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February 2011 News & Announcements Alice J. Teter Journal of Chemical Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53715, United States
[email protected] ACS National Election Results Announced President-Elect: Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, University of WisconsinMadison Director, District II (2011-2013): George M. Bodner, Purdue University Director, District IV (2011-2013): Larry K. Krannich, University of Alabama at Birmingham Director-at-Large (2011-2013): Kathleen M. Schulz, Business Results, Inc. Director-at-Large (2011-2013): Kent J. Voorhees, Colorado School of Mines
President-Elect Shakhashiri will serve one year each as President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past President. In February National Science Teachers Association Conference The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) 59th National Conference will be held in San Francisco during March 10-13, 2011. Among the offerings will be several JCE-related presentations: • Gel Filtration Chromatography: An Experiment for High School and College Natural Science Laboratory Programs (Thursday, March 10, 9:30-10:30 a.m.) • The Chemistry of Sherlock Holmes (Thursday, March 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m.) • Enhancing Scientific Literacy in a Senior-Level Ecology Classroom (Thursday, March 10, 12:30-1:30 p.m.) • Spice Up Your Science Night (Friday, March 11, 5:00-6:00 p. m.) • Explore the Chemistry Education Digital Library (Sunday, March 13, 9:30-10:30 a.m.)
Please consult the final conference schedule for room locations and any scheduling changes or session cancellations. Attendees can register early for reduced rates. The deadline to receive an “early bird” registration rate is January 14. The deadline to receive an “advance” registration rate is February 4. For full information, go to the NSTA San Francisco conference Web page: http://nsta.org/conferences/2011san/ (accessed Nov 2010). The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Supports Teachers' Scholarship The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation offers many awards, including the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards and the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program.
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The deadline for nominations for the 2011 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award is February 10, 2011. For more information, see the Foundation's Web site at http://www.dreyfus.org/ (accessed Nov 2010). In March ACS Minority Scholarship Applications being accepted The American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholars Program is now accepting applications from African-American, Hispanic/ Latino, and Native American students who are pursuing, or intend to pursue, bachelor's degrees in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical technology, or related majors. Renewable awards from $1000 to $5000 per year are given to qualified high school seniors, community college students, and college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors. The awards are based upon academic standing and financial need. Applications for academic year 2011-2012 will be accepted through March 1, 2011. An online application form can be found on the ACS Scholars Program Web site http://www.acs. org/scholars (accessed Nov 2010). Additional information is available by calling 800-227-5558, ext. 6250, or by emailing
[email protected]. Pittcon 2011 Pittcon 2011 will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 13-18, 2011. Highlights of the program include an emphasis on environmental issues with a concentration of environmental oral and poster sessions. Because of its popularity in 2010, Pittcon will again be webcasting 50 select sessions, which will be available for attendee access for 60 days after the conference. The technical program is now available on the Pittcon Web site. Visit http:// www.pittcon.org/ (accessed Nov 2010) for more information. In April Dorothy and Moses Passer Education Fund This fund was established by a generous donation of Dorothy and Moses Passer. Moses (Mike) Passer was for many years the head of the ACS Education Division. The fund makes grants to teachers at colleges or universities that have no advanced degree programs in the chemical sciences. The grants support continuing education activities directly related to an applicant's teaching and take him or her away from the home campus. The applicant must be a full-time faculty member. There is no application form, but the application must include a description of the proposed activity and how it relates to the applicant's teaching, with dates, locations, titles, and contacts; a brief description of the applicant's institution and department;
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a short curriculum vitae; an itemized estimate of expenses; amount of aid requested; and sources of all supplemental funds. No support will be given for general attendance at national, regional, or local ACS meetings, or for any sabbatical support. Closing dates each year: January 1, April 1, and September 1. All applications must be received electronically. Contact Richard Jones,
