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Build a Boat Collaboration

Kristin Gregory | Sat, 08/08/2020 - 18:05

As many teachers are preparing to teach online, we are revisiting posts from the ChemEd X archives like this one that might be of help. The original Build a Boat challenge was used to help create a classroom culture of teamwork and growth mindset. The author has updated the Build a Boat activity by providing a modified slide show presentation specifically to help those teaching remotely this fall.

Generating Curiosity With a Lab-First Approach

Ann Gardner | Tue, 03/13/2018 - 15:23

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With a desire to increase curiosity and enthusiasm in my classroom along with ideas gleaned from Twitter, I have shifted my curriculum to a lab-first approach.

Molympics - A Collaborative Project between HS teachers and Students

Doug Ragan | Mon, 09/22/2014 - 19:53

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We teach it, some celebrate it, and we try to make it engaging for our students. What is it? The mole concept and Mole Day! So how do we make it engaging for our students? Let me introduce #molympics.

The power of twitter at #BCCE2014

Doug Ragan | Sun, 08/17/2014 - 21:38

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Twitter data for #BCCE2014

Following BCCE 2014 From Afar

Lowell Thomson | Wed, 08/06/2014 - 07:20

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If you are like me and unable to attend BCCE 2014, there is still a way to be part of the action. Twitter! Even if you don't have a Twitter account, you can follow tweets from participants that are there "live tweeting" the action.

Social Media

Deanna Cullen | Sun, 01/05/2014 - 17:21

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Chemistry teachers are always looking for new ideas to reach students. Social media is a new frontier to reach students AND collaborate with other chemistry teachers around the world 24/7. I hesitated to join Twitter because it seemed like "just one more thing to add to my plate". I did finally log on and created an account.