Curriculum, Pedagogy & Grading Resources

What informs the grade a student earns in your class? w/ Erica Posthuma

Deanna Cullen | Sun, 05/16/2021 - 08:11

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Grades should provide feedback to students, parents, and teachers as to the progress students are making toward learning targets. Meaningful grades require good assessment practices. Erica Posthuma presented a ChemEd X Talk on May 11th, 2021, providing an overview of effective assessment design. She discussed writing and communicating learning goals, developing targeted questions and prompts, and scoring using a standards-based approach. You can watch the edited recording of Erica's Talk here.

The Enemies of Student-Engagement: Boredom and Frustration

Michael Jansen | Wed, 05/05/2021 - 13:48

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Boredom needs no explanation; we were all (Chemistry) students. A bored student is not an engaged student, and likely not a student who wants to learn. How can we make our lessons more engaging?

Managing Student Collaboration with Kristen Drury & Stephanie O'Brien

Deanna Cullen | Mon, 04/26/2021 - 07:08

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POGIL activities can be used to engage students in chemistry lessons through the use of student teams, effective models, and tiered questioning. Kristen Drury and Stephanie O'Brien presented in a ChemEd X Talk on April 21, 2021 and provided teachers with guidance on fostering student buy-in, student role formation, and POGIL implementation. Additionally, information was shared on how to assess students' participation in POGIL activities holistically and through individual examination of process skills such as communication, teamwork, and problem solving. You can watch the edited recording of their Talk here.

Program Evaluation Part 4 – My Theory of Evaluation

Clarissa Sorens... | Mon, 04/19/2021 - 19:02

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Evaluations are part of everyday life. This multi-part blog has aimed to expand the collective understanding on what is evaluation and what are some ways that it is done.

3DL4US Podcast

Deborah Herrington | Mon, 03/22/2021 - 14:35

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3DL4US: A New podcast explores the extension of three-dimensional learning to higher education. Many episodes are relevant for K-12 educators as well.

Program Evaluation Part 3 – My Favorite Evaluation Theories

Clarissa Sorens... | Mon, 03/08/2021 - 19:09

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Evaluations are part of our everyday lives. This multi-part blog series aims to expand our collective understanding of evaluation. Part 3 focuses on reflections and critiques of some prominent evaluation theories.

Teach Them to Study (because they don't know how)

Josh Kenney | Mon, 02/15/2021 - 14:28

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Self-quizzing is an effective study strategy that leads to longer-term memory retention than other methods. However, when I surveyed my student's preferred study method, self-quizzing did not make the list. In this post, I'll describe self-quizzing and how to support and encourage students to use it.

Hybrid AP Chemistry - A Mom’s Reflection

Stephanie O'Brien | Sat, 02/13/2021 - 12:51

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This article shares a reflection of my daughter's experience in hybrid AP Chemistry from the perspective of a mother.

Program Evaluation Part 2 – What is evaluation?

Clarissa Sorens... | Tue, 02/09/2021 - 13:14

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Evaluations are part of everyday life. This multi-part blog series aims to expand upon the evaluation process. Part 2 focuses on what evaluation is and how it differs from research.

Formative Assessment Using Nearpod with Michael Farabaugh

Deanna Cullen | Thu, 02/04/2021 - 17:34

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Some of the challenges associated with virtual instruction include connecting with students and checking for understanding in real time. On February 2nd, Michael Farabaugh presented a ChemEd X Talk about how he uses the interactive features of Nearpod to create formative assessment items that provide valuable feedback and facilitate student participation. You can watch the edited recording of Michael's Talk and access the lesson he shared during the presentation here.