The webinars below are recordings of previous online teacher training sessions. The newest webinars are at the top.
Behind the Scenes webinar series
The "Behind the Scenes" webinar series explores details of the science processes and data curation in Rubin Observatory investigations, as well as implementation tips for educators.
April 2025. This first webinar in the"Behind the Scenes" series provides a deeper dive into the Exploding Stars investigation. (48 minutes)
Come on a Stellar Safari with Rubin Observatory!
This workshop was held in two sessions in August 2024.
August 2024. Part 1 of this workshop is an introduction to our newest investigation, Stellar Safari, and invites all users to provide feedback for this first version. Dr. Clare Higgs gives an introductory science talk that relates to the investigation, "CMDs in the Wild". The talk begins at 3:35 and is 30 minutes, followed by 13 minutes Q&A. Total length of recorded webinar is 1h 22 minutes.
September 2024. Part 2 of the workshop is an exploratory session where much of the time is in breakout rooms working through the investigation. The time in breakout rooms was not recorded. Much of this session focuses on the details of implementing the investigation, such as setting up accounts and modeling formative assessment. Directions for how to provide feedback on the Stellar Safari investigation are given at 44 - 46 minutes. Total length of recorded webinar is 48 minutes.
Explore Exploding Stars with Rubin Observatory
July 2024. This webinar unpacks the newest publicly-released version of Exploding Stars. Time spent in breakout rooms was not recorded. (1 hour 27 minutes)
Talk about supernovae by Dr. Federica Bianco. (24 minutes)
Coloring the Universe with Rubin Observatory
January 2024. This webinar provides an overview of the newly-revised "Coloring the Universe" investigation. The recording begins with a brief introduction to the resources and programs of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (our partners for this workshop). Time spent in breakout rooms was not recorded. (1 hour 57 minutes)
Talk by Dr. Travis Rector:"Coloring the Universe" (13.5 mins. + Q&A. Total time 25 minutes)
Explore the Expanding Universe with Vera C. Rubin Observatory
March 2023. This webinar unpacks the newest publicly-released version of Expanding Universe, complete with all support materials. Time spent in breakout rooms was not recorded. (2 hours 10 minutes)
Talk by Dr. Keith Bechtol: "The Expanding Universe as Seen with Vera C. Rubin Observatory". (26 minutes)
An NGSS Approach for Exploring Our Solar System
October 2022. This webinar emphasizes the NGSS design aspects of Rubin Observatory investigations, using "Surveying the Solar System" as an example. (49 minutes)
Exploring the Solar System with Rubin Observatory
September 2022. This webinar unpacks the newest version of "Surveying the Solar System", complete with all support materials(4 hours 49 minutes). Time spent in breakout rooms was not recorded.
Talk by Dr. Meg Schwab: "The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) & the Solar System". (23 minutes)
Hazardous Asteroids
February 2021. This webinar contains a 34 minute science talk by Dr. Rob Jedicke, which begins at 19 mins. Total length of recorded webinar is 1 hour 36 minutes.
Solar System to Cosmos Series
The next 3 videos are recordings from the Solar System to Cosmos weeklong workshop in July 2020, which used beta versions of five investigations. Each day contained a short talk by a science specialist and these are listed separately. Time spent in breakout rooms was not recorded. Some of the older files have been removed because newer versions of the workshops have been posted.
Introductory talk:
The Vera Rubin Observatory: How Astronomy’s Biggest Dataset Will Change your Universe
Dr. Eric Morganson (25 minutes)
Exploring the Observable Universe webinar talk by Dr. Michael Strauss: "Cosmology and the Clustering of Galaxies (25 minutes).
This contains a sample assessment video about the H-R Diagram and discussion about the concept. The assessment video may be found at 4:30- 10:10. (14 minutes)
