Professional Development Opportunities

2-Day Workshops for High School Chemistry Teachers

• The Penn STI Workshops focus on chemistry content, and each will be a combination of discussion, labs/demos, group work and may also include brief pre- and post-assessments of common misconceptions.  Participants will have time to share teaching/learning strategies and continue this discussion over the next academic year via an on-line group established for each workshop.
• The Penn STI Workshops are co-developed and co-presented by a Penn Chemist and a graduate of the Master of Chemistry Education (MCE) Program. You get the best of both worlds -- a perspective from a state-of-the-art research chemist and an exemplary high school chemistry teacher.
• The Penn STI Workshops are partially funded by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation and the Penn STI.

August 2008 Workshops:

The Following Workshop is offered on Friday and Saturday, August 8 & 9:

• Thermochemistry: Important (mis?)Conceptions
• Co-Developed and Co-Presented by Dr. Tobias Baumgart, Penn Chemistry, & Carol Rulli, Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (formerly of Triton HS, NJ)

• Our MCE graduates tell us that they can never learn enough about thermochemistry... What about you?

The Following Workshops are offered on Friday and Saturday, August 15 & 16:

• Modeling Molecules: Historical Perspective to State of the Art
• Co-Developed and Co-Presented by Dr. Jeffrey Saven, Penn Chemist, and Tom Loschiavo, Moorestown High School, NJ

• What is a molecule?  How do we know molecules exist? How do we visualize molecules? X-ray Crystallography demonstration in Penn's Chemistry Department facility, modeling software, labs/demos... 

...AND...

• Teaching Difficult Chemistry Concepts with Fun & Easy Demos
• Co-Developed and Co-Presented by Dr. Ivan Dmochowski, Penn Chemist, and Dusty Carroll, Seneca High School, NJ

• Chemistry teachers are always searching for new and interesting demos, especially ones that actually tackle important concepts in the curriculum.

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  • Two of the three workshops are offered on the same days at the same times. Sorry, but you will need to decide which one of those to attend!
  • 9:00 am - 3:00 pm each day
  • Penn Chemistry -- 34th and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia
  • Cost -- $50/workshop, including materials and really good food!
  • 10 hours of PD (NJ) or Act 48 (PA) credit for the workshop

  To register, please complete the registration form that can be downloaded at right of this page and return it by August 1. 

  Late registration may be possible -- for more information please call the Penn STI at (215) 898-2957 or email PennSTI@sas.upenn.edu 

  Look for confirmation and additional information to be sent to your email address.

  Send your completed registration along with a check for $50 made payable to “Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania” by August 1

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  Information on the ACS High School Teacher Day will be available here shortly... including housing options so you can attend an STI Workshop and ACS HS Teacher Day!

   

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ACS HS Teacher Day **August 17, 2008** Information Here

Why not come to a 2-Day workshop and stay for the ACS HS Teacher Day?? Housing Options

... coming soon...