Fall 2006 CONFCHEM	The Division of Chemical Education: Ensuring the Future Through Education An on-line conference, Oct 13-30, 2006
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CONFCHEM ONLINE CONFERENCE

Online Conference on Chemical Education

An online conference will be held October 13–30, 2006, as part of the CONFCHEM (CONFerences on CHEMistry) offerings of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education’s Committee on Computers in Chemical Education. Abstracts and papers can be found online at http://www.ched-ccce.org/confchem/2006/c/index.html (accessed Aug 2006).

The Division of Chemical Education: Ensuring the Future through Education

October 13-30, 2006

P1. Where do I go for help with teaching chemistry? Finding what you need at ACS Loretta L. Jones, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Chair, Division of Chemical Education, and Mary Kirchhoff, Acting Director, Education Division of ACS Educators have access to many teaching resources through the Division of Chemical Education, the ACS Education Division, and ACS committees. The roles of these entities and the support that they provide will be described and distinguished.
P2. A CHED Programming Home Companion Catherine Middlecamp, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chair, Division of Chemical Education Program Committee Abstract: On the CHED Program Committee, all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the Programs are above average. How did this come to be? What are the joys of programming in Lake Woebegone? The woes? What if Mr.Frumble wants his casserole served precisely at 4 pm on Sunday, or if Mrs. Frumble wants to bring her casserole but doesn't live in Lake Woebegone? This paper, the Programming Home Companion, will walk you through our committee's work at National ACS Meetings, keeping in mind that even if you leave Lake Woebegone, people still like to attend a good potluck.
P3 High School Chemistry: Issues Faced By a Profession in the Middle Claire Baker, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis, Chair, High School Committee Several important issues were raised in last year's CONFCHEM relating to high school chemistry. This paper will revisit some of these issues with the hope that the dialogue generated will strengthen the bridge between high school chemistry teachers and the rest of the chemistry community.
P4. ACS Exams: Past, Present and Future Thomas Holme, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Director, ACS Examinations Institute This paper will outline the manner in which DivCHED developed and fostered an Institute for assessment. We'll consider the current state of the Institute and it's array of assessment tools and then focus in some detail on where the Institute is going in the next 5-6 years in terms of providing new tools for educators who are looking for more and better ways to assess the learning accomplished by their students.

P1. Where do I go for help with teaching chemistry? Finding what you need at ACS

Loretta L. Jones, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Chair, Division of Chemical Education, and Mary Kirchhoff, Acting Director, Education Division of ACS

Educators have access to many teaching resources through the Division of Chemical Education, the ACS Education Division, and ACS committees. The roles of these entities and the support that they provide will be described and distinguished.

P2. A CHED Programming Home Companion

Catherine Middlecamp, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chair, Division of Chemical Education Program Committee

Abstract: On the CHED Program Committee, all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the Programs are above average. How did this come to be? What are the joys of programming in Lake Woebegone? The woes? What if Mr.Frumble wants his casserole served precisely at 4 pm on Sunday, or if Mrs. Frumble wants to bring her casserole but doesn't live in Lake Woebegone? This paper, the Programming Home Companion, will walk you through our committee's work at National ACS Meetings, keeping in mind that even if you leave Lake Woebegone, people still like to attend a good potluck.

P3 High School Chemistry: Issues Faced By a Profession in the Middle

Claire Baker, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis, Chair, High School Committee

Several important issues were raised in last year's CONFCHEM relating to high school chemistry. This paper will revisit some of these issues with the hope that the dialogue generated will strengthen the bridge between high school chemistry teachers and the rest of the chemistry community.

P4. ACS Exams: Past, Present and Future

Thomas Holme, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Director, ACS Examinations Institute

This paper will outline the manner in which DivCHED developed and fostered an Institute for assessment. We'll consider the current state of the Institute and it's array of assessment tools and then focus in some detail on where the Institute is going in the next 5-6 years in terms of providing new tools for educators who are looking for more and better ways to assess the learning accomplished by their students.

The general schedule is as follows:

Friday-Sunday, October 13-15, 2006: Participants send in short questions for Papers 1 (Jones and Kirchhoff) and 2 (Middlecamp).

Monday, October 16, 2006: The answers to the short questions for Papers 1 and 2 are posted; discussion of Paper 1 begins.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006: Discussion of Paper 1 continues.

Wednesday-Thursday, October 18-19, 2006: Discussion of Paper 2.

Friday-Sunday, October 20-22, 2006: Participants send in short questions for Papers 3 (Baker) and 4 (Holmes).

Monday, October 23, 2006: The answers to the short questions for Papers 3 and 4 are posted; discussion of Paper 3 begins.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006: Discussion of Paper 3 continues.

Wednesday-Thursday, October 25-26, 2006: Discussion of Paper 4.

Friday and Monday, October 27 and 30, 2006: General Discussion. No discussion takes place on Saturday and Sunday.

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