Workshops - 21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education

21stBiennialConferenceonChemicalEducationDenton,TexasAugust1‐5,2010WorkshopTopicsandLeadersA Complete Year of Virtual Lab Experiments for General Chemistry C S Frost

Virtuallabsarenowusedbythousandsofstudentsatnumerousinstitutions,chemdepartments,andprogramseverysemester.Resultshavebeenanalyzedandshowntocontributegreatlytoeducationandloveofchemistry.Thisworkshopwilldemonstrateeasyselectionandadoptionofvirtualchemlabsfromacompletelablibraryfortraditionalandonlinecourses.Theworkshopwillincludedemonstrationsofthelabexperimentsthemselvesaswellasacompleteenvironmentforstudentcompletionofassignmentsalongwiththeirvirtuallab‐work,automaticsubmissiontoinstructors,andinstructorfeedbackandgrading.Workshopparticipantswillalsoseehowtheycaneasilycustomizethelabsandtheirassociatedassignmentstoperfectlyfitanygeneralchemistrycourse.

Advanced Jmol Techniques Robert Hanson

ThisworkshopisintendedforexperiencedJmolwebsitedevelopersandwillbeachancetoexchangeideaswitheachotherandthefacilitatorsfromtheJmoldevelopmentteam.Participantsshouldbringaprojecttheyareplanningoralreadyworkingontodiscuss.Participantsare_strongly_encouragedtobringtheirownlaptops.The$15feeincludesa

CDwithnumerousexamplepagesandscriptswrittenbyBobHanson.

Advanced Nuclear Science for ChemistsGeorge Miller 

NuclearSciencehasmanyfacetsofimportancetoapplicationsinmodernchemistry.We'llgetintointimatedetailsofnuclearpower,nuclearwasteprocessing,nuclearmedicine,provenanceinartandarcheology,etc.,withdemosandpracticals.

An introduction to JmolJonathan Gutow

ThisworkshopisintendedforpeoplewhoareunfamiliarwithorrelativelynewtousingJmolformolecularvisualization.ParticipantswillbeintroducedtothecapabilitiesofJmolandsomeofthewaysJmolisbeingused.ParticipantswillthenuseJmoltobuildoneormorewebpageswithlive3‐Dmolecules.Dependinguponinterest,thesepagescouldinvolveanylevelofchemistryfromhighschoolthroughcollegeandanyarea.Nowebpagedesignorprogrammingexperiencenecessary.Participantsareencouragedtobringtheirownlaptop.The$30feeincludesthebook,"HowtouseJmoltostudyandpresentmolecularstructures(Vol.1)"byAngelHerráez.

AP Chemistry: An Inquiry and Forensic Approach towards 

Chemical ExperimentationJesse Bernstein

HaveyoufoundasinglelabmanualthattrulyworksforyourAPChemistrycourse?DoyoufindthatyoustillhavetosearchthrumanylabmanualstofindadequateAPlabs?Well,looknomore!WehavedevelopedanAPChemistryExperimentalManualthatincorporatesInquiryBasedandForensicActivitiesalongwithsomeofourfavoriteAPexperimentsdevelopedormodifiedoverthemanyyearswehavetaught.TheseexperimentshavebeendesignedtochallengeyourAPstudentsandgetthemtothink!MostChemistrycoursesincludelaboratoryexperimentsthatgiveexplicitinstructionsthataredesignedforstudentstofollow;togetthe'rightanswer'.Studentsgivelittlethoughtastotheexperimentalprocess.ThisworkshopisdesignedtohelptogettheAPstudenttothinkaboutandplanfortheexperimentbeforetheyarriveinthelaboratory.Someoftheexperimentswillbeperformedduringtheworkshop.EachparticipantwillreceiveaCDcontainingthelabmanualthatincludesdetailedteachernotesforeachlabthatallowsformodificationofeachexperiment;apictureofvirtuallyallsetupsisincludedontheCD.ThisworkshopwasfirstofferedatChemEd2009toafullhouse.Wesuggestbringinggogglesandalabapronforthisworkshop.

Applications of the Cambridge Structural Database in Undergraduate Education and 

ResearchGary Battle

TheCambridgeStructuralDatabase(CSD)servesastheworldwiderepositoryofsmall‐moleculecrystalstructuredata.Assuch,thisuniquedatabaseofoverhalfamillionmoleculesisacruciallyimportantresourceforundergraduateeducationandresearch.Anon‐linedatabase,theCSDenablesstudentstovisualizeandmanipulatemoleculesin3D,andprovidestheopportunitytoworkwithrealmeasureddata.Attendthishands‐onworkshopandlearnhowchemicalknowledgeextractedfromtheCSDiscurrentlybeingusedtoenhancelearningthroughoutthechemistrycurriculum.Arangeofstudentassignmentsandclassactivitiesthatutilisethismajorscientificresourcewillalsobedemonstrated.

Assessing Student Learning in the Instructional Science LaboratoryGautam Bhattacharyya

Thisworkshopisdesignedtohelpchemistryeducatorsdevelopaphilosophyofeducativeassessmentwithrespecttostudentlearninginthelaboratory.Inaneducativeassessmentenvironment,theemphasisisonhelpingstudentslearnbetter.Animportantcomponentiscollectinginformationtoassessthedegreetowhichstudentsareachievingspecificlearningoutcomes.However,itdoesnotstopthere.Inadditiontocollectingevidenceofstudentlearning,educativeassessmentalsofocusesoninstructorsprovidingfeedbackandgivingthelearnersopportunitiesforself‐assessment.Theworkshopfacilitators

willworkwiththeparticipantstodeveloptheconceptofeducativeassessmentandwillpresentonthefollowingtopics:formativevs.summativeassessment,auditivevs.educativeassessment,learninggoalsvs.outcomes,anddifferentwaysofassessingstudentperformanceinthelaboratory.Thisisahands‐on/minds‐onworkshopwhereeachparticipantwillleavewithasetofassessmentproceduresusefulforaddressingspecificstudentlearningoutcomes,providingusefulfeedback,orallowingthestudentstoperformself‐assessmentsoftheirconditions.EachparticipantwillreceivethebookAssessingStudentLearning.

Before, During and After Class Learning Cycle ActivitiesJohn Gelder

Examplesofinstructionalmaterialsfor“before”,“during”,and“after”classmeetingsusinganinquiryorientedinstructionalstrategy(theLearningCycleApproach)willbepresentedduringthisworkshop.Theactivitiesforbefore,during,andafteraparticularclassmeetingarelinkedtogetherandaddressspecificlearningobjectivesforthecourse.TheBeforeClassExploration(BCE)isaweb‐basedexercisethatstudentsdobeforetheyattendalecture.Itwillusuallyconsistofadatacollectionactivityusingasimulationprogramalongwithafewquestionsaboutthedata.Theactivitywillrunthroughawebbrowserandshouldrequireonly10to15minutesofastudent’stimetocomplete.UponsubmissionoftheBCE,studentsreceiveacopyoftheirresponsesand,whenappropriate,anexpert’sresponsetothesame

questionsforcomparison.TheinstructorcanaccessallstudentresponsestotheBCEpriortolecturetogainabetterpictureofthestudent’spre‐existingknowledge.TheDuringClassInvention(DCI)willusedatageneratedintheBCEandalongwithquestions/problemsdevelopaconceptthatfocusesonacourselearningobjective.TheDCIisdesignedtobecompletedbysmallcooperativegroupstoallowforsomeself‐instruction.Studentscanreporttheirconsensusresponsefortheinstructor’sconsiderationusingastudentresponsesystemand/orbyturninginawrittenresponse.TheAfterClassApplication(ACA)isaweb‐basedsetofquestionsthatwillallowstudentstoapplytheirknowledgeoftheconceptintroducedbytheBCEand‘invented’bytheDCI.ThequestionsontheACAwillbebothconceptualandalgorithmic.

Burners Flames and CandlesMordechai Livneh

Thisworkshopoffersathoroughinsightintooneofthebasicphenomenainscienceandinlifeingeneral–Combustion.EachyearduringHanukah(TheJewishFestivalofLight),weconductsimilarworkshopsintheundergraduatestudents’labs.Wealsopresentdemolecturestoyoungerstudentsofvariousagesandsometimesalsototheirparents.Overtheyearswehaddiscoveredthatthepublicingeneral,includingscienceteachers,sometimeslackbasicideasonthis“hot”topic.Inourworkshopweoffer20‐30experimentsthatmostlydealwithportablepropaneburnersandcandles.Mostoftheexperimentswill

bedonebytheparticipantsandsomewillbedemonstratedbyus.Tomentionsome;TheDancingFlame,TheCandleSee‐Saw,FireWithoutMatches,PropertiesofPropaneGas,FlameUnderWater,TheEffectofOxygen,andmanymore.Theexperimentswillbeintroducedinadidacticwaythatcanbemodifiedtoallages.Inhisbook“Thehistoryofacandle”,MichaelFaradaytoldhisyoungaudiencesthat“Thereisnobettergatetosciencethantheobservationandinvestigationofthephysicalphenomenonofthecandle”.Thisworkshopwillfollowthatphrase,addingtoitmodernaspectsofburners.

