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week in Italy for an American, British and French Planetarium Operator.
Each year, in the Spring, the Serafino Zani Astronomical Observatory (Lumezzane/Brescia) will host an American Planetarium Operator to work with high school students of English. In the past this contest was only available for STARLAB educators. This newly revised contest will accept applications from educators or astronomers who working with any of the various models of planetariums. The International Planetarium Society endorses this initiative as an excellent opportunity for professional development and cultural exchange.
The winner will: be
asked to provide a curriculum vita, the text of a lesson plan with
activities and stories. All lessons and presentations will be conducted in the American language. A preliminary text of the lesson is required so that teachers will have ample time to work with their students before the experience. Be prepared to teach the lesson at either a basic or an advanced level. Some classes are extremely interested but do not know a lot of astronomy and others have studied astronomy in depth. Most of the students have had two to four years of English and will understand the spoken word if you speak clearly and deliberately. They have a good sense of humor and certainly display the usual excitement about the planetarium. There will be time when there are no other engagements, thus providing an opportunity for touring the locale (Brescia, Perugia, Gorizia) and nearby cities. For instance, Lumezzane is very rich in public astronomy with the Serafino Zani Astronomical Observatory, four small planetaria, the Eureka Astronomical Center and the National Archive of Planetaria. The province of Brescia is very interesting with its natural landscapes and parks, three lakes and a most important valley for prehistoric age stone engravings. Exciting artistic cities, such as Verona and Venice, are nearby and can be reached by taking a one or two-hour train ride.
Culminating
documentation:
Susan Reynolds Button (OCM BOCES Planetarium, Syracuse, New York); Jeanne E. Bishop (Westlake School Planetarium, Ohio); Jerry Vinski (Planetarium of the Raritan Valley Community College, New Jersey); Dee Wanger (Discovery Center Science Museum, Fort Collins, Colorado); April Whitt (Fernbank Science Center, Atlanta, Georgia); Raymond Shubinski (East Kentucky Center for Science, mathematics & Technology); Andrea Lee Pisacano (Kauai Children's Discovery Museum, Hawaii); Dayle Brown (Pegasus Production, Indiana, USA); John T. Meader (Northern Stars Planetarium, Fairfield, Maine); Corey Radman (Discovery Center Science Museum, Fort Collins, Colorado), Carolyn R. Kaichi (Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii); Michele Wistisen (Casper Planetarium, Casper, Wyoming); Joseph E. Ciotti (Hokulani Imaginarium, Kaneohe, Hawaii). September 15 is the yearly deadline for the applicants of "A Week in Italy for an American Planetarium Operator".
EXPERIENCES ASTRONOMIQUES EN ITALIE POUR ANIMATEURS FRANÇAISES
À
Brescia et Lumezzane (Italie) a lieu chaque année, depuis 1995,
la «Semaine astronomique avec des planétaristes americaines»
organisé par l'Observatoire Serafino Zani en collaboration avec
le Comité des planétariums itinérants de la Societé
Internationale des Planétariums. Avec la collaboration des collegues françaises l'Observatoire Serafino Zani a préparé aussi un programme de trois jours d’astronomie avec un animateur français.
Parler l'italien n'est pas nécessaire car l'action se déroule
pour des étudiants qui apprennent le français et dans
tous les cas, avec la collaboration et présence d'un animateur
italien. Pendant l’expérience en Italie l'animateur français
participe chaque matin aux activités dans les écoles,
le Musée de science ou l’Observatoire et prépare, en coordination
avec l'équipe locale, une lecture astronomique pour les étudiants
(11-14 ans) des écoles secondaires qui apprennent la langue anglaise.
Le texte de la lecture est préparé par l’Observatoire
et envoyé à l’animateur un mois avant l’expérience
en Italie. Est
prevu aussi un prix de 100 euros pour la presentation de l’expérience
pendant le Colloque annuel de l’APLF. Par example les ateliers pourrons etre dediés à l’approfondissement, à travers des laboratoires avec des matériaux d’usage quotidien et à recycler, des thèmes astronomiques liés aux phenomenes du ciel au quotidien et à l’invention des constellations. Le projet doit parvenir avant fin août, l’experience se déroulant en automne ou en primtemps. Pour tout renseignement les animateurs intéressés au stage peuvent contacter Loris Ramponi (osservatorio@serafinozani.it) et les animateurs que ont déjà partecipé à l’experience en Italie. L'expérience
à Brescia de Richard Hamou (Observatoire de Marseille).
Each year, in the Fall or in the Spring, the Serafino Zani Astronomical Observatory (Lumezzane/Brescia) will host a British Planetarium Operator to work with high school students of English. In the past a similar contest for an American planetarium operator was only available for STARLAB educators. This newly revised contest will accept applications from educators or astronomers who working with any of the various models of planetariums. The British Association of Planetaria (BAP) endorses this initiative as an excellent opportunity for professional development and cultural exchange.
