Teacher Resources

The International Year of Astronomy 2009

2009 is the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). Worldwide, observatories, professional and amateur astronomers, as well as schools and libraries will engage in a variety of astronomy-related public events. JAC and the other Mauna Kea Observatories are planning a lot of educational and fun events for the Big Island. Please stay tuned to this page and the links below for updates as things develop.

Year-long once-a-month free college-level astronomy class for teachers (taught by JAC's Inge Heyer in Hilo and Kona), involving hands-on activities for the class room. Please email me if you are interested (see contact info above) and please check the website for the Galileo Teacher Class.
Mauna Kea Observatories Block Party ("Astronomy Row" on Aohoku Street, 10/24/2009)
Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee website
Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee Planned IYA Activities
International Year of Astronomy 2009 (US Site)
Get Involved in IYA 2009

School Visits

Joint Astronomy Centre staff is actively engaged in visiting schools and community centers throughout the Big Island of Hawai`i. We also conduct teacher training upon request. If you would like to have an astronomer or engineer visit your class room (pre-school, K-12, college) or your community center, please contact us at:
Inge Heyer
Science Outreach Specialist
Joint Astronomy Centre
660 N. A`ohoku Place
Hilo, HI 96720 USA
Tel: 808-969-6524
Email: outreach@jach.hawaii.edu

Careers in Astronomy

There are many different jobs needed to run an observatory. Follow this link, and find out more about our employees, their jobs and their skills.

This link shows a poster (PDF, 11x17, 24 MB) illustrating the various jobs and careers.

JAC Staff in the Community

The following links show JAC staff engaged in school and community activities on the Big Island of Hawai`i.

A large number of science and educational links can be found on our Links Page.

Resources will be added here as they become available.

If there are any resources you'd like to see here, please email us.