Calibrated Peer Review™ Version 4 (CPR4)– Supporting the Scholarship of Teaching Arlene Russell

CalibratedPeerReview™,awidelyadoptedinstructionalmanagementtool,enablesstudentwritingthatprobesunderstandingofconceptswithoutincreasinggradingresources.CPR4nowprovidesassignmentauthorswithacitationrecord,whichdocumentstheuseandadaptationoftheircreativework.Instructorscancreatenewmaterialsorchoosetoadaptfromthenewindexedlibraryofassignments.InaCPR4assignment,studentswriteshortessaysonaspecifictopicfollowingdirectionsthatencouragecriticalthinking.Afterelectronictextsubmission,studentsreviewprewrittenandscored“calibration”essays,whichtrainthemasreviewers.Theythenanonymouslyreviewpeerworkandreceivefeedbackontheirperformance.ResearchshowsthatCPRusecan

improvestudentconceptunderstanding,writingskills,andevaluationskills.Theworkshopwillfocusonissuesinauthoringandpublishingeffectiveassignmentsthatcanbeeasilyusedoradaptedbyothers.ExperiencedCPRusersareinvitedtopublishtheirexistingassignmentsinthenewcentrallibrary;newusersareencouragedtoexploreandcreatematerialsfortheirowncourses.Anexamquestionorahomeworkassignment,whichstudentshavestruggledwith,providesanidealtopicforaCPRassignment.Participantsshouldcomewithtopicstheywanttheirstudentstounderstanddeeply.

Caveman Chemistry: Hands­On Projects in Chemical Technology Kevin Dunn

Non‐sciencestudentsoftenapproachchemistrywithreluctanceandtrepidation.Thisworkshopwillexploreastrategyforengagingstudentsthroughaseriesof28hands‐onchemicalprojects.WebeginintheStoneAge,makingfirebyfriction,arrowheads,andhoneywine.Wemakeaceramiccruciblefromclay,spinyarnfromwool,andextractpotashfromwoodashes.Wesmeltbronzeinourcrucibleanddyeouryarnwithindigo.Inlaterprojectswemakepaperfromhay,soapfromfat,mauvedyefromaniline,andphotographsfromeggwhitesandsalt.AlongthewaywelearnahistoryofchemicaltechnologyfromthePaleolithiccampfire,tothecraftsofantiquity,tothealchemyoftheMiddleAges,tothechamberacidandsodafactoriesoftheIndustrialRevolution,tothemulti‐nationalchemicalgiants

ofthetwentiethcentury.Theregistrationfeeincludesthebook,CavemanChemistry.Website:www.cavemanchemistry.com.

Chemical Education Research: Statistics Workshop Diane Bunce 

Itisrecommendedthatparticipantstakethemorningworkshopentitled:ChemicalEducationResearch–DevelopingResearchableQuestionsandCorrespondingMethodologiespriortoattendingthisworkshop.Participantsareencouragedtobringresearchideaswiththemtoworkthroughthedesignprocess.Thepurposeofthisworkshopistoprovidetoolsforresearcherstochoosetheappropriatestatisticalanalysesfortheirresearchdesigns.ThestatisticalanalysesexploredinthisworkshopwillgobeyondthetandFtestsintomoreadvancedstatisticsspecificallyANOVA.Theworkshopwilladdressthefollowing:1.)identifyingvariablesandselectingappropriateresearchdesign;2.)choosingthestatisticalanalysisrelevanttotheresearchdesignalongwithconsiderationoftheassumptionsandrestrictionswithintheanalysis;3.)runningvariousanalysesinSPSS;4.)interpretationandconclusionsofresultsfromtheanalyses.Theworkshopwillincludethreepartsduringwhichattendeeswillhavetheopportunitytodiscussresearchdesign,inputdataintoSPSSforanalysis,andinterpretSPSSoutputsinordertomakevalidconclusionsfromtheresults.

Chemical Education Research—Developing Researchable Questions 

and Corresponding Methodologies Diane Bunce 

ThepurposeofthisworkshopistointroducetheparticipantstotheprocessofdevelopingideasforChemicalEducationResearchprojectsintoviableresearchquestionsthatcorrespondtoboththeoriginalideaandthedatathatcanbecollectedtoaddressthequestion.Participantsareurgedtobringresearchideaswiththem.Theformatoftheworkshopwillincludeworkinginsmallgroupstohelpdefineandoperationalizetheresearchquestions.Oncetheresearchquestionshavebeendiscussedandrevised,plansforconductingthestudieswillbeconstructed,discussed,critiquedandrevised.Smallgroupdiscussionswillbeusedtohelpparticipantsdeterminewhetherthedatatheyareproposingtocollectaddressestheresearchquestion.Attentionwillalsobepaidtohowthedatashouldbeanalyzed.

Chemistry Experiments for Outreach to Elementary School Students Dave Berry 

Thisworkshopwillbeahands‐onexperienceofthreeexperimentsthatweuseinourvisitstoelementaryschoolsaroundtheprovinceofBritishColumbia.Eachstudentthatwemeetdoesanexperimentthatisappropriatefortheiragegroup,typicallyKindergarten‐grade2,grades3‐5,grade6andabove.Theexperimentsare(a)makingslime(b)makinganindicatorandidentifyinganunknownkitchenpowderand(c)analyzingthethiocyanateinsaliva.Wewilldescribethestructureofthe

programknownasScientistsandInnovatorsintheSchoolsbuttheprimaryfocusofthisworkshopistolettheparticipantsseehowitworksintheirownhands.

Chemistry Modeling using PhET Free Simulations Patricia Loeblein 

DoyouwanttohelpyourstudentsmakesenseofChemistry?Interactivesimulationscanhelpstudentsdeveloptheirideasaboutchemistrythroughlife‐likeinvestigations,visualsthatincludesmolecularmodels,andinquirybasedlessons.ThePhETprojectprovidesafreewebsiteofsimulationsthatarespecificallydesignedtosupportstudentlearning.Afewofthechemistrysimulationsare:SaltsandSolubility,GasProperties,andReactionsandRates.Thisworkshopwillhelpyoudesigneffectivelessonsanduselessonsthatotherteachershaveshared.Inthisworkshop,youwilllearnabouttheresearchthathelpedestablishthesimulationsandguidelinesforinquiry‐basedactivities.Youwillhavetimetoexplorethesimulations,lookatlessonsavailablefreeontheweb,andworkonwritingalessonforyourclass.CheckoutthePhETwebsiteathttp://phet.colorado.edu/web‐pagesBringyourlaptoptooptimizeyourexperience.

Chemistry of Art in the Laboratory Patricia Hill

Thisworkshopwillintroducecollegeanduniversityfacultytoseverallabactivitiesrelatingchemistryandart.Theworkshopismodeledaftera5‐dayintensiveworkshopforcollegeanduniversityfaculty(TheChemistry

ofArt)conductedundertheauspicesofTheCenterforWorkshopsintheChemicalSciences(CWCS).Thehalf‐dayworkshopwillconsistof4or5labactivitiesfacilitatedbyfacilitatorsandalumnioftheCWCSChemistryofArtworkshop.Activitieswillinclude:analysisofcoinsusingahomebuiltparamagneticapparatus;analysisofpaintsandpigmentsbyreflectancespectroscopy;modifyingthesurfaceofmetals;preparingandcomparingcyanotypesanddiazoblueprints.Theactivitiesareappropriateforuseingeneraleducationlabsciencecoursesfornon‐sciencemajorsaswellasingeneral,organicandanalyticalchemistrycoursesforsciencemajors.TheCWCSissupportedbytheNSF,DUE,CCLIProgram(DUE‐0618678).

Chemistry with Vernier Jack Randall 

Thisworkshopoffershands‐onexperiencecollectingandanalyzingchemistrydatausingVernierdata‐collectionsolutions.UseourexcitingnewLabQuestMinicomputerinterfaceorourpopularLabQuestasastand‐alonedevicewithitsvividcolorscreen.Conductaselectionofexperimentsfromthe97foundinourthreepopularlabbooks,ChemistrywithVernier,AdvancedChemistrywithVernier,andInvestigatingChemistrythroughInquiry.SensorssuchasthepHSensor,DropCounter,TemperatureProbe,GasPressureSensor,ConductivityProbe,andColorimeterswillbeused.TryoutournewSpectroVisPlusVIS‐NIRarraydiodespectrophotometer,withitshigherresolution,widerrange,andfluorescencecapabilities.Experimentswillincludevisibleabsorbance

spectralanalysis,Beer’slaw,kinetics,emissions,andfluorescence.Youwillalsobeabletotrythenewlow‐costVernierMiniGC.Ithasaverysmallfootprint,andusesroomair,requiringnocompressedcarriergas.PeakanalysisiseasyusingLoggerProonthecomputerorLabQuestApponourhandheldsolution.Appropriateforcollegeandhighschoolchemistry.

