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So I wrote this project for my students - now what? Part 1
Recently, I saw this really funny meme on facebook about the creative process. I think it also sums up designing and sustaining students in long term inquiry:This is awesome.This is tricky.This is...
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AP Chemistry Lab Manual Recommendation
I just wanted to share a resource that I have been using since I started teaching AP chemistry last year. I learned about them from an APSI I attended and that was led by one of the lab authors. It is...
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Dilemma: How do we prepare new chemistry teachers for the 21st century...
“I wish I knew then what I know now.” How often do you reflect on your first year of teaching? When I run into a student from my first few years, I catch myself hiding behind a clothes rack or ducking...
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Teaching Kids How to Fail
Last year, I worked hard to teach my students how to fail and I believe it was the most important lesson they could have taken away from my class. I recognize the fact that not every student who passes...
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JCE 92.09— September 2015 Issue Highlights
Effective Student EngagementThe September 2015 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. This issue includes articles on flipped classroom; introductory and...
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Camtasia for Mac update
For anyone out there looking to do any screen recording may have already invested in Camtasia. If not, I highly reccommend investing in it. I just ran the latest update for Camtasia for mac and...
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So I wrote this project for my students - now what? Part 2: The group contract
Have you ever worked with someone on a project and you couldn’t get a hold of them? Or you realized, a bit too late, that they need extra reminders to get stuff done? Oh, and by the way, how did that...
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“In the Lab before Christmas” – A Chemical Demonstration and Education Show
Most chemical educators will agree that exciting demonstrations are excellent motivators to create interest in science. They are also a way to create interest in the community, motivate the...
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Thank you "Lady from Texas"
WHAT AM I DOING TO HELP KIDS ACHIEVE?HOW DO I KNOW WHEN THEY ARE THERE? WHAT IS...
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Sharon's September Sharing
Teaching is so collaborative! That's why periodically I will interview a fellow instructor and post the questions and answers here. It benefits all of us when we discuss what works, what doesn't, and...
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Bell Ringers for Conservation of Mass
This is my first year of using Modeling Instruction in my chemistry classes. During a fit of productivity, I created some bell ringers for unit one, which is partly about conservation of mass. I hope...
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Flipping the Classroom...the Good, the Bad and the Ugly...
WHAT AM I DOING TO HELP KIDS ACHIEVE?HOW DO I KNOW WHEN THEY ARE THERE?WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE?Every few years there seems to be some type of new technique that is developed that has hope and promise as...
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What's Inquiry Got to do with it?
Throughout my teaching career I have always gravitated toward instructional approaches that are indentified as inquiry strategies. Although definitions vary, the National Science...
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Cool Science...A Reason to go to Plan B...
WHAT AM I DOING TO HELP KIDS ACHIEVE? HOW DO I KNOW WHEN THEY ARE THERE? WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE? We all have plans. As teachers we plan every week and worry about time, depth, amount, types of assessment...
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The Gas Laws Are Out of This World!
By Tom Kuntzleman and Josh KenneyA few years ago, we launched a weather balloon during our summer science camp. The balloon reached an altitude of 30 km (100,000 ft)! Among other things, this project...
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JCE 92.10— October 2015 Issue Highlights
Celebrating National Chemistry Week 2015: Chemistry Colors Our WorldThe October 2015 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. National Chemistry Week, a...
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Real World Application: Drain Cleaners - Should I use them?
In May, my wife and I bought our first house. It’s a charming 1970s ranch that was in good shape and not a fixer upper; however, there have been a good amount of maintenance projects on the to-do list....
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JCE’s “Especially” Returns
Does the phrase “Especially for High School Teachers” ring a bell? Journal of Chemical Education readers may remember this feature from past issues. Could it be time for its return, with a...
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Especially JCE—October 2015
October was always the "big" one. That was the monthly issue that coincided with National Chemistry Week (NCW) when I was at the Journal of Chemical Education. In a past Especially for High School...
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Veritasium in the Modeling Classroom
When I was a novice modeler I was constantly searching for quality online video resources to share with my students. I quickly discovered that YouTube was rife with explanatory science videos, but I...
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