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

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

8:30am MDT

Tools for Talk: Getting Students to Talk About Learning Chemistry

Monday July 21, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am MDT

In this session, we will talk about specific strategies and tools you can use to get all students talking about chemistry in your classroom. This is a discussion-based presentation, so come prepared to share your tips and tricks as well! We learn from each other!

Speakers

Kara Luce

Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Microbiology Teacher, Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School

Kara Luce has been a teacher for 20+ years, teaching in a variety of settings in multiple states. While she has taught everything from 7th grade math to honors Physics, the one constant has always been chemistry. Kara strongly believes that all students can successfully learn chemistry... Read More →

Monday July 21, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Inclusive Practices for All Students

9:30am MDT

High structure course design for chemistry

Monday July 21, 2025 9:30am - 11:15am MDT

This workshop will give participants an introduction to high structure course design which scaffolds students through the learning process via pre-class content acquisition and formative assessment, in-class active learning and practice, after-class review and formative assessment, and frequent summative assessment. High structure course design is discipline agnostic and can be tailored to any course topic, course size, modality, and institution. There is an ever-growing body of literature that supports the efficacy of using high structure course design to improve student outcomes including an overall improvement in student learning, narrowing or closing of achievement or performance gaps, increased student feelings of belonging, and the development of students' metacognitive and self-regulated learning skills. Participants will leave this workshop with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to design their own high structure course from scratch or to modify an existing course into a high structure course.

Speakers

Justin Shaffer

Teaching Professor / Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Colorado School of Mines

Justin Shaffer, PhD, is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and a Teaching Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering and in Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Shaffer is the author of the forthcoming book High Structure ... Read More →

Monday July 21, 2025 9:30am - 11:15am MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Inclusive Practices for All Students

12:15pm MDT

Birds of a Feather - DIVCHED PreCollege

Monday July 21, 2025 12:15pm - 12:45pm MDT

Speakers

Esther Hines

Chair, ACS Division of Chemical Education

Passionate about chemistry and education.I taught high school chemistry for 18 years and college chemistry for 5 years.I enjoy sharing best practices in the classroom and laboratory.

Monday July 21, 2025 12:15pm - 12:45pm MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

All Conference

2:30pm MDT

Building PLC Capacity for 3-Dimensional, Storyline-Based Curricula: Lessons from OpenSciEd

Monday July 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:15pm MDT

Strategies to build individual and PLC capacity for fostering student success through 3-dimensional assessment structures in the classroom.

Speakers

Aaron Burg

Science Teacher, Badger High School -- ChemLEAP (Stowe Group - UW Madison)

Aaron Burg graduated from UW Oshkosh in 2007 with degrees in biology and secondary education, along with a minor in chemistry. He earned a Master of Education -- Professional Development degree from UW LaCrosse. Since beginning his teaching career in 2008, Aaron has been dedicated... Read More →

Monday July 21, 2025 2:30pm - 3:15pm MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Innovative Pedagogy from Current Chemical Education Research

global Y

3:30pm MDT

Introducing OpenSciEd Chemistry! A FREE, NGSS aligned, phenomenon based, comprehensive curriculum for high school.

Monday July 21, 2025 3:30pm - 5:15pm MDT

OpenSciEd High School Chemistry incorporates physical science, Earth and space science, and engineering, technology, and applications of science NGSS performance expectations into its five units. Hear how using this cross-disciplinary approach supports student development of chemistry ideas.

Speakers

Kate Henson

Director: K-12 STEM Teaching & Learning, inquiryHub, University of Colorado Boulder

Kate is a former high school science teacher. She holds a BS and MS in Biology and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, Science Education from the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research interests focus on student and teacher learning in classroom and professional development... Read More →

Monday July 21, 2025 3:30pm - 5:15pm MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Innovative Pedagogy from Current Chemical Education Research

8:30am MDT

Thinking molecularly: Using branding, video and project-based learning to fuel student motivation

Tuesday July 22, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am MDT

Many students taking general chemistry question the purpose of the class. By combining brand development, instructor-made supplemental videos, and project-based learning, students can develop a better understanding of chemistry.

Speakers

Silas Towne

Senior Instructor, Oregon State University-Cascades

Silas started in electrochemical research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, transitioned to education-based science lab management and science tutor coordination and then finally to chemistry education. In his transition to education, he has focused on chemistry education... Read More →

Tuesday July 22, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Innovative Pedagogy from Current Chemical Education Research

global Y

9:30am MDT

Hands-On Workshop about Visualizing and Simulating at the Particle Level

Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:30am - 11:15am MDT

Experience molecular level simulation software that was developed specifically for high schools and the first year of college. Please bring a laptop (Windows or macOS) and participate actively.

Speakers

Jurgen Schnitker

Science Specialist, Wavefunction

Educated at RWTH Aachen (Germany) and University of Texas at Austin, former Chemistry faculty (University of Michigan), current Scientific Co-Director of Wavefunction (Irvine, California)

Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:30am - 11:15am MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Technology in the Chemistry Classroom

12:15pm MDT

Birds of a Feather - AACT

Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:15pm - 12:45pm MDT

Speakers

Jeramy DeBry

Professional Development Program Manager, American Association of Chemistry Teachers

Jeramy DeBry is a professional development program manager with the American Association of Chemistry Teachers. She taught Chemistry in Salt Lake City, Utah for eight years prior to joining the AACT team and led a professional learning community of chemistry teachers. She is passionate... Read More →

Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:15pm - 12:45pm MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

All Conference

3:30pm MDT

STEM Chem: Hands-On Applications

Tuesday July 22, 2025 3:30pm - 5:15pm MDT

Discover how to bring STEM and chemistry to life through cutting-edge technology! This session explores creative applications of App Lab, Arduinos, and AI tools to foster student engagement and critical thinking. Gain actionable ideas to transform your classroom into an innovation hub.

