curriculum

A curriculum consists of a description of the material covered in a course of study and the manner in which it is organized.

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National AP Chemistry Teacher FB banner
// Monday, April 9, 2018 Kaleb Underwood
Over the last two years, the Official AP Chemistry Community forum on the College Board website has been largely, though not completely, displaced by the formation of a Facebook group called National AP Chemistry Teachers that now boasts 1,962
scientific reasoning
// Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Dustin_Williams
One main focus of the NGSS is for students to communicate explanations describing the causes of phenomena they have investigated, accompanied with arguments that provide compelling reasons to accept the explanation.
social, emotional learning in the chemistry classroom puzzle pieces
// Monday, March 12, 2018 Stephanie O'Brien
As a secondary science teacher, I have contact with my students everyday. Making relationships and learning about all of my students is key to letting them know that I am invested in their success.
NGSS: 3 Dimensions
// Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Stephanie O'Brien
In preparation for the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or individual states variations of the standards, there has been much professional development offered around the country to support teachers.
Johnstone's Triangle - Representing 3 Levels of Representation
// Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Bob Worley
Happy New Year from one of your overseas colleagues. Despite the amazing political changes, the language of chemistry continues bind us together, usually in the effort to make such a simple subject as chemistry understood! To do this, many of you have focused on the triangle developed by Alex Johnstone.
YouTube video play logo
// Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Dan Meyers
Video tutorials are paramount to learning for many students and adults. Personally, I relish in being able to solve a problem after watching the solution on YouTube.
Literacy Stations
// Monday, September 25, 2017 Stephanie O'Brien
Researchers have identified many reasons for the perception of chemistry as a challenging subject. General chemistry introduces more terms and concepts to students than a first-year foreign language class (Rowe, 1983).
group work
// Thursday, September 21, 2017 Martina Rau
Collaborative activities are becoming increasingly prevalent in classroom instruction. Often, when instructors start to incorporate collaborative activities in their instruction, they also start “flipping” the classroom.
Periodic Table of Tech
// Wednesday, August 23, 2017 Doug Ragan
With the start of the school year quickly approaching or having already started for others I wanted to take this chance to update a few resources regarding some periodic table websites and apps for you and your students.