Planetarium student Madison Rechtzigel live streams her very first Space Story Read Aloud. The MSUM Planetarium has been looking into expanding our reach through creating virtual content. Our very first step into live-streamed content was showcased today by Madison. Several of the Planetarium student staff are working on a series of webisodes on various topics to share through our social […]
Planetarium director Sara Schultz and science education student Erick Hernandez presented Sept. 25 and 26 to the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society (MAPS) annual virtual conference. Schultz presented to the members about her doctoral research on strategic questioning in the planetarium. Schultz and Hernandez presented a workshop based on that same research which Hernandez had been developing over the summer as […]
Dr. Schultz, Planetarium Director, publishes in Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education. The paper, Who Are The Planetarians? A Demographic Survey Of Planetarium – Based Astronomy Educators, can be found here.
Dr. Ananda Shastri (Physics & Astronomy) has been awarded the Tri College University Excellence in Innovation and Adaptive Education Award. Each of the five TCU partner campuses had one recipient of this award that honors a faculty member for: Excellence, innovation/creativity and the use of technology in producing high-quality education under the challenge of limited time allowed for transition to […]
The MSUM Society of Physics Students has earned the “Outstanding Chapter” designation from the national office. This is the highest level of distinction and is only given to the top SPS chapters. This marks over a decade of receiving national recognition every year for the activities the MSUM Society of Physics Students conducts. From the Halloween Open House to the Annual SPS Demo show and numerous […]