ChemEd 2025

ChemEd 2025

Welcome to ChemEd 2025!
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The Exhibit Hall will be in the lobby of the Green Center: Sunday 6pm - 8pm; Monday 8am - 5pm; Tuesday 8am - 3pm

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6:02am MDT

National Mole Day Breakfast Friedhoff Hall (Green Center)

8:30am MDT

Dollar Store Demos Coolbaugh 209Karen Sorensen Testing the Waters: Engaging Chemistry Students with Hands-On Science and Engineering Practices in ChemClub Coolbaugh 131Lacey Fitts Teaching While _____________. Hill 202Danny Wilks • Ariel Serkin • Nina Hike Cognitive Load Theory in High School Chemistry: Scaffolding, Schemas, and Learning Marquez 226William Ferriby Discrepant Events Sharing Coolbaugh 228 (lab)John Eix • Lisa Talesnick Conductivity Concepts in Chemistry, bonding, reactions and titrations Coolbaugh 228C (lab)Roger Palmer • Andrea Gearhart Developing Models: Ionic Bonding, Periodic Trends, and Legos Brown 269Jeff Sesemann ChemMatters: Building Curiosity and Encouraging Science Literacy Marquez 122Kelley Donaghy • Nejra Malanovic Engaging students in visualizing chemistry using free and accessible software Marquez 022 (Computer Lab)Amanda Morgenstern • Tisha Mendiola Jessop • Niki Juhl Labtivities, Lectivities, Labtures? We will vote! Green 224Chris Coker Classroom lab activity re-design towards safety and sustainability Marquez 322Alexandra Collard Watercolors: An Introductory Experiment Centering Skills of a Scientist Alderson 291Veronica Berns • Casandra Moisanu • Isabella Riha

9:05am MDT

Enthalpy of Solution Coolbaugh 209Michael Farabaugh

9:30am MDT

Using a manometer to measure the pressure of a balloon Coolbaugh 209Paul Price Chemistry IRL (In Real Life): Extending the Boundaries of High School Chemistry for Meaningful Learning and Community Change Hill 202Tiffany Childress Price Chemistry Unbound: An innovative Undergraduate Curriculum. Hill 209Douglas Mulford Inquiry-Based Instruction in Chemistry Throughout the U.S. Coolbaugh 131Robert Bice More Feedback, Less Grading Marquez 226Katy Dornbos My Favorite Demonstrations Coolbaugh 228 (lab)Matt Miller American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) resources for AP Chemistry Coolbaugh 228C (lab)Jeramy DeBry

10:00am MDT

ChemEd X Demo Symposium - Panel Discussion Coolbaugh 209Michael Farabaugh • Tom Kuntzleman • Karen Sorensen • Paul Price • Amiee Modic Tour: NRELDr. Mellissa Pfaff • Ryan Johnson • Julie Scheffel

10:20am MDT

Dry Ice - A Few Fun Ways to Include Dry Ice in Your Teaching. Coolbaugh 209Amiee Modic

10:30am MDT

Modeling Chemical Reactions with Stop Motion Animation Brown 269Steven Gaskill Empowering Student Inquiry: Assessing Water Quality at George Washington High School Hill 202Adilene Aguilera What is POGIL? Marquez 122Laura Trout Teaching Forensic Chemistry with Primary Literature and Mastery-Based Objectives Coolbaugh 131Carlos Olivo Teaching metacognition and focus techniques with short pre-class videos and in-class quizzes Hill 209Doug Schirch Using Models to Make Molecules Visible Marquez 226Susan Zawacky • Jean Wallace Teachers´ Digital Skills in Chemistry Education – Lesson learned from South Africa and Finland – DAIA-project Green 224Ari Myllyviita

10:45am MDT

Demos with Everyday Materials (and maybe some liquid nitrogen) Coolbaugh 209Tom Kuntzleman

11:30am MDT

Lunch Mines Market (in Elm Hall)

1:00pm MDT

Announcement of the ChemEd 2027 host and Handoff Bunker Hall (Green Center)

1:15pm MDT

Reg Friesen Lecture: The Chemistry of Rockets Bunker Hall (Green Center)Ron Furstenau

