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text: Whiteboarding in a Virtual Classroom with Melissa Hemling
Whiteboarding in a Virtual Classroom with Melissa Hemling
// Wednesday, January 27, 2021 • Deanna Cullen
On January 26, 2021, Melissa Hemling presented a ChemEd X Talk about “whiteboarding” in a hybrid or virtual classroom. Students collaborate in small groups on classkick.com to digitally analyze data, create and modify models, and/or complete practice problems. Melissa shares how she uses the digital whiteboards to
text: Providing Feedback Remotely with Ariel Serkin
Providing Feedback Remotely with Ariel Serkin
// Saturday, January 23, 2021 • Deanna Cullen
Providing students with meaningful feedback greatly enhances their learning and achievement. With the move to online and hybrid formats, teachers have had to scramble to modify their usual process for communicating that feedback.
Teaching dilemmas
// Monday, January 18, 2021 • ACCT Admin
Implementing Chemical Thinking in chemistry classrooms has inherent challenges faced by teachers in creating opportunities to develop and apply this way of thinking about and acting on contemporary problems in chemistry.
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Announcing ChemEd X Talks
// Wednesday, January 13, 2021 • ChemEd X
Chemical Education Xchange is pleased to announce ChemEd X Talks!
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Resources for Teaching Chemistry Online
// Wednesday, December 30, 2020 • Deanna Cullen
Near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic ChemEd X began compiling a list of both new and previously published ChemEd X posts and resources that might be useful to teachers while teaching remotely.
Session 1 at a Glance
// Tuesday, December 22, 2020 • ACCT Admin
This 3 hour session provides an introduction to the Assessing for Change in Chemical Thinking (ACCT) professional development series. Session 1 provides an overview of the three program components that drive ACCT sessions: The Chemical Thinking Model, the Formative Assessment Enactment Model and Teaching Dilemmas.