Held in 2016 at the City College of San Francisco, The National Astronomy Teaching Summit brings together dedicated astronomy and planetary sciences educators to share innovative teaching techniques and successful instructional strategies that increase students' engagement, achievement, and motivation. Designed primarily for college professors teaching the introductory astronomy survey course-ASTRO 101-the summit proceedings includes information from formal presentations, interactive workshops, and round-table discussions all designed around astronomy teaching innovations. Astronomy educators...

The National Astronomy Teaching Summit is a professional conference bringing together dedicated astronomy and planetary sciences educators to share innovative teaching techniques and successful instructional strategies that increase students' engagement, achievement, and motivation. Traditionally focused on improving teaching and learning for the introductory college astronomy survey courses for non-science majoring undergraduates, the growing Summit event now brings together a wider variety of astronomy educators and outreach enthusiasts at all levels where astronomy and planetary science is...