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Making Assessment Prompts that are NGSS-Aligned
At this point, there doesn’t seem to be a bank of released NGSS assessment items that we can draw from to use in our own classes, especially for traditional Chemistry classes. This means, that we as...
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26th BCCE (July 2020): Call for Symposia and Workshop Proposals
The Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) is one of the best professional development opportunities available for chemistry educators. The 26th BCCE will be held at Oregon State University...
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Distributing Cognition Using Whiteboarding Techniques
Though I have been an educator for seventeen years, I have regularly struggled trying to find the best techniques to help my students learn information. Cognitive science theories such as Cognitive...
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An Activity for Introducing Organic Functional Groups
Organic chemistry is not often found in a first year chemistry course in high schools, but it has been a unit in the New York State Curriculum, and it will stay there until the New York State version...
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New Faculty Workshop for Two Year College Faculty
cottrell_scholars_acs_new_faculty_workshop_advertisement.pngTwo Year College faculty...if interested and you meet the application criteria, go to...
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M&Ms as Isotopes
M&M’s (Mars, Inc.) come in a number of colors and sizes. I have found them to be a good visual and kinesthetic model for examining the concept of isotopes and average atomic mass. I use Mega...
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Tips for Creating Your Own Video Tutorials
Advancements in technology have brought about exciting developments in education. For instance, personalized learning is an approach that optimizes pace, content, and instructional strategies to a...
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Component 3 of National Board Certification – The Video Submissions
The thought of being videotaped while teaching could make me break out in a cold sweat. Will I say the right things? Will I stumble over my words? Will I look awkward? Will my students behave the way I...
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Oxidation Argumentation Activity
When implementing NGSS standards, the science and engineering practice of argumentation can be seamlessly implemented through the use of formative assessment probes. Paige Keeley’s NSTA press books...
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Especially JCE: July 2019
What got you into teaching chemistry? What’s your story? Was there a moment when you "just knew” about getting into the field? What role did your teachers play in contributing to that moment? Were they...
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JCE 96.07 July 2019 Issue Highlights
JCE 96.07 July 2019 Issue HighlightsCatalyzing Student LearningThe July 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include:...
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2YC3 Fall (August 23-24) Conference at San Diego Miramar College
What: 224th 2YC3 Conference (2YC3 = Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium)Who:All chemistry educators (high school and four-year college faculty too!); NOTE: Registration for high school teachers is...
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Revisiting the Rainbow Safety Alert
The American Chemical Society's Committee on Chemical Safety has reached out once again asking that the larger community share the warning about using the Rainbow Demonstration. Yet another accident...
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Taking Time to Recharge during the Summer
"What are we doing to help kids achieve?"Starting in August and ending in May, most of our lives will change drastically. The drastic change is due to the nature of teaching. Students, emails,...
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#TheMole at ChemEd 2019!
Meily-Swallow Hall Theatre 7:30-9:00pm, Tuesday, July 23rdIn the style of The Moth Storytelling Hour, come hear tales about the twists and turns of chemistry education, equity in the classroom, and how...
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Biochemistry Experience on the Border
Hello, and welcome back to my second blog about chemistry education in the tri-border region of California, Arizona, and Mexico. In my last article I described the area and students who attend the two...
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A General Method to Prepare Halogen-Free Oxalate Diesters for Peroxyoxalate...
Introduction: Chemiluminescence demonstrations that use peroxyoxalate “glowstick” systems are very popular in a variety of lecture demonstrations and classroom activities1-3 . These reactions are very...
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Chem Ed 2019 - Not What I Expected
"What are we doing to help kids achieve?"After just returning from Chem Ed 2019 in Naperville, I was planning on writing a blog about the best ideas and take aways. This conference is like drinking...
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The Liquid Nitrogen Cloud
One of my favorite experiments to conduct is the liquid nitrogen cloud. As long as you can get some liquid nitrogen, it is incredibly easy to carry out. All you have to do is pour some hot water into...
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The Periodic Table- Economic Elixir and Agent of Destruction
The history of the world is joined at the hip to the elements comprising the periodic table. The rise and fall of geopolitical empires, the quest to colonize new lands, the ballerina of regional and...
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