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February 07, 2017 | Teaching Methods A Visual and Intuitive Approach to Stoichiometry
Do your students struggle with stoichiometry? Many of the methods used don't really help students understand what stoichiometry is about. This webinar discusses how to approach teaching stoichiometry problems using a table set-up to make the process visually appealing and more intuitive for students. The process emphasizes proportional reasoning and explicitly connects the calculations to the particulate nature of matter.
February 01, 2017 | Lab & Safety, Teaching Methods, Teaching Resources Time For Student Investigation: Chemistry in a Petri Dish
This webinar shows you how to transform the “Chemistry in a Petri Dish” experiments which originally focused on acid rain, into a full lesson using other AACT resources. It also provides basic information about how to run the experiments and includes alignment with NGSS--which calls for students to be involved in developing and implementing investigations that center on real world problems. These experiments are easy for the teacher to prepare and are fast enough that students can run them several times in a class period, giving them an opportunity for investigation.
January 25, 2017 | Teaching Resources Chemistry Demos: Connecting the Molecular to the Macroscopic
Students have a hard time connecting what is taught in class with what they see in the lab. When students draw particulates of what they see on the macroscopic level, it can help them make the connection. This webinar introduces demonstrations you can use when they first learn the material, and demonstration questions that can be scaled up or down depending on the level of chemistry that you teach.
January 18, 2017 | Teaching Resources Elementary and Middle School Resources from AACT
Join Rebecca Field, Elementary School Ambassador, and Sarah Paquette, Middle School Ambassador, to discover the many classroom resources available from AACT for K-8 teachers.
January 12, 2017 | Teaching Resources Enhance Your Chemistry Classroom with Other People’s Money
Find out about grant opportunities available to high school chemistry teachers (including those from the American Chemical Society) and the process for writing a fundable proposal. Presenter Kenetia Thompson works in the Education Division of the American Chemical Society.
December 14, 2016 | Teaching Resources Take Home Labs
The scope and size of the chemistry curriculum is continuously expanding, but not the time given to teach the material. Hear about one teacher's solution to this problem: implementing Take Home labs as a part of the curriculum.
November 16, 2016 | Teaching Resources Chemistry Beyond the Classroom
Students eagerly participate in chemistry activities, when they join an ACS ChemClub program. Learn about ChemClubs from two teachers who have created successful programs that fit their school and students.
November 01, 2016 | Technology Incorporating PhET Simulations into Topical Units in High School Chemistry
Experienced high school chemistry teacher and PhET K12 specialist Amy Hanson discusses ways to effectively use PhET simulations to help students learn about balancing chemical equations, stoichiometry, and solutions. Amy shares classroom resources for you to use with the simulations she discusses.
October 19, 2016 | Teaching Resources Incorporating Forensic Science Into the Chemistry Curriculum
Two veteran teachers share resources for integrating forensic science into the high school chemistry curriculum. Presenters provide labs and ideas for teaching traditional topics such as acid/base chemistry, organic chemistry, intermolecular forces, types of reactions, bonding, and more from the context of forensic science.
October 12, 2016 | Teaching Resources Sweet Connections Between Igneous Rock Formation and Food Science
The NGSS Earth and Space Science standards have been added to many chemistry teachers’ plates. In this webinar, Sally Mitchell and Tim Keough, STEM Master Teachers in New York, talk about connecting earth science concepts to the chemistry curriculum.
October 04, 2016 | Advanced Chemistry Results from the 2016 AP Chemistry Exam
This presentation outlines the process involved in the creation and refinement of the AP Chemistry Exam, and the elaborate measures taken to ensure the consistent, fair, and accurate grading of the free-response section. The presenter reviews the free-response questions from the 2016 AP Chemistry Exam and highlights the most common student misconceptions revealed during the grading of 154,000 test papers. The presenter also suggests several teaching strategies to address these common misconceptions in the classroom and in the teaching laboratory.
September 20, 2016 | Teaching Resources Advancing Scientific Literacy with Inquiry Based Lessons Designed Around ChemMatters Articles
This presentation explores specific strategies to improve students’ understanding of scientific concepts through reading and investigations. Highly-ranked ChemMatters articles are used to demonstrate the process of developing and implementing inquiry lesson plans based on non-fiction texts. Strategies to create specific learning goals and authentic assessments in line with NGSS and Common Core State Standards are also discussed.
September 07, 2016 | Teaching Resources Facing the Challenges of an Early-Service Teacher of Chemistry
First-year and early-career chemistry teachers face many unique and complex tasks, including the daunting challenges of other content teachers, plus many of our own—safety concerns, equipment and supplies, the stigma of our content, and others. This webinar presents one early-service chemistry teacher’s experiences and perspectives on these problems, and provides thoughts on how to surmount them.
