Chemistry Solutions
September 2014
Classroom Commentary
Reflections and perspectives by teachers about topics that affect chemistry education.
Elementary school teachers face challenges because of resources and testing requirements. This article features Patti Burns who teaches in a struggling city school, Lauren Schultz who teaches in an affluent school, and Allison Granish-Lee who teaches in a small school.
Nuts & Bolts
Functional tips you can implement in your classroom.
Formative assessment methods can be a quick, topic-specific tool that teachers can use to discover students readiness for a topic. Formative assessment up-front can make a unit run smoother. These assessments do not have to be difficult to implement, and you will be glad you did it in the long run.
The purpose of grading is to give feedback about learning, but the traditional point-based system fails to do so. Standards-based grading is an alternative grading system that focuses on student understanding rather than a letter grade.
How do you plan to teach a new course or a course new to you? A teacher with 40+ years of experience provides some advice to map out the year, taking into account roadblocks you may experience along the way.
In My Element
Stories about teachers finding their way to the chemistry classroom.
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Editorial
This is the inagural editorial of Chemistry Solutions. The article addresses the goals of AACT, including safety, building community, and embracing all teachers of chemistry.
A guest editorial by ACS Board of Director member George M. Bodner about how ACS has supported chemistry education since the 1870s.