June 15 - 20, 2009 - San Francisco, CA
ASTROBIOLOGY SUMMER SCIENCE
EXPERIENCE for TEACHERS
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Congratulations Jill Tarter!
Jill Tarter, who is featured in several VTT videos talking about her research and areas of expertise, has received the 2009 TED prize for her commitment to education and the development of two science curricula including Voyages Through Time and the Universe series. Read the article here.

Voyages Through Time is an integrated science curriculum for ninth or tenth grade based on the theme of evolution and delivered on CD-ROM.

Take the Tour to find out how to use the curriculum, how it was developed, and to hear what teachers and students have to say.

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Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2009 Meeting
September 12-16, 2009
Westin SFO Hotel, Milbrae, California

ASP's annual meeting will be held in Northern California where the ASP was founded 120 years ago. The meeting is to be held in the San Francisco Bay Area at the Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel, 1 Old Bayshore Highway in Millbrae, California. The 2009 ASP Meeting will be offering a series of workshops and events for teachers, informal educators, and amateur astronomers engaged in public outreach on the weekend prior to the start of the meeting. SETI scientists and researchers will be present at the "SETI SUNDAY: A SETI Institute Speakers Series". For more information, visit ASP Workshops