2026-2027 Upcoming Talks
A full 2026-2027 schedule of monthly talks will begin in September 2026. See our Events page for details.
The recordings of each talk will be posted here within two weeks after the talk takes place.
ChemEd X Talks Archive
Below you can find the recordings from each of the past ChemEd X Talks.
The new edition of “POGIL Activities for AP Chemistry” is on track to be released next winter. Laura Trout offered a sneak peak of the new activities and improvements that have been incorporated into the new edition in our March 27, 2023 ChemEd X Talk.
The use of multiple representations helps to characterize students' understandings and their misconceptions. Stacey Lowery Bretz shared multiple resources and strategies for using them in her ChemEd X Talk. The recording is available here!
In this talk, Vanessa Rosa, founder of Science with Impact, explores how 3D molecular visualization and interactive simulations can transform the way we teach, communicate, and even study chemistry. She will highlight visualization not only as a powerful learning tool, but also as a research and communication tool for exploring how audiences engage with complex scientific ideas and for demonstrating the broader impact of scientific research.
On July 14, 2022, Dr. Sarah English provided an overview of the digital interactive notebook process along with guidance on how to start building your own.
In this ChemEd X Talk Nora Walsh 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.
On April 14, 2022, Doug Ragan explained how he uses colored magnets in his classroom to represent things such as subatomic particles, states of matter, balancing chemical equations, types of bonding, molecular geometry and much more.
On February 10th, 2022, Kristen Vanderveen discussed solubility curves, molarity calculations, using particulate level modeling and simulations, making real world connections and so much more in this ChemBasics Talk.
On January 13th, 2022, Sarah English shared her unit covering chemical reactions in this ChemBasics Talk.
On December 9th, 2021, Daniel Radoff shared his unit about gas laws in his ChemBasics Talk.
In this ChemBasics Talk, Nora Walsh shares her favorite activities, tips, and discovery activities for teaching chemical bonding and naming.
On October 7th, 2021, Rachmad Tjachyadi shared his unit covering the periodic table and periodic trends in this ChemBasics Talk.
In this ChemBasics Talk, Krystle Moos offers everything necessary to plan a unit on the topic including linked NGSS standards, introductory activities and handouts, manipulative activities, practice problems, links to real world context, a lab and an assortment of videos.
Formative assessment questions provide a useful lens into students' minds regarding what they are thinking about chemistry. By ascertaining what students are thinking, teachers can make decisions regarding what to do with what they learn.
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.
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.
Jen Lee presented in a ChemEd X Talk on March 29 2021 about how instructors can use various games in their high school and college courses.
ChemEd X Talks with Katy Dornbos about how she has transformed the way she is assessing her students - particularly on exams.
ChemEd X Talks with Chad Husting about how he has transitioned to standards based grading. He shares a quick trick that has the potential to solve many of the problems that teachers struggle with including having a mix of face to face and virtual students and keeping up with late work, make-up work and missing assignments!
ChemEd X Talks with Michael Farabaugh about how he uses the interactive features of Nearpod to create formative assessment items that provide valuable feedback and facilitate student participation.
Melissa shares how she uses the digital whiteboards to gauge student understanding and pinpoint misconceptions like she did pre-COVID.
ChemEd X Talks with Ariel Serkin about the process she is using and how she is providing feedback to her students remotely.