  Over the past two decades, I have been actively involved in teaching
astronomy and astrophysics to Chicago Public School (CPS) students and their
teachers, in collaboration with various groups as well as by myself. Valuable
resources that we have created for schools include the Multiwavelength
Astronomy Website, with modules for infrared, optical, ultraviolet, X-ray and
gamma-ray astronomy. The content of each lesson is derived from interviews with
scientists, archived oral histories, and/or memoirs. Lessons are evaluated by a
science educator and at least one subject matter expert before being produced
for the web. They are supplemented by NASA media, archival material from the
University of Chicago Library and other archives, and participant contributed
photographs, light curves, and spectra. Summer programs provided training to
CPS teachers to use the resources in their classrooms. Currently, I lead the
Chicago Area Research Mentoring (CHARM) initiative. In the past academic year I
worked with a class of 17 diverse 11th grade honors students at the University
of Chicago Charter School, Woodlawn. Through frequent lectures ($\sim$ every 4
weeks), these students were exposed to astrophysical topics and concepts not
normally covered in a school curriculum. CHARM aims to develop the student's
critical thinking, introduce them to astrophysical research methods and
techniques, and prepare them for a career in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM), particularly a research-oriented one. In this article,
I highlight some projects, educational resources, results achieved, and lessons
learned along the way.
