"Cooler than Call of Duty." Kids and adults alike love using WWT, making it an ideal platform for educational outreach, not just in the U.S., but also in China, Poland, India, Germany, and the UK. The WWT Ambassadors (WWTA) Program trains active researchers, ranging from advanced undergraduates to tenured faculty, as well as retired astronomers, to use WWT in a wide variety of educational envirnoments. Ambassadors create sky tours, attend science fairs and conventions, and aid in-classroom research. Perhaps not surprisingly, studies so far have shown that students learn far more from interactive tools such as WWT.
Since kids in schools learn to operate the WorldWide Telescope astonishingly quickly, the role of Ambassadors is to bring deeper physics, math, chemistry, and engineering knowledge to bear on the kids' questions. They may answer questions online or in the classroom, where teachers are using WWTA curricula.
If you are interested in bringing WWTA to your area, or in becoming an Ambassador, we encourage you to visit the WWTA website (https://wwtambassadors.org/wwt/) and be in touch!