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Conversations about Chemical Education
// Sunday, March 22, 2015 • E Posthuma
This semester I get to work with one of my high school students as she investitgates what it takes to be a chemistry teacher.  She wrote the following blog post to describe her project...
The Model So Far...
// Thursday, March 12, 2015 • E Posthuma
Last night I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of the teachers who took my workshop on Modeling Instruction™ last summer.  She is currently finishing up a Master’s degree in Education and working full time in an urban alternative charter school.
Kitzmann Conant Award
Kathy Kitzmann 2014 Conant Award Winner
// Thursday, February 19, 2015 • Deanna Cullen
The citation included on the plaque presented to the 2014 recipient of the James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching reads “For her creativity, enthusiasm, and love of chemistry, inspiring students and teachers alike for over 35 years.”1 Kathy Kitzmann is all of that and more.