The winner will: 1. be asked to provide a curriculum vita, the text of a lesson plan with activities and stories. 2. be asked to prepare the lesson for an analog projector but it may be augmented with digital visuals on a flash drive. Each lesson will be at least 60 minutes in length and can be about traditional topics for planetaria such as: daily motion, orienteering, latitude motion, solstice and equinox, constellations, mythology and so on. The first part of the lesson, outside the dome, could be also devoted to astronomical hands-on teaching experiences realized also using simple and cheap materials. Or, the lesson could be about non-astronomical topics as: biology, tectonics, geography, ocean currents and meteorology (see Starlab Cylinders). 3. be asked to make a public presentation. The presenter will provide an introduction with slides about British experiences in the diffusion of astronomy and then a lesson. 4. receive a refund for transportation from the United Kingdom by British Association of Planetaria. Bed (4 nights) and meals will be provided during this professional visit. (Additional expenses for tourist travel, hotel and meals must be paid by the applicant.). need to be available for 3 days in Brescia (Italy, near the Lake of Garda) in the Fall or in the Spring. Additional days in other Italian cities must be paid by the applicant. Program of the three days: maximum 3 lessons each morning; 1 afternoon lesson; 1 press conference; visit of Serafino Zani Astronomical Observatory. All lessons and presentations will be conducted in the English language. A preliminary text of the lesson is required so that teachers will have ample time to work with their students before the experience. Be prepared to teach the lesson at either a basic or an advanced level. Some classes are extremely interested but do not know a lot of astronomy and others have studied astronomy in depth. Most of the students have had two to four years of English and will understand the spoken word if you speak clearly and deliberately. They have a good sense of humor and certainly display the usual excitement about the planetarium. There will be time when there are no other engagements, thus providing an opportunity for touring the locale and nearby cities. For instance, Lumezzane is very rich in public astronomy with the Serafino Zani Astronomical Observatory, four small planetaria, the Eureka Astronomical Center and the National Archive of Planetaria. The province of Brescia is very interesting with its natural landscapes and parks, three lakes and a most important valley for prehistoric age stone engravings. Exciting artistic cities, such as Verona and Venice, are nearby and can be reached by taking a one or two-hour train ride. Culminating documentation: We request a final report be written by the English teacher which will include the text of the High School lesson, comments from the students and impressions of the experience. The winner will be selected by British Association of Planetaria in collaboration with Susan Button (International Planetarium Society Mobile Planetarium Committee) and Serafino Zani astronomical Observatory. September
30 is the yearly deadline for the applicants of "Experience in
Italy for a British Planetarium Operator". DESCUBRA LAS CUPULAS ITALIANAS En Octubre en Brescia y Lumezzane, tiene lugar todos los años desde el 1995 la «Semana astronómica con el planetario Starlab» organizada en colaboración con el Comité de los planetarios itinerantes de la Sociedad Internacional de los Planetarios y la sociedad americana Learning Technology Inc. Durante la semana están previstas lecciones de astronomía en lengua americana que tienen lugar bajo la cúpula y que van dirigidas a estudiantes de escuelas de secundaria que estudian la lengua inglesa. En el año 2002 preparamos un programa de una semana (4-6 días a escoger) de astronomía con un animador francés. Ahora nos proponemos realizar la misma experiencia contando con un animador español. Hablar italiano no es necesario ya que la acción se desenvuelve con los estudiantes de español, y en cualquier caso, con la colaboración y presencia de un animador italiano. Durante la semana el animador participa cada mañana en las actividades de la escuela y prepara, en coordinación con el equipo local, una sesión para el público, para presentar sus propias actividades y pasiones (astrofotografía, realización de instrumentos, turismo astro, etc.) El animador está también invitado a participar a la velada pública en el Observatorio Serafino Zani (Observatorio de montaña, martes) y el Observatorio «Specola Cidnea » en el centro de Brescia (viernes). El planning de la semana reserva las tardes para la visita de los lugares de interés astronómico de la ciudad de Brescia y de las ciudades cercanas (Milán, Verona, Venecia). El alojamiento durante la semana lo costea el Observatorio Serafino Zani, así cómo provee de un forfait para las comidas Para poder participar basta con dirigir una carta de presentación así cómo una descripción de las actividades escolares propuestas. El proyecto debe presentarse antes del final del mes de Septiembre, para que el stage pueda realizarse bien en otoño o en primavera. Para todo tipo de información los animadores interesados en el “stage” pueden contactar con Loris Ramponi. Associazione
Amici dei Planetari A week in Italy for planetarians from the Southern hemisphere Previouse experiences: 31
December 2006. Deadline for the applicants of "A week in Italy
for planetarians from the Southern hemisphere". |
