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You are invited to join a free "Calendar in the Sky" webinar to explore Mars from both astronomical and Maya cultural perspectives.



Date: Friday, November 22, 2013

Time: 11am PT/12pm MT/1pm CT/2pm ET

Duration: 90 minutes

Registration: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/vz7gop2m4880&eom



DESCRIPTION:

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft successfully launched to Mars on Monday, November 18. It is the latest mission to Mars. In this webinar from the "Calendar in the Sky" project we will examine several aspects of the Red Planet. We'll describe how Mars appears in the sky, and how you can find it. We'll discuss how Maya people have understood and expressed their ideas about Mars. We'll summarize the current research being done about Mars. Finally, we will demonstrate an activity and showcase some educational resources that you can use with your audiences to better understand Mars.



PRESENTER BIOS:



Mr. Marco A. Pacheco is President of Casa De La Cultura Maya a non-profit organization dedicated to promote and preserve the Mayan Culture in the U.S. and Mesoamerica. Mr. Pacheco has been developing with NASA; UC Berkeley; the governments of the State of Yucatan, Mexico, Guatemala and the City of Los Angeles, educational programs and workshops to develop skills and knowledge among the Mayan Communities about their ancestor's perspective of history and sciences.



Nancy Alima Ali, M.Ed., is currently a Coordinator of Public Programs at the Space Sciences Lab at the University of California, Berkeley.  For over 13 years, Ms. Ali has been active in both formal and informal education as a classroom teacher, college instructor, museum educator, curriculum developer and program manager.



Dr. Bryan Mendez is an Astronomer and Education Specialist at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory. His work in education and public outreach involves developing programs for the public through the web and museums, developing classroom materials for students, and conducting professional development for science educators.


ABOUT CALENDAR IN THE SKY:

Calendar in the Sky is a NASA-funded project led by UC Berkeley to engage the American public, particularly Latino audiences, in NASA science (space exploration, astronomy, planetary and Earth sciences, etc.) via the broad interest in Maya culture. We are conducting a series of webinars for informal educators on NASA science and Maya astronomy. Following the webinars, attendees will be given access to private discussion boards on the project website (www.calendarinthesky.org<http://www.calendarinthesky.org>) where they can discuss the webinar topics and exchange ideas and resources for educational programming with colleagues. The webinars will be recorded and archived on the website.



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