The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education is the International Astronomical Union’s office dedicated to astronomy for primary and secondary education.
OAE Objectives
Professionalize astronomy education
Help astronomers, astronomy educators and teachers world-wide to gain the skills they need in order to communicate about astronomy in primary and secondary schools in a professional and effective manner.
We have regular calls for grants for teacher training programs and are running a series of OAE Reviews which serve as best practice guides for important topics in astronomy education. We also host an annual virtual conference, the Shaw-IAU workshops on astronomy for education
Provide access to good resources
Make available excellent and effective resources for teaching about astronomical topics, internationally, under open licenses, and easy-to-find.
You can search our resources, browse resources by category, view our image gallery or look at our multilingual glossary.
Promote astronomy in curricula
Support efforts to include more astronomy in national or regional curricula.
View our survey on the status of astronomy in curricula worldwide.
OAE Networking
Create, maintain and grow a network of associates in support of the OAE mission.
We have a network of 321 National Astronomy Education Coordinators (NAECs) from 111 countries and territories, including the NAEC team for The United States of America (USA).
Spread the news
Inform all relevant stakeholders and communities about OAE activities, and about ways of collaborating with us.
Sign up for the OAE mailing list or follow us on social media.
Collaborate with us
Interested in working with the OAE Office of Astronomy for Education? Then get in touch.
Latest OAE News
Apply to host a new OAE Center or Node.
An OAE-Center India funded Teacher training program was held in Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu to support school teachers and astronomy educators, who wish to impart astronomy concepts to their students. The program focussed on pedagogical aspects of the teaching-learning process.
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