Courses

Courses for the Current School Year

Fall
- Introductory Astronomy Lab: Daytime (ASTR 1020L) and Nighttime (ASTR 1010L)
- First-Year Writing Seminar: Science, Technology Values (INDS 1111)
Spring
- Intermediate Solar System Astronomy (ASTR 2110)
- Introductory Astronomy Lab: Daytime (ASTR 1020L) and Nighttime (ASTR 1010L)

Courses for Vanderbilt Students

Principles of Astrophysics (ASTR 3000)
Special Topics in Science Education – Science Pedagogy Seminar (SCED 3890) (co-taught with Dr. Heather Johnson)
General Physics II: Electricity & Magnetism for Engineers (PHYS 1602)
Undergraduate Astronomy Seminar (ASTR 2600)
Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn (graduate level PHYS 302)

Courses with the Vanderbilt Program for Talented Youth during summers and during fall or spring semesters on Saturdays

one week summer sessions (6 instructional hours per weekday):
- rising 7th-8th grade: Astronomy, Planetary Astronomy, Stellar Astronomy
- rising 5th-6th grade: A Walk Under the Stars, Planetary Astronomy, Stellar Astronomy
- rising 3rd-4th grade: Observational Astronomy, Planetary Astronomy
- rising 1st-2nd grade: Enrichment (90 minutes instruction)
two week summer sessions (6 instructional hours per weekday):
- rising 9th-10th grade – Astronomy, Stellar Astronomy, Galaxies, Astrophysics
three week summer sessions (6 instructional hours per weekday):
- rising 11th-12th grade – Planets in our Universe, Galaxies & Large Scale Structure
weekend session (7-10 instructional hours per session day – 1-2 sessions):
- 7th-8th grade – Principles of Astrophysics
multi-week session (3 instructional hours per session day for 6 weeks – 6 sessions)
- 1st-2nd grade: A Walk Under the Stars
- 3rd-4th grade: Planetary Astronomy
multi-week on-line sessions (3 instructional hours per session day with asynchronous activities – 8-10 sessions)
- rising 7th-8th grade: Planetary Astronomy
- rising 9th-10th grade: Galaxies