Sunday |
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | Physical and Conceptual Threats to Our Students' Chemistry Learning |
| Discussion Leader: Rachel Mamlok-Naaman (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) |
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm | Rafael Moure-Eraso (University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA) "Dangers of Chemical Illiteracy in Academic/Research Laboratories: Deadly Accidents in College/High School Teaching Labs" |
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm | Discussion |
8:35 pm - 9:20 pm | Eduardo Mortimer (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil) "The
Conceptual Profile of Molecule: Situating a Basic Chemical Concept Between a
Crystal and a Flame" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Monday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am | Group Photo |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Chemical Literacy and Consequence |
| Discussion Leader: Samuel Pazicni (University of New Hampshire, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:45 am | Stephen Matlin (International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development, United Kingdom) "The Contribution of the Chemical Sciences to Global Progress: Achievements, Prospects and Challenges" |
9:45 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:15 am | Mei-Hung Chiu (National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan) "Comparisons of Chemistry Standards in K-12 across the World: Toward the Development of International Standards for Chemistry Education" |
11:15 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Deborah Corrigan (Monash University, Australia) "Learning Chemistry – What’s in It for the Learners?" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Interest, Motivation, and Disciplinary Identity in Chemistry |
| Discussion Leader: Ellen Yezierski (Miami University, USA) |
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm | Jack Barbera (Portland State University, USA) "Chemistry Education Practice: Assessing the Impact Beyond Content Knowledge" |
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm | K. Ann Renninger (Swarthmore College, USA) "Interest as a Tipping Point in Undergraduate STEM Access and Retention" |
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Tuesday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Appetite and Agency in Chemistry |
| Discussion Leader: Renee Cole (University of Iowa, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:45 am | Astrid Bulte (Freudenthal Institute, The Netherlands) "Whose Practices Make Relevant Chemistry Education, and for Whom?" |
9:45 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:15 am | MJ Morse (Museum of Science, Boston, USA) "Chemistry Engagement in the Informal Environment" |
11:15 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Marietjie Potgieter (University of Pretoria, South Africa) "Chemistry – The Long Road to Agency" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Reasoning Using Chemistry Knowledge and Common Sense |
| Discussion Leader: Vicente Talanquer (University of Arizona, USA) |
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm | Resa Kelly (San Jose State University, USA) "Exploring a Molecular Visualization Framework that Incorporates Examining Evidence and Critiquing Models" |
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm | Tina Grotzer (Harvard University, USA) "How Chemistry Education May Support Mechanism Knowledge as a Lever for Understanding Complex Causality" |
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Wednesday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Navigating Education in Chemistry |
| Discussion Leader: Maria Oliver-Hoyo (North Carolina State University, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:45 am | Alison Flynn (University of Ottawa, Canada) "Arrows Before Mechanisms: Can Students Master Symbolism Before Principles?" |
9:45 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:15 am | Mel Cossette (National Resource Center for Materials Technology, USA) "Materials Technology
Education: Recruiting and Retaining Women in STEM Careers" |
11:15 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Scott Lewis (University of South Florida, USA) "Understanding Student Study Habits Through Text Messaging" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting |
| Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Learning to Practice Chemistry in Meaningful Contexts |
| Discussion Leader: Yehudit Judy Dori (Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel) |
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Sascha Bernholt (IPN Leibniz-Institute for Science Education, Germany) "Students' Conceptual Understanding in the Light of
Different Research Methods" |
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Thursday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Equipping Chemistry Education to Facilitate Global Progress |
| Discussion Leader: James Hamos (National Science Foundation, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:45 am | Erika Offerdahl (North Dakota State University, USA) "Backward Redesign:
The Role of Assessment in Promoting Visual Literacy in the Molecular Sciences" |
9:45 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am - 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:15 am | Michelle Claville (Hampton University, USA) "The Role of HBCUs in Preparing Chemists for Global Enterprise" |
11:15 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Pamela Mills (Lehman College / City University of New York, USA) "Teaching to Learn: Urban Teens Leading School Culture and Reform" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | What a More Chemically Literate World Would Mean |
| Discussion Leader: Gabriela Weaver (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA) |
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm | Jonathan Forman (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Netherlands) "Science in International Diplomacy and Disarmament" |
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm | Jorge Ibanez (Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico) "Greening Lab Experiments Involving Electron Exchange" |
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Friday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |