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Especially JCE: January 2016
// Wednesday, January 13, 2016 • Erica K. Jacobsen
I had a conversation with a college freshman after church last Sunday. She had recently wrapped up her first semester’s courses, which included chemistry. I asked what she thought of the class. What would you predict her response to be? It was, “I’m glad there are people out there like you who like chemistry,” but it wasn’t for her.
AMTA
January 2016 American Modeling Teacher Association Announcement
// Tuesday, January 12, 2016
ATTENTION SCIENCE TEACHERS! 50 Modeling Workshops in high school and middle school sciences will be offered this summer, in many states. Most workshops are two or three weeks long. CEUs; optional graduate credit, stipends at grant-funded sites. Modeling Instruction is research-informed.
Dec 2015 JCE
Especially JCE—December 2015
// Thursday, December 17, 2015 • Erica K. Jacobsen
Think it’s possible to get nostalgic over paperwork? I just did, spurred by editor-in-chief Norb Pienta’s editorial Thinking about Champions in the December 2015 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education.
Especially JCE—November 2015
// Thursday, November 12, 2015 • Erica K. Jacobsen
What draws you in to read an article you see in a magazine or journal? Past experiences? Current interests? In the case of the November 2015 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education, it was Darth Vader.
Especially for High School
Especially JCE—October 2015
// Friday, October 16, 2015 • Erica K. Jacobsen
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.