Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

The exceptional conditions of the Chilean sky for astronomy have allowed it to be an undisputed leader concentrating 70% of world capacities. However, Astronomical Education in Chile is not a developed area. Currently, there is no teacher training in astronomy. In the primary education, the astronomy occupies only 6.25% of the topics in the Natural Sciences. After that, astronomy is lost until high school, when students are 15 years and older. For this reason, NAEC Chile team carried out the I National Conference of Astronomical Education, which arises from the latent need to strengthen the teaching and learning of astronomy in our country. As a result, it was possible to identify new topics of interest to teachers, needs for their training and to strengthen the study program at school.

Biography:

Angie Barr Domínguez obtained her PhD in Astrophysics at the Rühr-Universität Bochum, Germany in 2014. She is currently Associate Professor of the Faculty of Engineering at the Universidad Autonoma de Chile, campus Temuco, where she has been a lecturer of physics and mathematics courses for engineering students since 2018.
She has vast experience teaching at universities in the areas of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy. She have made two courses for methodology in University Education and one course in Engineering Pedagogy, focused in methodology competences to implement active- participative pedagogical tools to improve the quality of studying learning.
Currently she is working in collaboration with Inclusive Astronomy projects to develop electronic devices that transform the intensity and frequency of optical light (color) into different notes. These devices are called Lightsound and Orchestar, and permit to enjoy and teach Astronomy with sounds.
Lines of Interest: High-Mass Eclipsing Binary Stars, Astrotourism, Inclusive Astronomy, Education Astronomy Research.
Member of the Chilean Astronomy Society (SOCHIAS)
Member of RedI Chile (Network of Researchers)
Member of the Committee Gemini-ANID Chile

Watch a video for this poster (external link)