1. Astronomy Baseline Survey - Phase 2
In the year 2023, OAE Center India conducted a baseline survey on the status of astronomy education in schools. More than 2000 students across 11 states participated in this survey. You can find a manuscript detailing results of this survey here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.12308
We would like to extend this survey to every state and union territory of the country as well as some of our neighboring countries. Even for the states covered in phase 1, we would like to extend the sample to include more schools from these states. If you would like to be involved in this project kindly contact us on following email addresses:
Dr. Moupiya Maji <moupiya@iucaa.in> - Project PI
Ms. Sai Shetye <sai@hbcse.tifr.res.in> - coordinator for phase 2 collaborators
2. IAU Big Ideas Resource Translations
Some of you may have seen IAU's "Big Ideas in Astronomy" booklet. This is an extremely useful resource for school education. The original resource can be found here: https://astro4edu.org/bigideas/
OAE center India would like to create translations of this resource in as many Indian languages as possible. This task is to be executed online through google spreadsheets. We already have created translations in Hindi, Marathi and our colleagues in Bangladesh have created a Bangla translation. We are now seeking translators and reviewers who would like to volunteer for this project. If you are interested in participating, kindly contact Mr. Durgesh Gaikwad <durgesh@hbcse.tifr.res.in>
Aniket Sule
HBCSE-TIFR, Mumbai
Manager, OAE Center India