Forthousandsofyearspeoplehavelookedtotheskiestobetterunderstandtheuniverseandourplacewithinit.Cruciallyitistheroleofteachersandexpertstomakeastronomicalconceptsaccessibletothenextgeneration,andtopassonourcollectiveknowledgeforotherstobuildon.Thisvolumebringstogethercontributionsfrommodernpioneersinastronomyeducation,aspresentedattheonlineIAUSymposium367on’EducationandHeritageintheEraofBigDatainAstronomy’.Topicscoveredincludeculturalastronomyandheritage,technologicaladvances,citizenscience,inclusivityinitiatives,interdisciplinaryscienceeducationandopenastronomy.Particularfocusisgiventohowemergingtechnologiesprovidenewopportunitiestoconnectwithbuddingastronomers.Manyofthetechniquesdiscussedcanbeappliedbyeducatorsatdifferentlevelsandinarangeofsettings,fromschoolclassroomsandlecturehallstoinformalpublicspacessuchasmuseumsandplanetariums.
