FROM THE FLOOD TO THE ESSENCE: FILTERING AND TRANSFORMING AUTHENTIC DATA INTO RELEVANT INFORMATION
PosterEducation Focus Session: Teaching with Authentic Data
7th Shaw-IAU Workshop
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025
UTC: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. America/New_York: 12:30 p.m.- 2 p.m.
, Wednesday Nov. 19, 2025
UTC: 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4:30 a.m.
, UTC: 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. America/New_York: 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
, Friday Nov. 21, 2025
UTC: 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. America/New_York: 3 a.m.- 4:30 a.m.
José Antonio D'Santiago García
(Universidad Nacional Experimental Rafael María Baralt)
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Astronomy education faces data overabundance, with only a fraction being useful. To tackle this challenge, the RARE rubric—based on relevance, authenticity, robustness, and ethics—filters information and ensures quality. Applying RARE, irrelevant data is discarded, formats are normalized, and educational kits are structured for classroom use. This method transforms raw files into effective teaching tools, strengthening critical analysis and reducing information overload in astronomy education.
Biography:
José Antonio D’Santiago García
Professor of education, technology, biology, chemistry and astronomy at the Rafael Maria Baralt National Experimental University, Mene Grande, Venezuela.
Research teacher and scientific disseminator assigned to the center for physical and mathematical studies (CEFIMA-UNERMB)
Founder and president of the astronomy club Astro Sí Venezuela.
