The Purpose Of Olympiads
TalkStudent competitions
3rd Shaw-IAU Workshop
Wednesday Oct. 13, 2021
UTC: 6 a.m. - 6:10 a.m. America/New_York: 2 a.m.- 2:10 a.m.
Thursday Oct. 14, 2021
UTC: 3 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. America/New_York: 11 a.m.- 11:10 a.m.
Greg Stachowski (Pedagogical University of Cracow)
Science olympiads are a form of intellectual competition for school students originally inspired by the sports Olympics, and just like in sports they can motivate young people and provide a framework for them to learn and grow. In this talk I will briefly explain the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics and how it (and national level competitions) can help education by inspiring students, as a resource of educational materials for teachers and as a means to connect students and teachers with amateur and professional astronomers.
About Greg Stachowski
Greg Stachowski is an assistant professor at the Pedagogical University in Krakow, Poland, where he educates future teachers in physics and astronomy, and researches variable stars and the history of astronomy. He has been involved with the Polish national astronomy olympiad for 20 years, has participated in the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) since 2007 and is the current President of the IOAA.
Watch a recording of this talk (external link)
