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Puddles, Dissolving and a Cool Conductivity Tester...
What am I doing to help kids achieve?How do I know when they are there?What is the evidence? I have been teaching for more than 20 years. Everyone I meet who is not a teacher assumes that during the...
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Balancing Equations with Molecular Models
This year I received a Hach Grant to purchase new molecular model sets for my classroom. I have been using the same old Sargent Welch model kits made of wood for many years. While they did a good job...
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ChemEd X Professional Learning Community Workshop at BCCE
Attending BCCE 2016 in Colorado next week? Consider attending our workshop: W20 - ChemEd X Professional Learning Community scheduled for 8/3/2016 at 1:30 – 4:30 pm in Ross 2261.The Chemical Education...
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Representing Molecules
A while back, I saw a twitter a pic showing what looked like some colored ping pong balls being used to represent molecular model kits. Thanks Rich Lund...
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Find us at BCCE 2016
If you are attending BCCE 2016 in Colorado, I hope you will stop by our booth, chat for a bit and pick up a gift while supplies last. You can find us at BOOTH #33, right next to the Journal of Chemical...
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2016 BCCE
I am sitting in Greeley Colorado. It is the first day of the 2016 BCCE. Time to get my learn on! I have spent the last week pouring over the schedule and deciding what I want to attend and a huge...
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Linda's Pick-Miracle Berries
If you teach the chemistry of foods, I encourage you to purchase some Miracle berries from Amazon. These berries are really miraculous! After chewing a berry, you can bite directly into a lemon wedge,...
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Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowship Opportunity
Are you entering your first year of teaching? Or did you just finish your first year of teaching? If so, and you live in the United States, consider applying for a fellowship from the Knowles Science...
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Rocket Fuel for the School Year.....
How can we work together to help students achieve?How can we make this achievement visible? BCCE 2016 was an amazing couple of days. It is kind of like drinking from a fire hose. Here were some high...
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Visible Learning for Teachers by John Hattie
What am I doing to help kids achieve?How do I know when they are there?What is the evidence? One of my concerns is that as a teacher I will start to acquire “blind spots”. A “blind spot” in the...
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Establishing a Class Motto
In a BCCE 2016 Plenary session, I mentioned that I have, display and live a class motto in order to give a framework to the scientific intent of my community of learners. My particular motto is a quote...
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MolView: An App to View Structural Formulas and Models
What is the best way for students to visualize compounds? From the traditional physical ball and stick models to the various online simulations the objective for all of these tools is to provide one...
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Especially JCE: August 2016
Who inspires you? Do you have a “chem teaching rockstar” whose work fires you up as you enter another school year? Is there an author whose work you consistently turn to for his or her insights into...
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JCE 93.08 August 2016 Issue Highlights
Endowing InspirationThe August 2016 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: blue bottle reaction revisited; precollege...
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Popular SBG Gradebook, ActiveGrade, Now Freely Available.
ActiveGrade has been a favorite among practitioners of Standards-Based Assessment. It's intuitive interface and elegant data displays helped teachers, students, and parents have meaningful...
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My First BCCE - Vibrant High School Programming
This summer I had the opportunity to attend my first Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) in Greeley, Colorado. When I first expressed interest in this conference more than one fellow high...
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First Day of Chemistry: The Banning of Caffeine and Gummy Worms
The first day of school for me has always been daunting for my new students (in AP chemistry, where I know the kids, it’s so much easier). I want my students to know the following:Who is this tiny...
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Life, Death and the First Day of School....
What are we doing to help kids achieve and learn? I had a tough week. I had a front row seat in which I witnessed someone almost lose their life. I also almost accidently deleted both of my class...
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Equilibrium Lab
Just this week I'm reviewing equilibrium with my IB Chemistry seniors after they finished some summer study on the topic. One of our classes was spent manipulating a classic equilibrium involving...
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Solving Mysteries Through Chemistry for National Chemistry Week
Chemistry turns into Che-mystery for this year’s National Chemistry Week (NCW) celebration, with its focus on forensics. An upcoming free webinar will take the mystery out of preparing for it, with a...
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