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July 2010 News & AnnouncementsJonathan R. HillUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242jonathan-hill@jce.acs.org

Courses, Seminars, Meetings, Opportunities

ACS Offers Summer ChemCom Workshops for Educators

Each summer, ACS Master Teacher Leaders conduct five-day residential Chemistry in the Community (ChemCom)workshops. In ChemCom workshops, educators

• Gain in-depth knowledge of the first four units of ChemCom• Learn instructional tips and techniques• Get explanations about the ChemCom philosophy• Perform student laboratory investigations and classroom acti-vities with an emphasis on safety, analysis, and preparation

Daily sessions typically run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participantscan also expect evening sessions, homework assignments, andgroup presentations. At the conclusion of the workshop, eachteacher receives a certificate documenting up to 40 professionaldevelopment hours.

This summer, ChemCom workshops are being held at:• Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ; June 27-July 2• Loyola University, Chicago, IL; July 18-23

ACS covers basic expenses, including all meals and housing.(Guests and family members are not permitted.) There is a$50 registration fee. To register, please visit http://portal.acs.org:80/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1146&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=852b342c-177e-4d15-9326-92a8215cdc7d(accessed May 2010).

For more information about ChemCom, browse to theChemCom Web site at http://portal.acs.org:80/portal/Public-WebSite/education/resources/highschool/chemcom/index.htm (accessed May 2010). You can also e-mail any questions toMichael Mury, Senior Education Associate at the Office of HighSchool Chemistry, at m_mury@acs.org.

ChemEd DL Staff Will Present at BCCE and NSTA

This summer, ChemEd DL personnel will be at the 21stBiennial Conference onChemical Education (BCCE) inDenton,Texas. Theywill sponsor an exposition booth and host aworkshopfeaturing digital resources from the ChemEd DL. ChemEd DLpersonnel will also be presenting at the 2011 conference of theNational Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in San Francisco.

If you have ideas for workshops or topics, just send an e-mailmessage to Linda Fanis at lnfanis@wisc.edu.

Join the Science and Children Team!

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), pub-lisher of Science and Children, the NSTA's peer-reviewed journal

for elementary teachers, is seeking manuscript reviewers. Re-viewers are vital to the journal's production. NSTA relies onreview panels to evaluate submissions and help craft them intothe articles that are published in each issue. Reviewers need notbe expert writers—what is needed is classroom and contentexpertise. The online manuscript submission and review systemallows reviewers to indicate what material they feel confident inreviewing (e.g., assessment, physical science, inquiry skills, etc.);manuscripts are assigned accordingly. Reviewers can even in-dicate when they are too busy to review. Being a member of thereview panel is a great professional development experience—reviewers get previews of the articles coming to S&C and thesatisfaction of having helped create them! Those interested involunteering for this panel can contact Linda Froschauer bye-mail at fro2@mac.com; include your CV.

Modeling Instruction ProgramOffers ModelingWorkshopsin Summer 2010

Modeling workshops in high school physics, chemistry,physical science, and biology will be held in summer 2010 inseveral states. These workshops are peer-led. Stipends are avail-able at most sites, usually for in-state teachers. Graduate credit isavailable at some sites. To see whether one or more modelingworkshops will be held in your state, browse to the ModelingInstruction Workshops for Summer 2010 Web site of theModeling Instruction Program at http://modeling.asu.edu/MW_nation.html (accessed May 2010).

Award Deadlines

2011 SiemensWe Can Change theWorld Challenge NowOpen for Entries

High school students from across the country are invited toGO GREEN by participating in the newest phase of the nation-wide SiemensWeCanChange theWorldChallenge. TheNationalScience Teachers Association has partnered again with theSiemens Foundation and Discovery Education to educate, em-power, and engage students, teachers, and communities to be-come agents of change in improving the environment.

In keeping with theChallenge's overall mission to build amoresustainable world, high school participants (grades 9-12) areencouraged to form teams of up to four students, research an energy-related issue using scientific investigation, and create a replicablesolution using Web-based curriculum tools powered by DiscoveryEducation. Student teamswith a teacher or adult advisor can registerfor the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge at http://www.wecanchange.com/ (accessed May 2010).

Fostering learning, teamwork, and problem solving aroundsustainability, the Web site offers robust resource guides of

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standards-based lesson plans and teacher materials to accompanyeach stage of the Challenge.

More information, including entry details, registration, anddetailed prize information for the Siemens We Can Change theWorld Challenge can be found at http://www.wecanchange.com/ (accessed May 2010).

2010AAAS Leadership in Science Education Prize for HighSchool Teachers

Calling all U.S. high school science department chairs andadministrators: You are invited to nominate teachers for the2010 AAAS Leadership in Science Education Prize for HighSchool Teachers. The $1000 prize honors a high school scienceteacher who has advanced science education by developing andimplementing an effective strategy, activity, or program. Formore information, go to the Web site http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/awards/hs_scied_leadership/ (accessedMay 2010) forprize details, nomination forms, and application forms.

ACSDivision of Inorganic Chemistry SeeksNominations for2010 Undergraduate Award

Nominations for the 2010 ACS Division of InorganicChemistry Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry arebeing solicited. Nominations for the 2010Award can be submittedto http://www.ionicviper.org/dicaward/ (accessed May 2010) andwill be accepted until June 30, 2010. Questions about the awardcan be directed to this e-mail address: inorganic.undergrad.award@gmail.com.

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. SupportsTeachers' Scholarship

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation offers manyawards, including theCamilleDreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awardsand the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program; formore information, see the Foundation'sWeb site at http://www.dreyfus.org/ (accessed May 2010).

Research Corporation for Science Advancement FundsScholarly Research and Teaching

Research Corporation for Science Advancement offers theCottrell College Science Awards and the Cottrell Scholar Awards;find outmore fromResCorp'sWeb site at http://www.rescorp.org/(accessed May 2010).

The Dorothy and Moses Passer Education Fund Aids Con-tinuing Education

This fund supports grants to provide support for teachers inprograms at two- and four-year colleges or universities that donot have any advanced degree programs in the chemical sciences;see http://www.divched.org/index.php?module=webpage&id=19(accessed May 2010).

Proposal Deadlines

American Chemical Society Makes Grants Available

The American Chemical Society (ACS) offers grants to supportadvancement of the chemical sciences through research, education, andcommunity projects. Learn how you can benefit at http://www.acs.org/ (Home > Funding & Awards > Grants) (accessed May 2010).

National Science Foundation Provides Funding Support

TheNational Science Foundation (NSF) offersmanydifferentfunding opportunities; search for them at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/(accessed May 2010). Information is also available at theNSF Education and Human Resources (EHR) Web site, http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR (accessed May 2010), andthat of its Division of Undergraduate Education, http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE (accessed May 2010).

Do You Have News or Announcements To Share?

If you have news or announcements of interest to thechemical education community, send them to Jonathan (Rob)Hill, Development Editor, at jonathan-hill@jce.acs.org.