[email protected]; mailing address: Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH 45402, or see http://www. divched.org/index.php?module=webpage&id=19 (accessed Nov 2010). Other Opportunities Nominate a Science Teacher for a Presidential Award The National Science Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The application deadline is May 1, 2011. This Presidential Award is given annually to the best precollege-level science and mathematics teachers from across the country. The 2010 award was given to people teaching in 7th through 12th grades, so the level for the 2011 award is kindergarten through 6th grade. Winners of this honor receive $10,000 from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion. They also receive an expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC, for an awards ceremony and several days of educational and celebratory events, including visits with members of Congress and science agency leaders. For more information about the award, including criteria and deadlines, go to http://www.paemst.org/controllers/about. cfc?method=view (accessed Nov 2010). Research Corporation for Science Advancement Funds Scholarly Research and Teaching Research Corporation for Science Advancement offers the Cottrell College Science Awards and the Cottrell Scholar Awards; find out more from ResCorp's Web site at http://www. rescorp.org/ (accessed Nov 2010). 2011 cCWCS Workshop Schedule These workshops are organized under the auspices of the NSF-sponsored Chemistry Collaborations, Workshops, and Community of Scholars (cCWCS), the successor to the Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS). They provide a background and modern perspective on various topics in the chemical sciences, along with methods to introduce these topics into the college curriculum. • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Part 1, June 5-8; Part 2, June 8-11 • Computational and Theoretical Chemistry: June 12-17 • Crystallography for Chemists (and others!): June 19-24 • Forensic Science: June 19-24 • Chemistry of Art: June 19-24 • Mitochondrial Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: Jun 26-Jul 1 • Materials Science and Nanotechnology: July 10-15 • Guided-Inquiry Organic Labs: July 10-15 • Green Chemistry: July 16-21 A continuing collaborative initiative with the Telluride School on Theoretical Chemistry is also offered:
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The cCWCS workshop program is open to faculty, instructional staff, and laboratory coordinators at two-year and four-year colleges, and universities, as well as post-docs and advanced graduate students who plan to embark on a career in teaching college-level chemistry. Registration, accommodations and a per diem for food are provided at no cost to participants. cCWCS is supported by the NSF CCLI program as a phase III project. From 2001 to 2010, more than 1800 individuals have attended workshops at 30 different locations. Aspects of the impact of the program at a wide variety of institutions are discussed on the cCWCS Web site, where you will find the online application: http://www.ccwcs.org/ (accessed Nov 2010). A New Version of ChemSource Is Available For those of you who knew and used the various versions of ChemSource, whether as the SourceBook v. 2.0 or earlier, or SourceView videotapes, or the GuideBook for preservice teachers, you may want to look at the new version. For those of you who do not know about ChemSource, please read on: you will be glad you did! The ChemSource materials represent an array of linked products designed to provide chemistry teachers with quality support to enhance their effectiveness in the classroom. Since its inception back in 1988, this National Science Foundationsupported project has gone through several iterations and been marketed by the ACS Education Division. A lot has changed since 1988. New emphasis has been placed on forms of assessment. National and state standards were introduced. The development of inquiry-based laboratory activities made its way into the standards and the literature. New and improved technology for teaching students with disabilities has rendered some tried and true methods obsolete. The Internet explosion and the subsequent computer usage for laboratory and lecture have grown incrementally. All of these issues had to be addressed in any updating of what has proven to be a solid resource for chemistry teachers. These sets of materials promote excellence in chemistry teaching and learning at various levels of instruction. Please visit http://www.chemsource.info/ for more information. At the Web site, you will find extensive descriptions of the three major components of ChemSource: SourceBook, SourceView, and GuideBook. You will also find the PowerPoint slides from the ChemSource Symposium held at the BCCE in Denton, TX in August 2010. Visit http://www.acs.org/store and click on Education if you wish to purchase the entire set of materials. For more information, contact Mary Virginia Orna at chemsource.
[email protected]. Web Sites of Ongoing Interest The following Web sites regularly add information about programs and funding sources for science educators. They sometimes post dates and deadlines too late to make it into print. We encourage you to visit them often (all accessed Nov 2010). • International Year of Chemistry: http://www.chemistry2011. org/
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