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(meteorobs) Fwd for Kris Larsen: help - I need info
>Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 11:09:03 -0500 (EST)
>From: GUESS WHO <LARSEN@CCSUA.CTSTATEUdot edu>
>To: meteorobs@latrade.com
>Message-Id: <970222110903.20223a12@CCSUA.CTSTATEUdot edu>
>Subject: help - I need info
>
>I'm writing an article for Mercury on astronomy outreach partnership
>programs which put amateur and professional astronomers into the classroom
>(like project astro and a bunch of others). I need your personal experiences
>as well as your answers to some questions. You can send your respoinses
>straight to my email (larsen@ccsu.ctstateudot edu) so we don't clog up the
>bulletin board here (*unless the general membership is intersted in such
>stuff). I thank you all in advance: he are the questions:
>
>1) What is the extend of your involvemebt in such programs (for example do
>you visit a few classrooms on your own every year or are you part of an
>organized program with the school?)
>
>2( HWat/ What do you see as the benefits and drawbacks of such programs.
>
>3) How do teachers integrate such visitations into their lesson plans?
>
>4) How have you seen such programs evolve over time? And how long have
>you been doing this yourself?
>
>5) If you have done such a visit lately, can you give me some feedback
>from the kids?
>
>
>And finally, if anyone can point me y towards the following o/ information:
>
>- are there any statistacs as to how many astronomers actually are involved
>in such programs?
>
>- are there any studies which have evaluated the effectiveness of such programs?
>
>- does anyone know of a good comprehensive list of such programs across the
>country?
>
>Again thanks and please ignore the typos
>
>Kris Larsen