Creating Significant Instructional Laboratory Experiences Daniel Domin 

Thisworkshopisdesignedtohelpchemistryeducatorsusecontemporaryinstructionaldesignprinciplestomakeundergraduateinstructionallaboratoryexperiencesmoremeaningfulandsignificant.Theworkshopfacilitatorswillworkwiththeparticipantstodeveloptheconceptofasignificantlearningexperienceandwilldeliverpresentationsonthefollowingtopics:theinteractivenatureofsignificantlearning,sixdimensionsofsignificantlearninggoals,integratinglearninggoalswithinstructionalactivitiesandassessment,andapplyingbackwarddesignprinciples.ThisworkshopisbasedonL.DeeFink’sbookCreatingSignificantLearningExperienceswhichwillbeprovidedtoeachparticipant.Thisisahands‐on/minds‐onworkshopwhereitisexpectedthateachparticipantwillleavewithasetofinstructionallaboratorylearninggoalsandactivitiesthatarenotonlyuniquetohisorherlearningenvironment,butwillalsomaketheinstructionallaboratoryexperiencemoremeaningfulforboththeinstructorsandstudents.

Designing and Implementing Safety Programs Embedded in the Curriculum Dave Finster 

The2008ACSCPTGuidelinesforBachelor’sDegreeProgramsreaffirmthatundergraduatechemistryprogramsmustincludesafetyeducation“asinintegralpartofthechemistrycurriculum”andthat“throughouttheirstudiesstudentsmustexperiencesafetyproceduresandprocesses.”Further,“becausesafetyisanintegralpartofscientificeducation,questionsrelatedtosafetyshouldappearinexaminations.”Conversationswithindustrialchemistsregularlyrevealthatgraduatesofundergraduatechemistryprogramsarewoefullyunder‐preparedwithregardtosafety.Thisworkshopwillexplorethereasonsfor“inadequatepreparation”withtheintentofdesigningargumentsandmodelsforimprovedsafetyinstruction.Participantswith“good”safetyprogramsareencouragedtosharewhattheydo.Participantswith“improve‐able”safetyprogramsarewelcometosharetheirchallenges.Thegoaloftheworkshopwillbetohelpeveryoneupgradetheirsafetyprograms.Themottooftheworkshopwillbe“Don’tletperfectstandinthewayofgood.”

Digital Resources from the ChemEd DL Linda Fanis 

Interestedinusingdigitalresourcesinyourclassroom?ExplorethemultitudeofresourcesfoundattheChemicalEducationDigitalLibrary(ChemEdDL),aPathwayprojectofthe

NationalScienceDigitalLibrary(NSDL).Thishands‐onguided‐inquiryworkshopwillgiveyoutheopportunitytoexploreChemEdDL'sinnovativecollectionofeducationalresourcesincludingMolecules360,ChemistryComesAlive!video,Moodlecourses,thePeriodicTableLive!andsomuchmore.Inonesessionyouwillfindnewresourcesandlearnhowtointegrateitintoyourclassroomcurriculum.Ultimately,theChemEdDLwillbetheplaceontheWebtofindorsharedigitalcontentforchemicalscienceseducation.Learnabouthowyoucanuse,contribute,share,andorganizechemistryeducationmaterialsthroughChemEdDL.

Editing Wikipedia and the ChemPRIME General Chemistry Wiki Ed Vitz 

CollaborativeworkspaceslikeWikipediahaveahugeimpactonthewaywelearnandwork,sosomeexperiencewithusingthemineducationalsettingsmaybecomeanimportantprofessionalskill.

Recognizingthepowerofwikisineducation,wehavedevelopedthefreeChemPRIMEwikiGeneralChemistrytext.ChemPRIMEistransformativeinthewayitpresentsthesubjectinmultidisciplinaryTracks,eachpresentingGeneralChemistrytopicsthrough“Exemplars”fromdisciplinesincludingFoodchemistry,Sports,Medicine,Biology,andGeology.Auniquetrack,“CoreChem”isanevolvingwikiversionoftheGeneralChemistrytextChemistrybyCollins,Davies,andMoore,whichestablishesthetraditional,progressive

developmentofconceptsforallTracks.UsersmayaddExemplarsspecifictothevariousfieldsthatinspirestudentstolearnthechemistry.

ThisworkshopwillprovideonlinepracticewithwikieditinginWikipediaandChemPRIME,whichrunonthesameMediaWiki®“engine”.We’llprovideexperiencewiththegeneralarchitectureofwikis,basicwikiediting,uploadinggraphicsandJmolmodels,markuplanguages,licensingpolicies,anddiscusstheuseofwikisinaneducationalsetting.

Enabling 21st Century Chemistry Education Gary Nicholson

Prepareyourstudentsforthefuture:21stCenturyscienceeducationrequires21stCenturysciencemethodsandtools.PASCO’sChemistryworkshopisdesignedtoempowerteacherstodeliverauthentic21stCenturyscienceexperiencesusingstandards‐basedcontentandinnovativeelectronicmeasurementsystems.

Energize your Chemistry Labs with Carolina's New Inquiries in Science™ Chemistry Series Bruce Wilson 

Learnhowournewhands‐onkitseriesimprovesstudentperformanceandmakesteachingchallengingtopicseffortless.Experienceourfive‐steplearningcycleandguided‐inquiryapproachasyouperformactivitiesfromour"ExploringVoltaicandElectolyticCells"kit.Freeteachermaterialsanddoorprizes.

Engaging Students Through Biography: Producing Video Profiles of Chemists Samantha Glazier 

Participantswilllearnthetechnicalandartistictechniquestoproduceashortvideobiographyofachemist,andhowtoincorporatetheexerciseintotheirownclasses.Theworkshopwillcoverthetechnicalaspectsofselectingavideoformat,gettinggoodaudio,workingwitheditingsoftware,uploadingandsharing,writingtreatmentsandnarrationscripts,andconductinginterviews.Wewillalsodiscussconnectingscienceliteracyandmedialiteracy,howto“read”imagesofscienceinthemedia,andhowbiographiescanbeusedtoexaminetherangeofcareerspossiblewithachemistrydegree.Equipmentwillbeprovidedbytheworkshopleaders,butparticipantsarewelcometobringtheirownequipmentaswell.ParticipantswillreceiveaDVDcontainingthevideosmadeintheworkshopplusaDVDofchemistprofilesmadebytheworkshopleaders.

Engaging Students to Develop Performance Skills, Conceptual Understanding, and Problem­Solving Proficiency David Hanson 

ParticipantswillbeintroducedtoandreceivecopiesoftwoGeneralChemistryactivitybooks:"FoundationsofChemistry"and"SolvingRealProblemswithChemistry."TheactivitiesinthesebooksutilizePOGILpedagogytohelpstudentsdevelopskillsthatessentialforsuccess,enhancetheir

understandingofconcepts,andincreasetheirproficiencyinsolvingmulti‐partproblemsthathaveareal‐worldcontext.Theuseoftheseresourcesinbothlarge(>50students)andsmall(<50students)classeswillbediscussed.Participantswillidentifyissuesandconcernsthatarerelevanttotheircontextsandformulateresolutionsthatassurestudentsuccess.

Facilitating POGIL in an Upper Level Course: Analytical Chemistry Juliette Lantz 

Processorientedguidedinquirylearning(POGIL)hasbeenusedintheteachingofnearlyallsub‐disciplinesofcollegechemistry.However,implementingPOGILinanupperdivisioncoursesuchasanalyticalchemistrypresentssomeuniquechallengesthatdistinguishteachingthistypeofcoursefromteachingingeneralandorganiccoursesequences.Thegoalsofthisworkshoparetoa)introduceuserswhoarealreadyfamiliarwithPOGILtonewlydevelopedmaterialsforanalyticalchemistry;b)helpinstructorsdevelopimplementationstrategiesthatleadtoeffectiveuseofthesematerialsinanupper‐levelclassroomandc)discussassessmentstrategiesaninstructorcouldusetogaugethesuccessofPOGILmaterialsinanalyticalchemistryorrelatedcourses.Thesegoalswillbeaccomplishedthrougha45‐minuteintroductorysessionfollowedbyanhour‐longinteractivesessionwhereparticipantswillworkthroughselectedPOGILanalyticalchemistrymaterials.Adiscussionofimplementationandassessmentstrategieswilltakeplace,ledbythe

facilitator.AprerequisiteforparticipationintheworkshopisafamiliaritywiththePOGILapproachandPOGILmaterials.PreviousattendanceofatleastonePOGILworkshopisencouragedsincethiswillnotbeanintroductoryworkshop.