July 20, 2016 | Technology Ten Signs of a 21st Century Classroom
We teach in 2016 so why do many of our classrooms look like they’re from the 1950s? Concepts from engineering can help to modernize our teaching methods and classroom style. We'll discuss tools for improving technology integration, collaboration, creativity, inquiry, justification for answers, writing for reflection, problem solving, hands-on learning, the role of the teacher as a facilitator, and transparent assessment.
July 19, 2016 | Teaching Resources Middle School Chemistry Workshop
Presented at the Dow and AACT Teacher Summit in Austin, TX, this workshop focuses on activities from middleschoolchemistry.com—a free online resource from the American Chemical Society (ACS). Using hands-on activities and molecular animations provided on the website, we explore the chemistry behind everyday observations and make connections to fundamentals of chemistry at a range of instructional levels.
June 02, 2016 | Teaching Resources Getting Involved with Science Coaches
Learn more about the new AACT member benefit, Science Coaches. Teachers are paired with chemists in the classroom, and virtually.
May 10, 2016 | Lab & Safety Considerations for Chemical Disposal
Jennifer Bishoff outlines a four-part approach to chemical disposal: Planning, Collection, Storage, and Disposal. Specific topics include legal issues, pre-lab planning, segregation of incompatible wastes, hazmat pickup, and sources for information about the disposal process. This webinar is a follow-up to her "Managing Chemical Wastes in the High School Lab" article in the May 2016 issue of Chemistry Solutions.
April 26, 2016 | Advanced Chemistry What's The Big Idea? A Last-Minute AP Chem Review
If you find the prospect of reviewing the entire AP Chemistry curriculum daunting—you’re not alone. 30 teachers from around the country have joined together to create a review resource to share with fellow educators that is rich with videos, graphics and key material on the AP exam. Each slide is designed to provide a snapshot of a single College Board Learning Objective (LO). All six Big Ideas and LO’s are addressed so your students can feel more confident on test day.
April 06, 2016 | Advanced Chemistry AP Chemistry Exam Review with Paul Price
2016 marks the third administration of the redesigned AP Chemistry test, and many teachers and students still have questions about differences in curriculum and question construction. Paul Price, AP Chemistry Reading Question Leader and member of the AP Chemistry Test Development Committee, designed this webinar around audience-submitted questions. He review popular question themes, as well as individual questions from AP Chemistry teachers.
March 22, 2016 | Lab & Safety Green Chemistry
Learn how green chemistry can be used as a platform to teach core chemistry concepts in a way that inspires students to seek solutions to real-world environmental challenges. Learn about the additional benefits of teaching green chemistry, including enhanced safety in the classroom, budget-friendly labs, and the use common household products. Useful for all levels of chemistry, including advanced and AP.
March 09, 2016 | Teaching Methods Beyond the Octet Rule
Modeling Instruction offers a unique analogous model of electrons in the atom from an analysis of ionization energies that allows students to explain bonding and periodic behavior. This model is more robust than the usual energy level rings, yet is conceptually more concrete than a quantum orbital model. This presentation covers alignment with College Board AP Chemistry Essential Knowledge 1.B.1 and 1.B.2 and the related Learning Objectives.
February 23, 2016 | Technology Making Topic Specific Videos
It can be daunting to consider creating an entire set of video resources to accompany your curriculum. But with some effort up front you can maximize engagement, retention, and enthusiasm in the classroom. Once recorded your content can be used every year, and by students as study tools. Whatever your skill level, learn how to easily make content in this webinar.
February 09, 2016 | Technology Incorporating PhET Simulations
Experienced high school chemistry teachers and PhET K–12 specialists join us for a third webinar to discuss effective ways to use PhET simulations. This webinar will focus on using the simulations to help students learn about atomic structure, molecule polarity, and acid-base solutions.
January 28, 2016 | Teaching Methods NGSS based Strategies for Facilitating Student Learning in Chemistry and Physics
Learn a number of NGSS-based strategies you can use and adapt in your classroom. Come prepared with your questions to make the most of this interactive webinar. This is the second webinar in our series presented in partnership with the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT).
January 12, 2016 | Technology, Teaching Methods Why Flip? Reach Every Student In Every Class Every Day
Implementing the Flipped Class model provides teachers with more face-to-face time with students, allows for true differentiation, compels students to take responsibility for their own learning, and enables them to master rigorous course concepts. Flipped Classroom pioneer Aaron Sams demonstrates how a Flipped Class can transform today's educational climate and increase student learning outcomes.