The Devil's Milkshake
Tom Kuntzleman | Sat, 10/26/2019 - 19:13
The Devil's Milkshake is a simple, yet interesting chemistry experiment that fits well as a Halloween demo.
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Especially JCE: October 2019
Erica Jacobsen | Sat, 10/12/2019 - 18:14
Erica Jacobsen shares highlights from the October 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education of special interest to our ChemEd X community.
Flipped Classroom: A Framework for In-Class Activities
Josh Kenney | Fri, 10/11/2019 - 12:53
The flipped-classroom approach to education is undoubtedly popular, with consistent growth in the number of related books, conference sessions, and educator network memberships. Although active-learning may not be any more beneficial in a flipped classroom compared to a traditional classroom, it is clear that a flipped class can increase the frequency of active-learning opportunities.
Practical Classroom Implementations for Critical Pedagogy
Clarissa Sorens... | Wed, 10/02/2019 - 15:20
Once one knows about Critical Pedagogy (with respect to Critical Thinking, as was covered in the previous blog), how is that knowledge used? Can strategies be implemented that embrace Critical Pedagogy while not sacrificing content coverage? What are some ways to build criticality in students while maintaining expected requirements for classroom rigor?
Flipped Classroom: Check For Understanding, Not For Notetaking
Josh Kenney | Tue, 09/17/2019 - 18:28
Many teachers assess engagement with video lectures by inspecting students’ notes at the start of class. However, notetaking doesn’t necessarily prove the comprehension of the material.
Chemical Tests on Coins
Tom Kuntzleman | Mon, 09/16/2019 - 20:07
Simple chemical tests are described that can indicate the presence of certain metals in coins. A wide variety of chemical concepts are involved. The experiments described are a natural fit for the 2019 National Chemistry Week theme of "Marvelous Metals!"
Marvelous Interactions between Metallic Money and Magnets
Tom Kuntzleman | Wed, 09/04/2019 - 20:00
This post describes some simple experiments using various coins and neodymium magnets that connect to the 2019 National Chemistry Week theme of Marvelous Metals!
Critical Thinking vs. Critical Pedagogy
Clarissa Sorens... | Wed, 09/04/2019 - 19:30
I recently participated in a conference known as the Digital Pedagogy Lab as a fellow, which required leading a workshop (or an equivalent). I chose to structure my workshop around the ideas of critical pedagogy and STEM, and particularly how we use these ideas in a practical way in the classroom (both F2F (face-to-face) and DL (distance learning)). This blog will be one of a two-part series on these topics.
The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction
Hal Harris | Fri, 08/30/2019 - 02:00
Chemists tend to think of the Table as an old friend– reliable and static, but that is not the whole story. Piqued your interest? Click on the title to sate your curiosity.
Giving the Syllabus a Lecture
Francisco Villa | Tue, 08/27/2019 - 10:00
What value does spending time explaining our syllabus in class provide? How much time should we invest in going over the syllabus with our students? Thoughts on talking about the syllabus during the first class meeting.