News & Updates
March 17, 2016
Using AACT Resources to Teach Equilibrium Topics
Here's how you can use AACT resources to teach equilibrium for AP students.
March 3, 2016
Using AACT Resources to Teach Periodic Trends
Here's how you can use AACT resources to teach periodic trends for AP students.
February 25, 2016
Using AACT Resources to Teach Acid Base Titrations
Here's how you can use AACT resources to teach acid and base titrations for AP students.
February 20, 2016
Using AACT Resources to Introduce Reaction Rates
Here's how you can use AACT in your classroom to introduce reaction rates.
January 29, 2016
@RyTriGuy at HS Chemistry Teachers Day 2015
Ryan Johnson shares his takeaways from HS Chemistry Teachers Day at the ACS national meeting in Denver 2015.
January 2, 2016
Science Coaches is an amazing opportunity for AACT members. Here's why you should participate.
October 8, 2015
Demonstrating Relevance in Chemistry
When students don’t see the connection between the content and activities of their classes and their future lives, they question what’s happening and what we, as teachers, ask them to do. It is an unhealthy perspective if we want to keep students both connected and motivated.
September 15, 2014
Digital Media for Today’s Chemistry Classroom
Fortunately for today’s chemistry teacher, we live in the golden age of internet-based resources that can provide the visual heavy lifting
September 8, 2014
Grouping Students using the Periodic Table
I came up with the following time-saving method for randomly grouping students for labs or group activities using the periodic table.
September 5, 2014
Starting Out on the Right Foot in Chemistry
Here are some things we like to focus on during the first few weeks of chemistry class.
September 3, 2014
Here's some starting points for incorporating NGSS into your classroom.
September 2, 2014
Today, we’re thrilled to advance that vision through the formal launch of AACT.
Featured News
August 4, 2026
AACT President and 26/27 GB Chair Shannon Smith shares an update about the AACT brand.
August 1, 2026
AACT Member Spotlight: Esther Hines
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.