Speakers

Nadim Sarhan

STEM Teacher and Integration Specialist, Principia School

Nadim is a STEM educator at Principia School, with 14 years of experience teaching math, computer science, and STEM. Previously serving as Director of Innovation and Technology, Nadim is passionate about integrating technology into authentic learning experiences and designing interdisciplinary... Read More →

Tuesday July 22, 2025 3:30pm - 5:15pm MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Technology in the Chemistry Classroom

8:30am MDT

Labtivities, Lectivities, Labtures? We will vote!

Wednesday July 23, 2025 8:30am - 10:15am MDT

Use calculator technology while delivery classroom instruction that involve, lecture, notes, and hands on activites.

Speakers

Chris Coker

Teacher/District Science Facilitator, Camden Fairview High School

I have been teaching and coaching at Camden Fairview High School for 26.5 years. I teach AP Chemistry, Accelerated Chemistry, and AP Physics 1. I am an AP Chemistry reader and T3 regional instructor. I am also currently the district science coordinator and adjunct for Southern... Read More →

Wednesday July 23, 2025 8:30am - 10:15am MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Technology in the Chemistry Classroom

global Y

10:30am MDT

Teachers´ Digital Skills in Chemistry Education – Lesson learned from South Africa and Finland – DAIA-project

Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT

Learners´ digital competencies are dependent on teachers´ digital skills and competencies. We need to teach our learners to use new technology and understand the possibilities what it means with social media and AI.

Speakers

Ari Myllyviita

Lecturer, Viikki Teacher Training School of University of Helsinki

Lecturer and teacher educator, chemistry and mathametics. researcher and Doctoral student of University of Helsinki. Book writer, high school text books and modeling programs guides. Interests are teacher development and digital competencies.

Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Technology in the Chemistry Classroom

global Y

2:30pm MDT

Conceptual Chemistry of Gases

Wednesday July 23, 2025 2:30pm - 4:15pm MDT

Several activities to improve the conceptual understanding of gas variable relationships using technology and hands-on mini-labs will be presented. And a special episode of "Batman in Chemistry" will be shared!

Speakers

Ray Lesniewski

AP and Honors Chemistry Teacher, Jones College Prep High School

Ray Lesniewski teaches Advanced Placement Chemistry and Honors Chemistry at Jones College Prep in Chicago, IL. He has taught chemistry to students of all levels, from 5th grade to college, since 1987. Ray received his BS in Chemistry Education from Illinois State University in 1987... Read More →

Wednesday July 23, 2025 2:30pm - 4:15pm MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Technology in the Chemistry Classroom

4:30pm MDT

Positive Chemistry Demo & Giveaway - The online homework and assessment system that students actually like!

Wednesday July 23, 2025 4:30pm - 5:15pm MDT

The creators of Positive Chemistry (positivechemistry.org) will demonstrate how to use Positive Chemistry. Attendees will receive a free 1-year subscription to Positive Chemistry!

Speakers

Jack Replinger

Founder, Positive Chemistry & Physics

Jack Replinger taught for 13 years in Title 1 schools in Memphis, Tennessee, where he realized that traditional resources often struggled to connect with his students. This experience led him to create Positive Physics & Chemistry (positivechemistry.org) from his own classroom, with... Read More →

Abi Vega

Curriculum Developer, Positive Chemistry

Abi taught Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering Design for 8 years. During the pandemic, she became excited about using technology to improve teaching and learning while reducing her own workload. While teaching online, she started working part time for positivephysics.org creating physics content. Since becoming the full time curriculum developer, she has used what she learned about using technology in the classroom to create an entire interactive high school chemistry course complete with thousands of randomized practice questions that break down com... Read More →

Wednesday July 23, 2025 4:30pm - 5:15pm MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Inclusive Practices for All Students

8:30am MDT

What is POGIL?

Thursday July 24, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am MDT

This short session will answer the question "What is POGIL?" Come see for yourself how POGIL might enhance your teaching, and how it serves ALL students in your class.

Speakers

Laura Trout

teacher, Lancaster Country Day School

Laura Trout has a B.S. in chemistry from Central Washington University and a M.S. in chemistry from the University of Washington. She taught high school chemistry for 31 years in both public and private schools. Laura is very involved with The POGIL Project. She has been writing activities... Read More →

Thursday July 24, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Inclusive Practices for All Students

9:30am MDT

Hands-On Workshop about Visualizing and Simulating at the Particle Level

Thursday July 24, 2025 9:30am - 11:15am MDT

Experience molecular level simulation software that was developed specifically for high schools and the first year of college. Please bring a laptop (Windows or macOS) and participate actively.

Speakers

Jurgen Schnitker

Science Specialist, Wavefunction

Educated at RWTH Aachen (Germany) and University of Texas at Austin, former Chemistry faculty (University of Michigan), current Scientific Co-Director of Wavefunction (Irvine, California)

Thursday July 24, 2025 9:30am - 11:15am MDT
Green 224 Green Center, Golden, CO, USA

Technology in the Chemistry Classroom