After Certification - Continuing your Hero’s Journey
Melissa Hemling | Sun, 02/09/2020 - 17:17
There is a new process to renew your National Board certification coming in 2021.
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Universal Design in the Chemistry Classroom
Lauren Stewart | Thu, 01/30/2020 - 16:48
Lessons learned from co-teaching with an intervention specialist in ninth grade physical science: Five strategies that work with students of all intellectual abilities.
Using Student Evaluations for Self Reflection
Josh Kenney | Wed, 01/15/2020 - 10:00
Some institutions make use of standardized student evaluations, which may not concentrate on an instructor's targeted areas of growth and development. For this reason, the author produces his own student survey for use at the end of a semester and focuses on specific facets of his course.
SBG Hacks: Lab Reports
Lauren Stewart | Mon, 01/13/2020 - 21:35
As a chemistry teacher considering the switch to standards-based grading, you might be wondering how lab reports work in a system that is not based on points. With lab reports, you just need to decide whether you are grading chemistry content skills, scientific communication skills, or both.
Component 4 of National Boards: Assessment and Growth
Melissa Hemling | Sun, 01/12/2020 - 23:44
This is Part 5 of a 5 part series* on National Board Certification in Early Adolescence and Young Adult Science. This post will focus on Component 4: Effective and Reflective Practitioner. It involves identifying an area where your students need to grow and an area where you need to grow professionally.
Bush Fires in Australia and Climate Change
Tom Kuntzleman | Wed, 01/08/2020 - 16:16
What do scientists have to say about the connection between climate change and the bush fires in Australia?
Teacher Leadership
Stephanie O'Brien | Sun, 01/05/2020 - 18:57
Have you heard that TERC, a nonprofit, has launched a STEM Teacher Leadership Network funded by the National Science Foundation? The online community is for aspiring or current teacher leaders, researchers and administration to improve STEM education, effect policy and discuss the changes to the future of STEM education in a collaborative online collegial network.
Sustainable Grading Practices
Melissa Hemling | Mon, 12/16/2019 - 12:33
Teacher burnout - it is real. How can teacher's adopt more sustainable grading practices to improve their work-life balance?
Flipped Classroom: Overcoming Challenges
Josh Kenney | Sun, 12/15/2019 - 09:10
Flipped classrooms are a popular pedagogical technique, delivering lectures before class so that students can engage in active learning and problem-solving activities during class. Although the response from students and teachers is mostly positive, the approach is not without its challenges. This post outlines some common challenges and how teachers might work through them.
Especially JCE: November 2019
Erica Jacobsen | Sun, 11/17/2019 - 19:41
Erica Jacobsen shares highlights from the November 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education of special interest to our ChemEd X community.