2:30pm MDT

Chemical Education Xchange: Engaging with Contributors - Welcome & Introduction Coolbaugh 209Jon Holmes Driving Student Growth in Chemistry with Phenomena-Based Formative Assessment Rubrics Hill 202Stacey Balbach Using Games to Develop Conceptual Understanding in Chemistry Hill 209Steve Sogo • Peggy Au CLUE Spectroscopy: A scaffolded, problem-based learning exercise for improving student engagement and understanding organic compound identification Brown 269Tayler Hill Elevate Your Teaching: Harnessing Metacognition to Transform Your Chemistry Classroom Marquez 322Priscilla Burrow • Kyley Stalker Integrating Argument-Driven Inquiry, Specifications Grading, and AI-Assisted Feedback in College-Level Chemistry Laboratory Courses Marquez 226Renée Link Chemistry Consortium Conferences (C3): Building Stronger Cross-Institutional Bonds Coolbaugh 131Brandon White • Becky Mercer • Evonne Rezler Building an Intermolecular Forces Unit Plan Using American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) resources Coolbaugh 228C (lab)Jeramy DeBry Desmos Activity Builder + Balancing Reactions -> Inclusive Learning with Technology + Virtual Classroom Marquez 022 (Computer Lab) "A.P. (All Purpose) Lab Activities" - activities for both sophomores and seniors! Coolbaugh 228 (lab)Eric Knispel • Jaclyn Yetter Conceptual Chemistry of Gases Green 224Ray Lesniewski Chemistry to Dye For Alderson 291Annelise Gorensek-Benitez • Sara Hubbard Who does (and does not) do chemistry? Helping your students to discuss social issues during class Marquez 122Dana Hsi

2:35pm MDT

Lab Assessments to Replace Lab Reports Coolbaugh 209Kristen Drury

2:55pm MDT

APTeach: Professional Development for AP Chemistry Teachers Coolbaugh 209Michael Farabaugh

3:15pm MDT

Capturing Student Understanding with Canva Coolbaugh 209Sarah English

3:30pm MDT

A picture is worth a thousand words: Use of thermal cameras to explore natural phenomena Coolbaugh 131Scott Donnelly Supporting Arguments with Evidence Hill 202Frankie Petersen Maker Chemistry: low cost, hands on resources for your Chemistry classes with 3D printing and laser cutting Marquez 226Alfredo Mateus Bridging the Gap: A Hybrid Grading System for Standards-Based Success in Traditional Schools Marquez 322Eric Pantano Science of My Everything; Using Stories to Make Learning Relevant Brown 269Peggy Au Diverse perspectives in curriculum design Hill 209Lisa Talesnick

3:35pm MDT

Creating Digital Interactive Card Sorts Coolbaugh 209Ashley Green

4:05pm MDT

Engaging with Contributors Coolbaugh 209Erica Posthuma

4:25pm MDT

Engaging Students in Social Justice Science Issues Through NGSS Science & Engineering Practice 8 Coolbaugh 209Nina Hike

4:30pm MDT

IMF Demos To Make Your Students Think Coolbaugh 228C (lab)Liz Velikonja Modeling Chemical Reactions with Stop Motion Animation Marquez 226Steven Gaskill Positive Chemistry Demo & Giveaway - The online homework and assessment system that students actually like! Green 224Jack Replinger • Abi Vega Follow that Fertilizer: Integrating Socioscientific Issues into the Chemistry Curriculum Hill 202Lacey Fitts Microchemistry in Bulgaria, whrere no lab is no problem Coolbaugh 228 (lab)Nasko Stamenov

4:45pm MDT

Bringing John Dalton into the 21st Century Classroom: Making Atomic Theory Quantitative Coolbaugh 209Paul Price

5:00pm MDT

ChemEd X Engaging with Contributors - Panel Discussion Coolbaugh 209Sarah English • Kristen Drury • Michael Farabaugh • Ashley Green • Jon Holmes • Nina Hike • Paul Price • Erica Posthuma

6:00pm MDT

Mines Moledown! Closing Gala Friedhoff Hall (Green Center)