| CMA | Sunday, March 22, 2009 | ||
9:00 AM-12:10 PM Grand America -- Venezia Salon, Oral | |||
Teaching Chemistry to a Diverse Student Body | |||
| Sponsored by: | CMA | ||
| Cosponsored by: | CHED, WCC, and YCC | ||
| Organizers: | Thomas B. Higgins Mary K. Boyd | ||
| 9:00 AM | Introductory Remarks | ||
| 9:15 AM | 1 | An overview of teaching the general chemistry laboratory using the science writing heuristic Thomas J. Greenbowe, Jason Poock, Brandon Fetterly | |
| 9:35 AM | 2 | Teaching chemistry laboratory using the science writing heuristic in a not so diverse mid-west classroom Thomas J. Greenbowe, Jason Poock, Brandon Fetterly | |
| 9:55 AM | 3 | Comparing in-class and online POGIL activities Christine E. Brooms, Laura B. Sonnichsen | |
| 10:15 AM | 4 | Implementing POGIL activities online: Hands-on demonstration Christine E. Brooms, Laura B. Sonnichsen | |
| 10:35 AM | Intermission | ||
| 10:45 AM | 5 | Peer-led team learning: A strategy for improving success of a diverse population Pratibha Varma-Nelson | |
| 11:05 AM | 6 | Training student peer leaders with sound pedagogy Jessica S. Blackerby, Pratibha Varma-Nelson | |
| 11:25 AM | 7 | Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS): Faculty participation in a community of scholars David M. Collard, Cianán B. Russell, Jerry C. Smith, Lawrence J. Kaplan | |
| 11:45 AM | 8 | Professional development opportunities for two-year college chemistry faculty: Having your cake and eating it too Scott J. Donnelly | |
| 12:05 PM | Concluding Remarks | ||
Symposium Grid -- Committee on Minority Affairs -- Session Listing
The 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March 22-26, 2009