by Pamela | Sep 11, 2012 | Projects, Teaching
My job let’s me do some of the most awesome things. One of those things is narrating planetarium shows. My 2nd planetarium show is premiering Oct. 4 at the Ward Beecher Planetarium in Youngstown, OH on the YSU campus. We’re taking advantage of this event...
by Pamela | Feb 15, 2012 | Projects
The question I get asked the most is “Why are you an astronomer?” The tone of this question varies from “I never thought I’d meet an astronomer? How did this happen?” to “Are you insane – that’s hard! Why would you do...
by Pamela | Oct 4, 2011 | Astronomy, Citizen Science, Projects, Teaching, Travel
Here in the USA (or I should say there, since I’m currently in France), education tends to be somewhat nationalistic. It has to be. Teachers are tied to state and federal learning standards and if students don’t learn what is specifically listed in those standards,...
by Pamela | Aug 23, 2010 | Events, Meetups, Personal, Projects, Travel
It’s 2 weeks to Dragon*Con and I’m going a bit insane. As I mentioned in my last post, a group of us are getting ready to launch a comic book at Dragon*Con. As I’ve twittered, there is a fundraiser for cancer research the night before Dragon*Con....
by Pamela | Mar 31, 2008 | Astronomy, Projects, Software, Technology
About a year ago I got a random email from Doug Isbell asking me if I’d be interested in being part of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). I’d previously heard about this project, but having gotten a good last out of the non-event that was the World...
by Pamela | Nov 7, 2007 | Podcasting, Projects, Teaching, Technology
Some of the coolest moments in teaching only occur when your students realize they can safely ask anything. On random days, at random times, (during some unpredictable moment) one student will suddenly raise their hand and ask a question along the lines of “What...
