The High School Chemistry Teachers’ Meeting

At

Occidental College

October 28, 2017

 

8:00 – 9:00                  Registration

 

9:00 – 9:15                  Welcome

                                    Michael Morgan, Chair Southern California Section ACS

                                    Chris Craney, Occidental College

 

9:15 – 9:45                  Evan Thompson, Burbank High School Emeritus

                                    More demos lead to more interest

 

9:45 – 10:15                Ben Ku and Chris Dow, South Pasadena High School

                                    Using group white boards to probe student thinking

 

10:15 – 10:45              Rebecca Poliner, Providence High School

                                    Electrolytic reactions of aqueous solutions

 

10:45 – 11:15              Mario Martinez, Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

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11:15 – 11:45              Wilkin Lee, Redondo Union High School

                                    Various methods to teach stoichiometry

 

11:45- 12:15                Anthony Milanes, Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences

                                    Phenomenon (demo)-based Chemical Reactions (IS4) Unit Overview

 

12:15 – 1:00                Lunch, War Stories

 

1:00 – 1:45                  William Brenton, Emeritus

                                    3D Models of atoms, molecules, ions, and isotopes

 

1:45 – 2:15                  Paul Groves, South Pasadena High School Emeritus

                                    A debrief of the grading for the 2017 AP Chemistry exam

 

2:15 – 2:30                  Hamid Saadzoi, Kennedy Medical Magnet High School

                                    Integrating simulations to help students see and model chemistry

                                   

2:30 – 3:00                  Larry Walker, Calabasas High School You can teach an old dog new tricks, presenting                                          an AACT webinar

                                   

 

3:00                             Show and Tell, bring your favorite lesson to share

 

                                    Closing and Door Prizes

 

The High School Teachers Meeting is a joint endeavor of the Occidental Chemistry Department and the Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society. Support provided by Educational Innovations, Flinn Scientific, AACT, and the National ACS.