Name
StarGlass, Starlight, and Stellar Achievements (Online)
Date & Time
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Description

Learn about the scientific achievements of 18th and 19th century American women astronomers, including Williamina P.S. Fleming and Annie Jump Cannon, who studied the skies via telescope images captured on glass plates and whose stories are often untold. Today, thanks to innovative technologies, your students can continue their legacy through the Smithsonian DataLabs. These 21st century digital data platforms engage high schoolers in making sense of the same types of astronomical data investigated by these women “computers.” A teacher who helped develop accompanying interdisciplinary education resources will share strategies for using them to enhance learning and build students’ STEM identities. 

Speakers
Jacqueline Barge, Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Thom Burns, Harvard College Observatory
Mary Dussault, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Jacqueline Barge Thom Burns Mary Dussault
Session Type
50-minute online session (Tues., July 15 only)
Session Track
Dialogues across Past, Present, and Future
Grades
9-12
Subject Areas
Science, Social Studies
Audience
Middle and High School Teachers, Museum Educators and Staff, Higher Education