschool educator and camp counselor.

So join us at 4 p.m., on Saturday, January 25, in Meeting Room B at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center when Christi Whitworth will help us explore some of these past and modern astronomy communicators and storytellers. Let’s find some new historians of astronomy for you to explore, including authors of books and articles, video and audio newscasts and podcasts, as well as influencers in the realm of social media for you to follow.

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