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E Posthuma

University High School of Indiana
ChemEd X Subscriber, Subscriber, Staff, Editor
ChemEd X Member since: October 2013

Erica is an award-winning high school teacher with over 25 years of classroom experience. She has taught in both public and private independent schools in the Midwest. She has served on her ACS local section board, the Indiana University School of Education Alumni Board, the ACS Exams Institute Board of Trustees, and as the Director of Communications for the American Modeling Teachers Association. 

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AMTA
AMTA
// Wednesday, July 8, 2015 • E Posthuma
The American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) website is the official source for information on Modeling InstructionTM (MI).  Whether you are an experienced Modeler or simply interested in learning more about MI, I encourage you to visit the newly redesigned site and check out the availabl
AP Chem
Reflections on a Year of AP
// Sunday, May 3, 2015 • E Posthuma
As I write this, it is the day before the national AP Chemistry exam. We’ve been working toward this day since August. We’ve endured late hours, broken crucibles, anxiety, and tears.  I’ve run weekend and evening re
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.