Content Development

AACT sponsored a second AP Chemistry Content Writing Team in the Summer of 2018. Four participants worked independently and cooperatively during the 8-week project to develop classroom resources appropriate for teaching specific Learning Objectives. The classroom resources developed through this content writing project will be available in the High School Resource Library in the Fall of 2018. Meet the team:

Rose Dunlap – St. Mary’s Episcopal School, Memphis, Tennessee
Melissa Hemling – Beaver Dam High School, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Ryan Johnson – Doherty High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Christine Taylor – Christ Church Episcopal School, Greenville, South Carolina

AACT sponsored an AP Chemistry Content Writing Team in the Summer of 2017. The participants worked independently and cooperatively during the 8-week project to develop classroom resources appropriate for teaching Learning Objectives related to AP Big Ideas 4, 5, and 6. The classroom resources developed through this content writing project will be available in the High School Resource Library in the Fall of 2017. Meet the team:

James Cherry – Summit High School, Spring Hill, Tennessee
Jennifer Douglass – Veterans High School, Kathleen, Georgia
Erin Radebe - Long Reach High School, Columbia, Maryland

With generous support from PPG Industries, AACT formed a new content writing team in 2017. Ten K–12 teachers and one lead writer will create a collection of teaching resources about the Chemistry of Color, with a focus on real-world applications that coincide with PPG’s core business, particularly paints, dyes, and ceramics. Each classroom resource developed by the content writing team will be connected to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Resources will be available Fall 2017 in the AACT classroom resource library. Meet the team.

Dusty Carroll – Lead Content Writer, Marlton, New Jersey
Laura Celik – Princeton, New Jersey
Bill Hoffman – New Castle, Pennsylvania
Lauri McDonald – Dallas, Texas
Renuka Rajasekaran – Locust Grove, Georgia
Michele Thomas – Georgetown, Delaware
Maria Tolentino – Woodbridge, New Jersey
Kevin Willis – Carmichaels, Pennsylvania
Michelle Winesett – Boiling Springs, South Carolina
Heather Zimmer – Milton, Massachusetts

AACT partnered with the Ford Motor Company to offer a themed content writing opportunity focused on The Chemistry of Cars for K-12 teachers of chemistry in the spring of 2016. A special thanks to the teachers who contributed, and to The Ford Motor Company for their support of chemistry education.

Steve Sogo – Lead Content Writer, Laguna Beach, California
David Allan – Saginaw, Michigan
DeEtta Andersen – Center Point, Iowa
Jean Mihelcic – Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Laura Murphy – Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Lee Rucinski – Tinley Park, Illinois
Sherri Rukes – Libertyville, Illinois
Jennifer Smith – Monticello, Illinois
Roxanne Spencer – Princeton, New Jersey
Maryjane Utley – Westerly, Rhode Island

Prior to AACT's official launch in September of 2014, we assembled a middle school and elementary school team of dedicated teachers to develop lesson plans. Thanks to all who participated!

2014 Middle School Content Writing Team

Michael Chapman Jr., lead content writer
Lisa Blank
D. Marie Gillespie
Christine Herald
Christopher Johannesson

2014 Elementary School Content Writing Team

Margaret Carruthers, lead content writer
Deborah Franklin
Charles Gale
James Sauer
Jennifer Sengbusch
Luci Spinale