ChemEd X Talks, ChemBasics Talks - Schedule and Recordings
ChemEd X | Thu, 09/08/2022 - 13:00
Check out the schedule for upcoming ChemEd X Talks along with recordings of past events.
Curriculum, Pedagogy & Grading Resources
Refresh and Reinforce: Water Maze Challenge Brain Break Activity
Melissa Hemling | Mon, 09/18/2023 - 08:42
Brain Breaks are powerful tools in education, supported by research showing improved focus, retention, community building, and reduced stress among students. When structured using chemistry principles, like in the Water Maze Race, brain breaks can also introduce or reinforce fundamental chemistry concepts.
A Variation On An Age Old Adage—Absence Does Not Make the Mark Grow Longer!
Yvonne Clifford | Tue, 09/13/2022 - 12:49
The Trials and Tribulations of a Teacher During COVID Times! - Part 4: In this four part series of articles, Yvonne Clifford provides readers with some tips and concrete, workable ideas that have helped to fulfill her desire to provide a chemistry programme that is both interesting and rigourous.
Walking The Teacher Tightrope Between Providing Professional Grace and Rigor -- Evaluation In The New World Of COVID!
Yvonne Clifford | Sun, 09/04/2022 - 14:46
The Trials and Tribulations of a Teacher During COVID Times! - Part 3: In this four part series of articles, Yvonne Clifford seeks to provide readers with some tips and concrete, workable ideas that have helped to fulfill her desire to provide a chemistry programme that is both interesting and rigourous.
Motivating Students While In COVID Times: Striving “Above and Beyond” For Students And Teachers Alike
Yvonne Clifford | Mon, 08/22/2022 - 13:52
The Trials and Tribulations of a Teacher During COVID Times! - Part 2: In this four part series of articles, Yvonne Clifford seeks to provide readers with some tips and concrete, workable ideas that have helped to fulfill her desire to provide a chemistry programme that is both interesting and rigourous.
The Trials and Tribulations of a Teacher During COVID Times!
Yvonne Clifford | Thu, 08/18/2022 - 07:34
Yvonne Clifford shares tips and ideas for making your high school chemistry course both interesting and rigorous.
A Classroom View of Using Interactive Notebook Pages
Nora Walsh | Wed, 07/20/2022 - 13:32
Nora Walsh shares an overview of how she delivers content for her interactive notebooks during class. She includes a few video clips from her classroom showing a variety of ways to have students fill in their INB pages.
Integrating Interactive Notebooks into Chemistry Courses with Nora Walsh
Deanna Cullen | Wed, 07/13/2022 - 13:16
On July 11, 2022, Nora Walsh shared tips and advice for integrating interactive notebooks into chemistry lessons. In this ChemEd X Talk she spoke on everything from organizing your classroom for notebooking to how to plan layouts, general and specific ideas for input and output, and some ideas on grading/scoring interactive notebooks. View a recording of Nora's presentation and access materials here.
Scientific Reasoning Interactive Notebook Unit
Nora Walsh | Thu, 07/07/2022 - 09:23
Nora Walsh outlines the interactive notebook pages she uses for her first unit of the school year: Scientific Reasoning. All of the documents and foldables are available for download.
Seawater Chemistry and Global Trade: Part 4
Scott Donnelly | Wed, 06/22/2022 - 14:32
Continuation of the practical application of chemistry to seemingly something unrelated- global maritime trade. In this classroom activity students predict the buoyancy (and hence stability) of a merchant cargo ship based on interpretation of seawater surface salinity values. Like in the first three posts, the question types are conceptual.