"Finding Solutions" for your Chemistry Labs with Carolina's New Inquiries in Science™ Chemistry Series Bruce Wilson 

Increasestudentunderstandingofdifficultconceptssuchassolubility,freezingpoint,boilingpoint,molarmass,andpressurebyusingaguided‐inquiryapproach.Carolina'sInquiriesinScience™chemistryunitsprovidehands‐onactivitiesandsuppliesthatmaketeachingchallengingtopicseffortless.Freeteachermaterialsanddoorprizes.

Flinn Scientific Presents Best Practices for Teaching Chemistry™—Experiments and Demonstrations Irene Cesa 

Joinusaswepresentexcitingandinteractivedemonstrations,showvideoclips,anddemonstratethefeaturesandbenefitsofournew,comprehensiveTeachingChemistry™professionaldevelopmentprogram.Imaginetheopportunitytolearnbestpracticesfrom20award‐winningmasterteachersastheycarryouttheirfavoriteexperiments,demonstrations,andchemistrylabactivities.Youcan!TheactivitiesintheonlineFlinnScientificTeachingChemistryeLearningVideoSerieswillhavea

majorimpactonthewayyouteachchemistryasthepresenterssharetheinspiration,storiesandstrategiesthathaveprovensuccessfulintheirclassrooms.Discoverhoweach40‐minutevideowillhelpyoubuildcontentknowledgeandimproveyourpedagogicalskillsandconfidence!Handoutsprovidedforalllabactivities.

Forensic Science: An Introduction to the Analysis of Evidence Lawrence Kaplan

TheCenterforWorkshopsintheChemicalSciences(CWCS)conductsworkshopsforcollegeanduniversityfaculty.TheForensicScienceworkshopisa5dayintensiveprogramthatprovidesabackgroundintheanalysisofvariouskindsofevidencerangingfromfingerprintsandtracetodrugsandDNA.Thisworkshopwillprovidetheparticipantswithanopportunitytohavehandsonexperiencewithsomespecifictechniquesandinstrumentsusedintheanalysisofevidencefrequentlyassociatedwithmoderncriminalactivities.Thehalf‐dayworkshopwillconsistof4or5activitiescoordinatedbyalumnioftheCWCSForensicScienceworkshop.Activitiesmayinclude:determinationofbreathandsalivaalcoholconcentration;presumptivedruganalysis;liftingfingerprints;andtraceevidenceanalysis.Theactivitiesareappropriateforuseingeneraleducationlabsciencecoursesfornon‐sciencemajorsaswellasingeneral,organicandanalyticalchemistrycoursesforsciencemajors.TheworkshopwillbeheldtwiceduringonedayoftheBCCE;onceinthe

morningandrepeatedforanothergroupofparticipantsintheafternoon.TheCWCSissupportedbytheNSF,DUE,CCLIProgram(DUE‐0618678).

Gasses and Masses Irwin Talesnick 

Inthishands‐onworkshop,youwilluseaninnovativekitforstudentstoexplorethepropertiesofgases.Youwillbuildamodelthatyoucanusetohelpteachmassspectrometry.Afeeof$30ischargedtohelpdefraythecostofthekitsyoutakewithyou.

Getting Started with Green Chemistry Robert Peoples 

Thereisalotoftalkaboutgreenchemistryandsustainabilitythesedays,buthowdoIgetstarted?Thisworkshopwillcoverthebasicsofgreenchemistryandprovideawealthofexamplesofapplicationscurrentlypracticedinacademiaandindustry.Wewillalsodiscusslessonslearnedandavailableresourcesforteachinggreenchemistry,fortheclassroomandlaboratory.Otheropportunitiesavailabletoyourstudentsforextracurricularactivities,furtherstudy,careers,andawardsingreenchemistrywillbeshared.Andtherewillbeampleopportunitytonetworkwithotherworkshopparticipants.Wewillsetyouonthepathtogettingstartedwithgreenchemistry.

Hands­On Workshop on Molecular Modeling: Teaching More Effectively with Modern Simulation Software Jurgen Schnitker 

Molecularmodelingasateachingtoolnolongerhastobelimitedtovisualizingandqueryingstaticmodels.Eventhemostinexpensiveofcurrentcomputersoperateatsuchhighspeedsthatinteractivedynamicsimulationsofextendedsystemshavebecomearealisticoptionforgeneralchemistryandotherundergraduatechemistrycourses.Asaconsequence,thedifficultiescanbeaddressedthatmanystudentshaveinmovingbeyondsinglemoleculerepresentationstorobustmentalmodelsofbulkphenomenaandintermolecularinteractions.Theworkshopwillintroduceattendeesinahands‐onwaytoavarietyofilluminatingcomputerexperimentsforteachinglaboratoriesandlecturedemonstrations.Itwillbecomeevidentthatopportunitiesforactivelearningneednotbelostbyhavinglearnerspassivelywatchanimations:byusingstrictlyscience‐basedsoftware,wecanexposestudentstotheinherentissuesthatariseinareallaboratory.

Inquiry­based Activities for General Chemistry II­Entropy Laura Eisen

Entropyisoneofthemoredifficulttopicscoveredingeneralchemistry,andstudentsoftenhavetroubleunderstandingboththeconceptofentropyandtherolethatentropyplaysinmanyofthephenomenathatarestudiedinthecourse.Inthisworkshop,basedontheapproachusedintheAmericanChemicalSociety’sgeneralchemistrytextbook,webeginwithactivitiesdesignedtohelpstudentsexplorethemeaningofentropy.Wetheninvestigatetherole

thatentropyplaysinavarietyofphenomena,includingheattransfer,osmosis,phasechange,andcolligativeproperties.Wealsoexaminethecommonmisconceptionthatthesolubilityofioniccompoundsdependsprimarilyonenergychanges.Inordertomodeltheinquiry‐basedpedagogy,participantswilldotheactivitiesandthendiscusshowtheymightbeusedinaclassroomsetting.

Inquiry­based activities for general chemistry: I­ Intermolecular forces Nadia Marano 

Allgeneralchemistrycoursesteachaboutintermolecularforcesbutstudentsoftenhavemisconceptionsabouttheirphysicalbasisandrelativestrengths.Thepurposeofthisworkshopistoprovideseveralinquiry‐basedactivitiesforteachersofgeneralchemistrytohelpstudentsexplorethephysicalbasisandavoidthesemisconceptions.TheactivitiesintroducethreetypesofintermolecularforcesbyinterpretingboilingpointdataofthegroupIV‐VIIhydrides.Wecontinuewithactivitiesthatusetheseforcestoexplainfamiliarpropertiesofwater.Forexample,weexplainthehighboilingpointofwaterrelativetootherhydrogenbondingmoleculesbybuildinghydrogen‐bondednetworks,whichalsoexplaintherelativedensityofice.Weintroduceenergydiagramsinthecontextofrelativeratesofevaporationofnonpolarmolecules,alcoholsandwater.Finally,weapplytheseconceptstoabiologicalmoleculebybuildingmodelsofDNAbasestoexplainwhythebasespairastheydo.Theworkshopwillmodelinquiry‐basedlearningbyhaving

participantscompletetheactivitiesandthendiscussthem.

Introduction of Metrology to the Analytical Chemistry Curriculum Jerry Messman 

Anunderstandingofmetrology,asitappliestoanalyticalchemistryandquantitativeanalysis,addsvaluetotheeducationalbackgroundandreal‐worldreadinessofstudentsastheyentertheanalyticalscienceworkforce.Itisparticularlyadvantageousintheplacementandemploymentofstudentsinanalyticalsciencelaboratoriesembracinginternationalqualitymanagementsystemsandaccreditation.Assuch,metrologyiscreatinganewparadigmforchemicalanalysisinthe21stcentury.Itisincreasinglybasedonharmonizationstrategiesthatarerecognizedinternationallyforimprovingaccuracyandestablishingcomparabilityofchemicalmeasurementresultsovertimeandspace.Thislecture‐basedworkshopintroducesandelaboratesontheconceptsandprinciplesofmetrologyaspartofacomprehensive,coherentmeasurementsystemforbuildinguponmanyofthetraditionalsubjectareasofchemicalanalysis.Participantslearnformalizedmetrologicalaspectsofanalyticalchemistryincludingreferencematerialstandardization(forcalibration,methodvalidation,andqualitycontrol),traceability,andestimationandreportingofmeasurementresults.Examplesofmetrologyinanalyticalchemistryarepresentedforapplicationsinclinical,environmental,forensic,industrialhygiene,andnutritionalanalysis.

