Using the Climate Debate to Teach Chemistry
Active Learning Strategies for Teaching Environmental Science
- ecological footprint (pdf)
- Ethanol Debate Main Points (pdf)
- Ethanol debate Student worksheet (pdf)
- interpreting graphs (pdf)
- Mapping Activities handout (pdf)
Resources for Science Course Design
Course Design
- McTighe, J. & Wiggins, G. The Understanding by Design Professional Development Workbook (2004).
- Designing Effective and Innovative Courses (Tutorial) – http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/coursedesign/tutorial/
- SENCER Model Courses – http://sencer.net
- Backward Design template available at: http://digitalliteracy.mwg.org/curriculum/template.html
Setting Goals / Writing Outcomes
- Bloom’s Taxonomy Revised (html) (pdf)
- L. B. Nilson, The graphic syllabus and the outcomes map: Communicating your course (2007).
Activities
- Jigsaw (html)
- Think-Pair-Share (html)
- Chalk Talk (html)
- Anticipation Guide (html)
- Periodic Trends Jigsaw (pdf)
- National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science – http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/
- Problem-Based Learning Clearinghouse (U. Delaware) – https://primus.nss.udel.edu/Pbl/
- ChemConnections Modules (some are outdated) – http://chemconnections.org/
- POGIL – http://www.pogil.org/
- Concept Tests for General Chemsitry – http://people.brandeis.edu/~herzfeld/conceptests.html
- General Chemistry Case Studies – http://www.chemcases.com/
Assessment
- Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG) Survey – http://www.salgsite.org/
- AAC&U Value Rubrics – http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics
- Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide – http://www.flaguide.org/
