Chat and Slides for 

Planetarium Educator's Workshop 

Session I Communication

25 July 2025

Leader: Alan Gould, Berkeley, California

If you plan to watch the archive video of this workshop, you can still experience the essence of the Teacher-Learner Game Rounds 1 and 2 by getting out a pen or pencil and paper to try to reproduce the drawing that is described to you by the person who is playing the role as Teacher in breakout group "0" (the main meeting room.

Latest Slide Set:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Plhid9G-1avSc1u4d8HWhEyaLIipvEz2GEW8aGGQ9Ew

Attendees: 

• Jeff Nee, Pasadena, CA

• Todd Ullery York PA

• Gary Lazich, Asheville, NC

• Amie Gallagher, Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ

• Ben Hogan, SLC Utah, Clark Planetarium Outreach Educator

• Karl von Ahnen, signing in from Prineville OR

• Jason Trump, Clark Planetarium, Salt Lake City, UT

• Jeffrey Bout, from Groningen the Netherlands. 

• Jeremy Amarant, SAGE Planetarium, Palmdale School District, Palmdale, CA, PPA President

• Jon Elvert, Richmond, Virginia

Video Contents (timing numbers)

00:00 Introduction

00:08 Zoom Skill Needed: Views and Receiving Image Files Through the Chat.

10:30 Zoom Skill Needed: Breakout Rooms

18:00 Round 1 of Teacher-Learner Communication Game

35:20 Round 2 of Teacher-Learner Communication Game

56:00 Analogies and Conclusion 

Chat:

14:04:47 Jeffrey : A few years experience in live presenting in the dome. Now work in the planetarium

14:24:10 Alan Gould PPA : 

Rules for round #1:

a) Teacher can use no gestures.

b) Students may not ask Questions.

c) Teacher cannot see what the Students are doing (i.e. students cannot hold their drawings up to their cameras for the Teacher to see).

Rules for round #2:

a) Teacher can use gestures.

b) Students may ask Questions.

c) Teacher cannot see what the Students are doing (i.e. Students cannot hold their drawings up to their cameras for the Teacher to see).

14:37:28 Gary Lazich : I must leave. TTFN!

14:59:32 Jeffrey : It surprises me that students enjoy the pre-recorded show. "live is most successful" in my experience

15:07:15 Amie Gallagher : Thanks Alan.  I've got public shows starting soon.  I'll see you all next time.

15:09:11 Jeffrey : works great!

15:09:26 Jeffrey : and it saves me a loooong trip :-)

15:10:07 Alan Gould PPA : www.ips-planetarium.org/page/pass

15:10:38 Alan Gould PPA : agould@berkeley.edu

15:14:00 Jeffrey : next meeting is 29 aug right?