Introduction to POGIL Biochemistry Jenny Loertscher 

Processorientedguidedinquirylearning(POGIL)hasbeenusedintheteachingofallsub‐disciplinesofcollegechemistry.However,implementingPOGILinupperdivisionbiochemistrycoursespresentssomeuniquechallengesthatdistinguishteachingthesecoursesfromteachingingeneralandorganiccoursesequences.Thegoalofthisworkshopistointroducemajors‐levelbiochemistryinstructorstoimplementationofPOGILinthebiochemistryclassroom.Thisworkshopwillengageparticipantsinactivelearningstrategiesbymodelingclassroomstructureandformativeassessmenttechniquesusingbiochemistrymaterials.Topicstobeaddressedmayincludefundedinitiativesinbiochemistry,availabilityanddevelopmentofmaterials,techniquesaimedatteachingapplicationsasopposedtofoundationalconcepts,andcopingwithstudentresistance.ThisworkshopwillincludeonlyabriefgeneralintroductiontoPOGILandthereforefamiliaritywiththeapproachwouldbehelpful.AlthoughtheworkshopistargetedforthosejustbeginningtousePOGILinbiochemistry,experiencedimplementersmaygainadditionalinsightsonclassroomimplementationandcouldbenefitfromconnectingwithacommunityofbiochemistsinterestedinPOGIL.

LEPS: A Large Enrollment Guided Inquiry Physical Science Course Rebecca Kruse 

TheLEarningPhysicalScience(LEPS)curriculumisdesignedtoberichlyinteractive,student‐centered,andcollaborative,butisintendedforuseinlarge/lecture‐formatclassesorothersettingswherehands‐onexperimentationandwholeclassdiscussionsaredifficult.Toovercometheselimitations,LEPSmakesuseofinteractivetoolssuchasclassresponsesystems,interactivedemonstrations,onlinehomework,andcomputersimulations.LEPSisbasedonthePhysicalScienceandEverydayThinking(PSET)curriculum.LEPSfocusesoncoreconceptualthemesofenergy,forces,andtheatomic‐moleculartheoryofmatter.Inaddition,LEPSexplicitlyengagesstudentsinlearningaboutthenatureofscienceandlearning.ThisworkshopwillintroduceparticipantstotheLEPScurriculum,includinginstructorandstudentmaterials,andexplorethepossibilitiesandlimitationsofguidedinquiryinlarge/lectureformatclasses.DevelopmentofLEPSissupportedbyanNSFPhase2CCLIgrant(DUE‐0717791).

Light­Emitting Diodes (LEDs): Recent Advances, Green Applications, and Cutting­Edge Science Michael Condren 

Light‐emittingdiodes,orLEDs,arebecomingincreasinglycommonplace,butyetsimultaneouslyrevolutionary.Theirhighenergyefficiency,lowheatgeneration,andsmallsizemakethemidealforapplicationsrangingfromflashlightstohomelightingtolargescreensatsportstadiums.Thisinteractiveworkshopwillexplorethe

recentadvancesinthesciencebehindthesetiny,energyefficientlights.AttendeeswillengageinactivitiesandsmallexperimentswithLEDs,learnaboutfreerelatedonlineeducationresourcesbytheUniversityofWisconsinMaterialsResearchScienceandEngineeringCenter(MRSEC)onNanostructuredInterfaces,anddevelopideasforintegratingthecutting‐edgescienceintochemistryandphysicscurricula.

Make and Take Big Demos Joseph Sencen 

Allparticipantswillmakeandtakethreedifferentpiecesofequipmentthatdemonstratethegaslaws.Allmaterialswillbesupplied.Theyincludetwo3'x4'presentationboardsandaspeciallyengineeredcarbonatedbeveragebottlecap.YouwillfindthatteachingBoyle'slawandCharles'lawwillbeeasierandmoreengagingbecauseteacherswillhavestudentsputtheirhandsonallofthesedemosinsteadofjustwatchingtheteacherdemonstrate.

Making the Most of Your SPECTRONIC Spectrophotometer Gordon Bain 

SPECTRONICspectrophotometerscanbefoundinalmosteveryhighschool,collegeanduniversityinNorthAmerica,andcontinuetosellintheirthousandsannually.HowareSPECTRONICinstrumentsrelevantina21stcenturycurriculum?Whatexperimentscanyourstudentsdowiththeseinstrumentstolearnaboutmodernmethodsofanalysis?Whatisthefutureofvisiblespectroscopyasananalyticaltool?Yourpresentersbringover60yearsofexperience

workingwithspectrophotometersinenvironmentsfromalargeundergraduateteachingprogramtopharmaceuticalresearch.JointhespectroscopyexpertsfromThermoFisherScientificforaworkshoptointerestanyonewhoworkswithintroductorystudentsinthelaboratory.Wewillpresentandpracticevisiblespectroscopyexperimentswherestudentsdoanalyseslikethosefoundintoday’sanalyticallabs.Theworkshopwillincludehands‐onwetchemistrypractice,instrumentalanalysis,dataworkupandexperimentoutlinesforyoutotakeawayanduseinyourclassroom.

Master Glass Blowing Bill Smith 

LearnfoundationtechniquesfromaMasterGlassblower.

Mini­Labs: Teaching with Inquiry on a Budget Daniel Branan 

Studentseverywherelovechemistrydemonstrations‐‐especiallyiftheyinvolveexplosions.Buthaveyoueverwantedtomovebeyondthe"wow"factorandfindawaytoincorporateactivestudentlearningintoyourdemos?Whatifyoucouldgetthemtothinkmoredeeplyaboutwhatthey'reobserving,andthenfindoutiftheyreallyunderstandwhatthey’veexperienced?Thosequestionsinitiatedourquesttocreate“interactivedemos”attheUSAirForceAcademyDepartmentofChemistry.Overthepastyearandahalf,thisefforthasevolvedintoinquiry‐basedlearningactivities.Wenowrefertotheseactivitiesas“Mini‐

Labs”,becausetheyalsocontaintheadditionaldimensionofasimpleformativeassessmentofastudent’sknowledgeandawarenessofchemicalprinciples.The“Mini‐Lab”wasconceivedofasanideatohelpinstructorseasilyaddinquiry‐basedlearningactivitiestotheircurriculumbyprovidinganarrayofactivitiesthatareeasytoimplementandnotsupply‐intensiveandthataredesignedaroundsoundpedagogicalprinciples.

Misconceptions in Chemistry Al Hazari 

Studentsdeveloptheirownunderstandingofhow"natureworks."Thesepre‐conceptsarebroughttoschoolandteachershavetoreflectonthemforbetterinstruction.Inaddition,thereare"school‐mademisconceptions"whichoriginatefrominappropriatecurriculumandinstructionalmaterials.ThisworkshopaimstohelpK‐16teachersandprofessorsdiagnoseandcurestudents'pre‐concepts.

Modeling Stable & Radioactive Nuclei, Radioactive Decay, and Half­Life Charles Vincent 

Usinginexpensivematerials,participantswilllearnhowtheirstudentscanconstructmodelsfornucleiofbothstableatomsandradioactiveisotopes.Thesemodelsareusedtohelpdemonstratedifferenttypesofradioactivedecay.Participantswillalsolearnhowtousesimpleclassroomactivitiesthathelpteachthehalf‐lifeconcept.PresenterTimDeVriesisanexhibitorwiththeAmericanNuclearSociety.

Molecular Simulations in the Chemistry Classroom: Using Off­the­Shelf Computers for More than Internet Access Jurgen Schnitker 

Makingconnectionsbetweenmacroscopicandmolecularphenomenaistheessenceoflearningchemistry.Molecularmodelingcangreatlyhelpinmakingtheconnectioninaneffectiveandintuitiveway.Technologyhasnowadvancedtoapointwherehundredsoreventhousandsofatomscanbehandledeasilywithoff‐the‐shelfcomputers,includingstudent‐ownedlaptops.Asaconsequence,simulationsof“real”moleculesand“real”samplesofbulkmatterarefeasibleonaroutinebasis.Theworkshopwillshowhowtoassemblemicroscopicsamplesofcommonchemicalswithelectronicbuildingtools.Insubsequentdynamicsimulations,thephysicalandchemicalbehaviorofthesesampleswillbeexplored.Theabilityofthesimulationapproachtoaddressstudentmisconceptionsandtheinherentmotivationalvalueofdynamicsimulationswillbediscussed.

