News & Updates

August 4, 2026

AACT President and 26/27 GB Chair Shannon Smith shares an update about the AACT brand.

August 1, 2026

This month we spotlight Esther Hines, a retired high school chemistry teacher from Billerica Memorial High School, in Billerica, Massachusetts.

July 1, 2026

AACT Member Spotlight: Jeromy Bentley

This month we spotlight Jeromy Bentley, a high school chemistry and forensic chemistry teacher at Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois.

June 9, 2026

2026-2027 Governing Board Election Winners

AACT is pleased to introduce the 2026-2027 Governing Board election winners.

June 9, 2026

2026 AACT Teacher of the Year Award Winner

And the winner of the 2026 AACT Teacher of the Year Award is...

June 1, 2026

AACT Member Spotlight: Elizabeth Christophy

This month we spotlight Elizabeth Christophy, a high school chemistry teacher at Sacred Heart Academy, in Hamden, Connecticut.

May 18, 2026

AACT Workshops at BCCE 2026

Join AACT for education and socialization at BCCE 2026. Read on to learn more about the workshops, talks, and events we will be offering!

May 3, 2026

Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week!

As we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, we would like to thank AACT members, and the remarkable teachers of chemistry at every level for your dedication in the classroom and passion for teaching. As a small token of our appreciation, we’re celebrating with a few fun giveaways for some lucky teachers.

May 1, 2026

AACT Member Spotlight: Noe Gomez

This month we spotlight Noe Gomez, a high school chemistry teacher and community college instructor in Santa Barbara, California.

April 16, 2026

Celebrate CCEW 2026 with AACT Resources!

The 2026 CCEW theme is "Trees and Forests: Into the Woods with Chemistry" During the week of April 19-25, celebrate this theme with your students using teaching resources from AACT!

April 7, 2026

Creative Resources for Teaching Kinetics

This news post features creative ideas from the AACT library to use when planning a unit on kinetics. For more ideas, see the kinetics unit plan.

April 1, 2026

AACT Member Spotlight: Kristina McDonald

This month we spotlight Kristina McDonald, a high school chemistry teacher at St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School, in Clinton, Ontario, Canada.

March 9, 2026

Celebrate Pi Day with a spoonful of AACT resources!

Celebrate pi (and pie) with a few AACT resources that focus on pi, radii, baking, and pie!

March 1, 2026

AACT Member Spotlight: Chris Vyhnal

This month we spotlight Chris Vyhnal, a high school science teacher at The Thacher School, in Ojai, California.

February 17, 2026

Popular Resources for Teaching Gas Laws

This news post features our most popular resources from the AACT library to use when planning a gas laws unit. For more ideas, see the gas laws unit plan.

February 1, 2026

AACT Member Spotlight: Jamie Flint

This month we spotlight Jamie Flint, a high school chemistry teacher at Spring Woods High School, in Houston, Texas.

January 1, 2026

AACT Member Spotlight: Vladimir Baldelomar

This month we spotlight Vladimir Baldelomar, a high school chemistry and physics teacher at West Boca Raton High School, in Boca Raton, Florida.

December 23, 2025

This news post features popular resources for a unit on stoichiometry.

December 11, 2025

This news post features our most popular resources from the AACT library to use when planning a chemical reactions unit. For more ideas, see the chemical reactions unit plan.

December 1, 2025

AACT Member Spotlight: Tola Ogundipe

This month we spotlight Tola Ogundipe, a high school science teacher at Harrisonburg Summit Academy, in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

November 10, 2025

This news post features our most popular resources from the AACT library to use when planning an intermolecular forces unit. For more ideas, see the intermolecular forces unit plan.

November 1, 2025

AACT Member Spotlight: Deena Vardhini

This month we spotlight Deena Vardhini, a chemistry teacher at Okinawa Christian School International in Japan.

October 27, 2025

This news post features our most popular resources from the AACT library to use when planning a chemical bonding unit. For more ideas, see the bonding unit plan.

October 1, 2025

AACT Member Spotlight: Todd Smeltz

This month we spotlight Todd Smeltz, a chemistry teacher at Upper Dauphin Area High School in Pennsylvania.

September 30, 2025

This news post features our most popular resources from the AACT library to use when planning an atomic structure unit. For more ideas, see the atomic structure unit plan.