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Lisa
Beth Moore received her B.S. in Geology in 1993. She
has worked for the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation as an outdoor interpreter, adjunct
lecturer of astronomy at SUNY Plattsburgh and an instructor
for the local BOCES Starlab planetarium. She currently
holds the position of Associate Director of the Northcountry
Planetarium while completing her Masters of Liberal
Studies in administration and astronomy education. She
has thoroughly enjoyed her involvement in astronomy
education over the last six years and hopes to continue
this endeavor.
Over
the past few months I have been attempting to develop
a new course in astronomy and space science for our
college's elementary education majors. As those in the
business, we all have experienced and know of the profound
fascination children have for astronomy and space. My
first goal is to strongly advocate to our pre-service
teachers that astronomy and space science are ideal
mediums to teach interdisciplinary math, science and
technology curricula - especially at the elementary
education level. My hope is not only to impart subject
content and the usual factual trivia, but also to again
awaken that natural youthful enthusiasm we all had for
astronomy. Past the preliminary development stage, my
next hurdle is to convince the administration of its
pertinent necessity for future teachers' preparatory
education. Wish me luck! Oh, nearly halfway through
my first year's ambassadorship, my partner and I took
a couple of weeks to travel through the Virgin Islands.
We had spectacular weather, a fantastic view of the
stars from the mid-teen latitudes and a wonderfully
magical wedding on Hawksnest Beach, St. John!
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Martian Mystique
Northcountry Planetarium
STARDUST Update
Northcountry Planetarium
Backyard Astronomers Club
State University of New York, Plattsburgh
Spectra & Astronomy
State University of New York, Plattsburgh
NASA News Flash
State University of New York, Plattsburgh
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