National Science Foundation­Division of Undergraduate Education Programs and Proposal Writing Workshop Eun­Woo Chang 

UndergraduateeducationiscentraltotheNationalScienceFoundation'smissioninhumanresourcedevelopment.TheDivisionofUndergraduateEducation(DUE)servesasthefocalpointforagency‐widesupportforundergraduateeducation.Theprogramactivitiesof

DUEaimtostrengthenandcontinuouslyimprovethevitalityofundergraduateeducationforallstudentsinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics(STEM)coursesinallU.S.institutionsofhighereducation.WithinDUEprograms,particularemphasisisplacedonimprovingaccesstoSTEMeducationforallsegmentsofU.S.society,includingpersonswithdisabilities,populationsunderrepresentedinSTEMfieldsorintechnicalorteachingcareers.Thisworkshophastwocomponents.ThefirstisadiscussionoftheDivisionofUndergraduateEducation's(DUE)programsthataremostlikelytobeofinteresttochemistsinvolvedinundergraduateeducation.ThesecondcomponentisaninteractivesessiononsuccessfulgrantwritingforNSF.Thiswillincludeparticipantanalyses;helpfulhintsandfatalflaws;NSF'sIntellectualMeritandBroaderImpactReviewCriteria;andothertopicsofinteresttoparticipants.

Nuclear Science for Chemists George Miller 

Thenucleusholdsallofchemistrytogether!We'llexplorehowthishappens,whathappenswhenitdoesn't(radioactivity),andmore.Introductionstonuclearpower,nuclearmedicine,nuclearwastes,datingmethods,andmanyopportunitiesforfuturechemists.Hands‐onexperimentsaboutradioactivedecay.

Online Public Compound Databases ­ Chemical Structure Based Resources for Educators Antony Williams 

TheInternethostsawealthofchemistryrelatedinformationandthenumberof"publiccompounddatabases"hasgrowndramatically.Suchresourcescanbevaluableforeducatorsinterestedinsourcingdataandinformationrelatedtochemicalsubstances.ThissessionwillprovideanoverviewoftheInternetsitesnowavailableincludingfreelyavailablespectroscopicdata(servedupasagame:www.spectralgame.com),accesstochemicalsynthesisproceduresandopenaccessandpeer‐reviewedpublications.Internet‐basedresourcesrequirea“userbeware”attitudethatwillbediscussedinthesessionwithexamplestakenfromqualityissuesonplatformsincludingWikipedia.ThisworkshopwillintroduceRSCChemSpider,afreeportalforchemistshostingdatafromover300datasourceswithover20millionchemicalsubstancesfrompublishers,vendors,wikis,blogsandWikipedia.Wewilldiscuss“crowdsourced”datavalidationeffortsandhostingdatacollectionsfromyourlabstosharewiththepublic.Thissessionwillincludehands‐ontraininginChemSpiderincludingsearchingfordataandinformation,datadepositionandcuration.ThisworkshopissponsoredbytheDivCHEDCommitteeonComputersinChemicalEducation.

OrganicPad: A Free­Form Structure Drawing Program Melanie Cooper

DoyourstudentshavedifficultiesconstructingLewisstructures?Doyouwishyouhadamoremeaningfulwayofprovidingyourstudentsfeedbackinhowtoconstructthem?This

workshopwillfocusontheuseofOrganicPad,aninnovativecomputer‐basedstructure‐drawingprogramforuseinchemistryclassrooms.Theprogramprovidesanaturalisticinterfacewherestudentsmaydrawstructuresandreactionmechanismswithoutapotentiallycomplicatedinterfacethatmaybothimposeanadditionalcognitiveloadonthestudentandaffectwhatthestudentdraws.Specifically,participantswillhavetheopportunitytoexploreOrganicPad’steachingfeaturesincluding:(1)real‐timestudentandinstructorfeedback;(2)thecreationofinteractivelessonsandtutorials;and(3)itsusefortheteaching/practiceofmechanism‐drawingskills.Wewillalsosuggestteachingandlearningactivitiesstemmingfromourresearchonhowstudentsdeveloprepresentationalcompetence.Participantswillbeprovidedtablet‐PC’sforuseduringthisworkshopandwillbegivencomplementarycopiesoftheprogramforpersonaluse.

Perform A Distance Learning GOB Chemistry Lab using high quality “at home” labs Kathy Carrigan 

Teachingchemistryfullyonline,includinga“hands‐on”laboratorycomponent,isarealityandtheresultsareimpressive.KathyCarrigan,PortlandCommunityCollege(Portland,OR)ChemistryDepartmentChairpresentslearningresultsfromteachingchemistryonlinewitha“wetlab”fromLabPaqs.RonKrempasky,VPofAcademicRelationsforLabPaqsreviewstrendsinonlinescienceteachingmethodsandresultsfroma

recentsurveyofstudentstakingtheirsciencecoursesonline.Wewillsupplymaterialsforyoutoexperiencedoingapartofoneofthelabstogetafeelforhoweffectivetheyare.KathyshareshowsheovercametheobstaclesoflaunchingheronlineGOB(AlliedHealth)coursesthatarecomparabletoface‐to‐facecourses.Shepresentsherexperiencesforsuccessfullyworkingwithstudentsinonlinecoursesandsupportingstudentlabexperiences.Workshopparticipantswillhavetheopportunitytoactuallydoalabperformedindependentlybystudentsathome.

POGIL­SWH Workshop Frank Creegan 

POGIL(Process‐OrientedGuidedInquiryLearning)andSWH(theScienceWritingHeuristic)aretwocomplementaryapproachestolaboratoryworkthatfollowathree‐stagelearningcycleandinvolveactivelearningandguidedinquiry.Inresponsetoaquestionposedbytheinstructor(POGIL)orquestionsdevelopedbythestudents(SWH)studentsworkinteamstogatherdatafromexperimentsrununderavarietyofconditions.Theyexaminethepooleddatafromwhichtheyconstructtheoriesandmakeclaimsthatcanbebackedupbytheexperimentalresults.Groupdiscussions,reflectivewriting,andinsomecasesadditionalexperimentsareusedtofurtherdeveloptheconcepts.ParticipantsinthisworkshopwillexaminemodelPOGILandSWHexperiments,workwithstudent‐generateddatainasimulatedlaboratorysetting,andconvertexistingandcurrentlyusedlab

activitiestoPOGILorSWHexperiments.WorkshopparticipantsshouldbringcopiesoflabactivitiesforconversiontoPOGILorSWHexperiments.ParticipantsareexpectedtohavepriorexperienceorknowledgeofPOGILandSWH.http://www.pogil.organdhttp://avogadro.chem.iastate.edu/SWH/homepage.htm

POGIL: Authoring POGIL Activities Rick Moog 

ThisworkshopwillprovideanintroductiontotheprocessofwritingeffectivePOGILactivities.AllparticipantswillbeexpectedtohaveattendedthePOGIL:IntroductionworkshopatBCCE,orhaveequivalentexperiencefromotherPOGILworkshopsorevents.

POGIL: Classroom Management with Rick Moog 

OneofthechallengesforPOGILfacilitatorsismanagingtheclassroom,especiallywithverylargeclasses.ThisworkshopwilladdressmanyofthetypicalclassroommanagementissuesthatariseinaPOGILclassroom,andwilldemonstratehow'clickers"canprovideaneffectivesolutiontomanyoftheseissues‐inclassroomsofanysize.AllparticipantsinthisworkshopwillbeexpectedtohaveattendedthePOGIL:IntroductionWorkshopatthisBCCE,orhaveequivalentpreviousPOGILexperience.

POGIL: Enhancing Classroom Facilitation Rick Moog 

ThepurposeofthisworkshopistoenhancefacilitationskillsinthePOGILclassroomatanylevel.ParticipantswillparticipateinorobserveaPOGILclassroomimplementationandthenreflectonwhattheyhaveobservedandlearned.Importantaspectsofeffectiveclassroomfacilitationwillbediscussed.NOTE:SomefamiliaritywithPOGILisaprerequisiteforthisworkshop.ParticipantsareexpectedtohaveattendedtheIntroductiontoPOGILworkshopatBCCEoranotherintroductoryPOGILworkshoporhaveimplementedPOGILintheclassroompreviously.

POGIL: Introduction Rick Moog 

ThisworkshopwillprovideanintroductiontoPOGIL:ProcessOrientedGuidedInquiryLearning.(http://www.pogil.org)Participantswillbeintroducedtothefundamentalprinciplesandphilosophyofthisstudent‐centered,grouplearningpedagogy,andwillexperienceaPOGILclassroomfromastudentperspective.TherewillalsobeanintroductiontothestructureofaPOGILactivity,andsomedataonstudentlearningoutcomeswillbepresented.

