high school teachers program

www.JCE.DivCHED.org • Vol.84 No.8 August2007 • JournalofChemicalEducation 1265

Chemical Education Today

Where and When: Seaport HotelAllportionsoftheHighSchoolProgramwilltakeplaceSunday,August19;theprogramisinPlazaBoftheSeaportHotel,adja-centtotheBCEC(conventioncenter)intheSeaportDistrict).

RegistrationAllattendeesmustregisterforthemeetingtoparticipateinthetechnicalsessionsandprograms.RegistrationprovidesfullaccesstothespecialHighSchoolChemistryDayprogramonSunday,theentireACSmeeting(Sunday–Thursday),andtheExposition(Monday–Wednesday).

Morning: The High School–College Interface I. Seaport Hotel, Plaza B

8:30 IntroductoryRemarks8:45 MortonZ.Hoffman:“ExploringtheHighSchool–CollegeInterface”.9:10 Marianne Sgoff: “Challenges of Teaching High SchoolChemistryinGermany”.9:30 MichaelOsborne:“TeachingChemistrywithTechnologyfromTexasInstruments”.10:20 Intermission10:35 MaryE.Harris:“PolymersintheFieldandTrack”.11:00 DennisKliza,HarveyGendreau,JimSpencer,andJohnMauch:“APRedesignPanel”.

Luncheon and Raffle: noon–1:30 p.m. Seaport Hotel, Lighthouse Ballroom

ACSmembersshouldobtainluncheonticketsfromACS,$28).A featureofeachnationalmeeting, theHighSchool/CollegeInterfaceLuncheonbringstogethereducatorsfromdifferentlevels

withthegoaloffacilitatinganexchangeofideas.Therewillalsobeadrawingfordoorprizes.JerryDeMenna:“ChemicallyCorrectCooking”

Afternoon: The ACS and You. Seaport Hotel, Plaza B1:30 MichaelTinnesand:“ProgramsandProductsfromtheACSEducationDivision:AnUpdate”.1:55 TomHolme:“ACSExamsInstitute”.2:20 TerriTaylor:“ChemistryClubs”2:45 EricaJacobsen:“Ready-to-useResourcesfromtheJournal of Chemical Education”.3:10 Intermission3:25 LindaWeber:“ArtofChemistry”.4:15 ClosingRemarksandEvaluations

Afternoon: The High School–College Interface II. Seaport Hotel, Seaport C

1:30 Lexi Thompson: “Inquiry Learning in theHeterogeneousClassroom”.2:20 Dennis Kliza: “VSEPR shmsepr: How Do You TeachMolecularGeometry?”3:10 Intermission3:25 LynnHogue:“CreativeActivities forNationalChemistryWeekandYourClasses”.4:15 ClosingRemarksandEvaluations

OrganizersSteve Lantos, Ruth Tanner, and Lexi Thompson are the localorganizers.

• BCEC • High School Teachers Program • Sunday, August 19 •

Come See Us!JCE & JCE Software, CHED Outreach, Exams Institute, and more

Booth 530, Boston Convention Center (BCEC)

WewillhaveinformationaboutCHED—activities,programs,conferences,andcommittees.Findoutwhythisisanaward-winningACSDivision.

WewillhaveinformationabouttheExaminationsInstitute,standardizedexams,andstudyguides.

AsktheJournalstaffaboutJCE, JCE Software, JCE Online,ClassroomActivities,tryoutourlatestCD-ROMs,…

CallonourmaterialsandexperienceforyourOutreachneeds—makeyouroutreacheffortssupersuccessful!

Attend! Stop by after sessions!

Reception in Honor of the German ExchangeSunday, August 19, 5:30–7 p.m.

Seaport Hotel, Lighthouse Ballroom 2

Meet the exchange students. See the posters.Sponsors:CHED,ACSNortheasternSection,GermanChemicalSociety,GermanAcademicExchangeService,BostonConsultingGroupGermany,GermanResearchFoundation