Latest Additions to the CASCA Education Website

Welcome (or welcome back!) to the CASCA Education Website. We are continuing to add new pages - if you haven't been here in a while, please check out the list below!

We are currently in the process of re-organizing our some of our pages, with the hopes that it will make finding information on Canadian Astronomy (current research, images, astronomer profiles, space exploration) even easier to access. With such a strong emphasis on this in the curriculum, we want to make sure you can have access to all the information you need, right at your fingertips!

If you have any suggestions for additions to the site, please let us know at cascaed@astro.utoronto.ca .

For Teachers:

• Rewarding Students in the Classroom
• More Online Astronomy Education Resources
• Great Ideas for Teaching Astronomy - A Book Review
• Using the WorldWideTelescope in a Classroom Setting

For Students:

• New Canadian Astronomer profiles! Dr. Jo-Anne Brown,

For Groups:

• What is Sidewalk Astronomy? How can it be to help Canada achieve 1,000,000 Galileo Moments in the International Year of Astronomy? Find out more about Sidewalk Astronomy here!

For Everyone!

• The Inernational Year of Astronomy (2009) is quickly approaching! Check our page for IYA2009 news and information.
• CASCA-Westar Lecturers: Check out the profiles of the professional astronomers who visit communities throughout Canada as a part of our CASCA-Westar Lectureship series.
• Trivia pages on Canadian Astronomers and Canadian contributions to astronomy