Producing ___casts for Your Chemistry Courses Keith Walters 

Witheveryyearnewtoolsareavailabletocreatemultimedia"casts"(e.g.,podcasts,screencasts,vidcasts)andincreasingnumbersofchemistryeducatorsareusingthemintheircourses.Whilemostpeoplethatthatproducingthese“casts”isdifficultandtime‐consuming,producinghigh‐quality“casts”isactuallyeasierand

fasterthanyoumightthink.Thisworkshopwillprovideattendeeswithahands‐onexperiencetorecordtheirownmultimediapresentationsusingvarioussoftwareandhardwaretools(includingbothPC,Mac,andTabletPCs).Attendeeswillbeencouragedtobringtheirowncomputersforuseduringtheworkshop,and/oruseavailableonsitecomputerlabfacilities.Also,bringyourownpics/videos/presentations/ideasandseehoweasyitistogetthemreadyfortheweb!Trialversionsofmanypopularprogramsusedtocreatethese“casts”willbeprovidedtotheattendees.

Qualitative Educational Research: Design and Implementation Gautam Bhattacharyya 

Thisworkshopisdesignedtohelpchemicaleducatorsbegintoformulateandconducttheirownchemical/scienceeducationresearchstudiesusingqualitativeresearchmethods.Theworkshopleaderswilldeliverpresentationsonthemainfeaturesofthisresearchtradition:identifyingproblems,preparingguidingquestions,choosingappropriatetheoreticalframework(s),developinginterviewprotocolsandotherinstruments,andcollectingandanalyzingdata.Theparticipantswillbeaskedtoworkonactivitiesinsmallgroupsaftereachtopiciscoveredinordertobecomefamiliarizedwiththepractice.Theseactivitieswillalsoserveasanopportunitytoreceivefeedbackfromtheworkshopfacilitators.Althoughtheorganizerswillprovidenecessaryexamplesfortheactivities,participantsareencouragedtobringresearchtopicsof

interestsothatwemayhelpthemdesigntheirstudies.Workshopfeesincludethebook,TheoreticalFrameworksinChemistry/ScienceEducation,foreachparticipant.

Recruiting Future Teachers While Transforming Courses: The Colorado Learning Assistant Model Laurie Langdon 

Interestedintransformingyourcoursetobemoreinteractive?Lookingtoincreasethepooloftalentedsciencestudentswhogointoteaching?TheColoradoLearningAssistantModelcanhelp.LearningAssistants(LAs)aretalentedundergraduatestudentshiredtohelptransformcoursestobecollaborative,student‐centered,andinteractive.Meanwhile,LAsmakeupthepoolfromwhichK‐12teachersarerecruited.Since2003,694LApositionshavebeenfilledin9departments,andapproximately35courseshavebeentransformedatCU‐Boulder.LA‐supportedcoursesshowincreasedstudentlearning,and12%ofLAshavebeenrecruitedtoK‐12teachingcareers,triplingthenumberofchemistrymajorsenrollinginteachercertificationprograms.Inthisworkshop,wewillintroducetheColoradoLearningAssistantModel,discussimplementationissues,andprovidematerialstoassistfacultyinestablishinganLAprogram.Ifyou’realreadyusingapproachessuchasPOGILorPLTL,couplingthoseeffortswithanLAprogramcanhelptoachieveadditionalgoalsofrecruitingstudentsintoteachingandfosteringcollaborationamongfacultyfromchemistry,education,andotherSTEMdisciplines.

Reviewing for the Chemical Education Research Feature of the Journal of Chemical EducationDiane Bunce

ThepurposeofthisworkshopistointroduceparticipantstotheprocessofreviewingandwritingreviewsthatareusefultoboththeJournalinmakingdecisionstoacceptorrejectamanuscriptandtotheauthorsintermsofmakingrevisions.Theessentialpartsofanacceptablemanuscriptwillbediscussedaswellashowtojudgetheviabilityoftheresearchsubmitted.Additionalinformationwillbeprovidedontheautomatedprocessofonlinesubmission,reviewsanddecisions.Handsonexperiencewithsamplemanuscriptexampleswillbeprovided.

Science and Civic Engagement Cynthia Maguire 

ScienceEducationforNewCivicEngagementsandResponsibilities(SENCER)isanNSF‐sponsoredprogramthatseekstodevelopacommunityoflearnersandscholarswhodemonstratetheconnectionbetweenscienceandcivicengagementintheirclassrooms.AfterattendingtheScienceandCivicEngagementSymposium,cometothisworkshopforhands‐onpracticeapplyingSENCERtechniques.Participantswillleavewithconcreteideastoimpactstudentretentionofscienceknowledgebeyondtheirclassrooms.

Scientific Soapmaking: The Chemistry of Handcrafted Soap Kevin Dunn 

Inthepast20yearsacottageindustryhasgrownaroundtheproductionofsoaponarelativelysmallscale.Onlyaminimalphysicalplantisneededtoproducecustom‐formulatedsoapsonascalefrom10‐100lbsperbatch.Thiscottageindustryismadeupprimarilyofwomenproducingsoapandsellingitatcraftfairs,boutiques,ontheInternet,andtohotelsdesiringprivate‐labelsoap.Thescienceofsoapmakingtouchesonmanychemicaltopics,includingstoichiometry,equilibrium,andthepropertiesofacids,bases,alcohols,esters,andoils.Thisworkshopwouldbeappropriateforhighschoolandcollegefacultydesiringtoteachacourseforstudentsinterestedinhandcraftedsoapasabusinessorhobby.Itwouldalsobeappropriateforfacultywantingtoincludeasoapmakingmoduleaspartofanothercourse.Workshopfeeincludesacopyofthebook,ScientificSoapmaking.Website:ScientificSoapmaking.com.

Teaching and Learning Chemistry with Molecular Workbench Daniel Damelin 

TheMolecularWorkbench(MW)isafree,open‐sourcetoolthatdeliversvisual,interactivesimulationsforteachingandlearningscience.Inthisworkshop,participantswillgetachancetoexploreexistingsimulationsandcurriculummaterialsandlearnhowtobuildnewoneswithguidance.Pleasebringyourownlaptops.FreeCDswillbeprovided.

Team Learning Strategies Cheryl Frech 

Areyoulookingforwaystomakeyourchemistrycoursemoreinteractive?

Wouldyoulikeyourstudentstoreadthematerialthatyouassignbeforetheycometoclass?Haveyourunoutofwaystomakeyourlecturesinteresting?Tryteam‐basedlearning.Workingininstructor‐formedteams,studentswillproceedthroughthecourseinteractingwiththematerialindividuallyandwiththeirteam.Theresult:studentslearntoworkasaproductivememberofateam,becomemoreresponsiblefortheirownlearning,andlearnhowtolearn.Inthisworkshopyouwilllearnstrategiesforteam‐basedlearning.Thehandoutsandtemplatesprovidedwillallowyoutoconvertyourcoursetoonethatismoreengagingforyourstudentsandmorefunforyoutoteach.

The ChemCollective: Virtual Labs, Tutors and Scenario Based Learning for Introductory Chemistry David Yaron 

WorkshopattendeeswillgethandsonexperiencewitheducationalmaterialsintheChemCollective(http://www.chemcollective.org)digitallibrary.Thesematerialscoverhighschool,APandintroductorycollegechemistry.OurvirtuallabisaflexibleJavaappletthatallowsstudentstodesignandcarryouttheirownexperiments.Overahundredvirtuallabactivitiesareavailablethathelpstudentsconnectthealgebraicmanipulationsofthetraditionalintroductorycoursewithauthenticchemistry.Toolforauthoringvirtuallabsarealsoavailableandoverathirdofourcurrentlabswerecontributedbythecommunity.Ourscenariobasedlearningactivitieshelpstudents

connectchemistrytotherealworld.Theseincludeamurdermystery,detectionofarsenicindrinkingwater,anddyesthatstainDNA.Asetoftutorialsisalsoavailablecoveringstoichiometryandchemicalequilibrium.Thechemicalequilibriumtutorialswerebasedonovertwoyearsofresearchonwhatmakeschemicalequilibriumsodifficulttoteachandlearn.Thetutorialsimplementanewteachingstrategythatourevaluationstudieshavefoundtomorethandoublestudentperformanceondifficultequilibriumproblems.

The Murder Most Foul of Millicent Matilda Oles Deborah Koeck 

Sirenssoundedandtheclangofbellswasheardinthenightasanexplosionrockedthecampusofthesmalltowncollege.Asthesmokeclearedandinvestigatorswereabletoenterthebuilding,thebodyofayoungwomanwasfoundlyinginthehallwayjustoutsideofthephysicalchemistrylaboratory.Surroundedbyanoxiousliquidthatwasflowingfromaspilledvile,MillicentMatildaOleswascoveredbyadye‐stainedlabcoatandwasvery,verydead.Severalsuspectshavebeeninterviewedandmotiveandopportunityhasbeenfoundforfivepossiblesuspects.Evidencehasbeencollectedandyourassistanceisneededtoanalyzethedataandconductthechemicalandphysicalanalysisneededtosolvethecrime.Inthissession,participantswillusescientifictechniquestodiscoverwhocommittedthedastardlydeed.Suspectswillbeeliminatedusinganalyticalchemicalmethodsandbasic

physics.Vernierprobeswillbeusedfordatacollectionandchemicalandphysicalanalysis.Crimesceneinvestigationsusinghands‐ontechniquesandcriticalthinkingskillssparkthecuriosityofstudentsofallabilitylevels.Participantswilllearnhowtosolveacrimesceneinvestigationandhowtocreatecrimescenesfortheirownclassrooms.Inthissession,participantswillusescientifictechniquestodiscoverwhocommittedthedastardlydeed.Suspectswillbeeliminatedusinganalyticalchemicalmethodsandbasicphysics.Vernierprobeswillbeusedfordatacollectionandchemicalandphysicalanalysis.Crimesceneinvestigationsusinghands‐ontechniquesandcriticalthinkingskillssparkthecuriosityofstudentsofallabilitylevels.Participantswilllearnhowtosolveacrimesceneinvestigationandhowtocreatecrimescenesfortheirownclassrooms.

The REAL way to "Network" in your Lab! Doctor DeMento (Dr. Jerry DeMenna) 

LaboratoryInformationManagementSystems(aka:LIMSfortheIndustrialsector)arecriticalcomponentsformostAnalyticaloperationsintherealworld.PharmaceuticalResearch,ChemicalManufacturing,EnvironmentalTesting,GovernmentLaboratories...allneedtocoordinateandconsolidatetheirData,whetherfroma$75pHElectrodeora$75,000GC‐MS.ThisisdonebystandardizingtheAnalyticaldataintoauniversalformat.MeasureNetTechnologyhasdesignedtheonlytrueAcademicLIMSpackagetotakeAnalyticalDatafromanyElectrochemicalProbe(pH,ISE,

Conductivity),Spectrophotometric(UV‐Vis,Colorimetric,Fluorescence,Infra‐Red),Chromatographic(GC,HPLC)andPhysical(Temperature,Pressure,Force,"Titrimetric",Gravimetric)...andgenerateRawDatafilesandProcessedResults,dependingontheTeachingrequirements.ThisWorkshopwillshowyouhowtomakeallthesemeasurementsandgenerateavarietyofCurves,Plots,Spectra,Chromatograms,Graphsandotherformats...andhowtheMeasureNetCurriculumLibrarycanallowyoutodesign‐a‐labforyourSchool!

Use of the Submersible, Audible Light Sensor in Chemistry Experimentation Cary Supalo 

DemonstrationofhowtheSubmersibleAudibleLightsensor(SALS)canbeuseinchemistryexperimentstoconveyusefulinformationnon‐visuallybymeansofanaudibletoneoutput.TheSALScanbeusedtodetecttheformationofaprecipitatetoindicatetostudentswhoareblindorlowvisionwhenacolorchangehasoccurred.SeveralcommonlyusedexperimentswillbeusedtodemonstratehowtheSALScancreateamulti‐sensorylearningexperienceforalllearners.

Using Social Networking for Chemical Education Robert Belford 

Dramaticchangesinscholarlycommunicationareunderway,andthisworkshopisdesignedtohelpchemicaleducatorsmakeuseofthesenewcapabilities.RecentinitiativesbytheAmericanChemicalSocietyandmanyotherscientificpublishersto

expandthecapabilitiesofonlinejournalswillcertainlyacceleratethesechanges.StudentsandfacultyarealreadyusingprogramslikeFacebook,Twitter,andLinkedIntomaintainprofessionalandsocialcontacts.Afewalsousesocialtaggingprograms,likeDeliciousorConnotea,tomanageinformation.NotmanyteachershavesetupaggregatorstoaccesstothesefeedseventhoughpublishersprovideRSSfeedsfortheirjournals,andfewprofessorsseemtobeusingtheseprogramstotheirmaximumpotential.Thenextbigthinginsearchappearstobereal‐timesearchofsocialnetworkingsites.Thisworkshopwouldteachaboutusingprograms,likeDelicious,RSSaggregators,Wikis,Twitter,andFacebook,forclassroomapplicationsandprofessionalinformationmanagement.WorkshopattendeeswillreceiveashorthandbookdescribingtheresourcesdiscussedintheclassandthisworkshopissponsoredbytheDivCHEDCCCE.

Using Talking Probes to Conduct Chemistry Experiments Non­Visually Cary Supalo

TheworkshopwilldemonstratehowtousetheJobAccessforWindowswithSpeech(JAWS)text‐to‐speechscreenreaderinterfacewiththeVernierSoftware&TechnologyLoggerProdatacollectionsoftwarepackagetocollectdataandgivereal‐timeprobereadingsinspokenoutputtostudentswhoareblindorotherwiseprintimpaired.AseriesofJAWShotkeyshavebeencreatedtoprovidespokenreal‐timeprobereadingsandtechniquestoreceive

statisticsinformation.ParticipantswillalsolearnhowtouseanaudiographtracefeaturerecentlyincludedinLoggerPro3.8designedtogiveprintdisabledpersonsaqualitativerepresentationoftheinformationbeingconveyedinagraphbymeansofanaudibletonechange.InadditiontousingtheJAWSLoggerProinterfacetoenhancelearninginthefieldofchemistrythroughthe"ChemistrywithVernier"curriculum,hands‐onwaystomeasurevolumeandlabbenchorganizationwillalsobediscussed.

Using Talking Probes to Conduct Chemistry Experiments Non­Visually Margaret Gjertsen 

WebAssignistheperfecthomeworkmanagementsystemforchemistry.Manynewtoolsandfeedbackoptionshavebeenaddedin2009and2010.Createassignmentseasilyusingquestionsfromleadingintro,general,andorganictextbooksorwriteyourownquestions.Yourstudentscancompleteassignmentsanytime,anywhereoverthewebandreceiveinstantfeedback.Youcanviewtheirprogressatanytime.CometoourworkshopandseewhysomanychemistryteachersnowhavemoretimeforteachingandspendlesstimegradinghomeworkwithWebAssign.

Bypartneringwithleadingchemistrytextbookpublishers,weofferalargedatabaseofready‐to‐use,endofchapterhomeworkquestions.Questionsareinavarietyofformats,oftenwithseveralformatsmixedwithinonequestion:numerical,imagemap,multiple‐answers,fill‐in‐the‐

blank,multiple‐choice,rankorder,true/false,essay,algebraic,fileupload,andpoll.Eachstudentreceivesuniquequestionswithrandomizedvariables.WebAssignsupportssignificantfigureswithhintstoalertstudentstoinserttheappropriatenumberofdigits.Fororganicchemistryquestions,theJMEdrawingtoolallowsstudentstoinputcomplexorganicmolecules.

WebAssignisasimpletouse,hostedservice.Signupforafreefacultyaccountandbeginusingitimmediately.WebAssignworksforyou24/7.Seewhythousandsofteacherswouldnotteachwithoutit.

Who Killed MOANA LOTT? Deborah Koeck 

OnJune16,MoanaLott,ananalyticaltechnicianintheshoelace‐testinglaboratory,wasworkinglateattheSoulessShoeFactory.OnJune17,JackPott,thesole‐proprietorofSouless,staggeredintoworkat9AM.Asheroundedthecornerbyhisofficedoorway,hesawawomansprawledinthemiddleofthehallway.HerantoseewhoitwasandimmediatelyrecognizedthelifelessformofastrangledMoanaLott.ITWASMURDER!!!Inthissession,participantswillusescientifictechniquestodiscoverthemethodofthedemiseofMonaLott.Suspectswillbeeliminatedusinganalyticalchemicalmethodsandbasicphysics.Vernierprobeswillbeusedfordatacollectionandchemicalandphysicalanalysis.Crimesceneinvestigationsusinghands‐ontechniquesandcriticalthinkingskillssparkthecuriosityofstudentsofallabilitylevels.

Participantswilllearnhowtosolveacrimesceneinvestigationandhowtocreatecrimescenesfortheirownclassrooms.

Writing and Reviewing Articles for the Journal of Chemical Education Norbert Pienta 

Participantswillbeaskedtoreviewanarticleaheadoftimeandthendiscussthereviewsfromasetofreviewers.Theworkshopwillincludeadiscussionofguidelines,commonshortcomings,andstrategiesforbothauthorsandreviewers.