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May 2026 | Tech Tips
Computational Chemistry in the High School ClassroomExploring a dynamic way to help students build their chemistry interest, confidence and understanding
In this article, the author describes his use of computational chemistry, highlighting benefits of using various methods when teaching high school chemistry. He suggests several options that can be easily implemented by teachers with minimal training.
Read more »March 2026 | Classroom Commentary
A Glowing ObsessionTeaching Chemistry Using Antique Glass
This article highlights different ways a teacher uses antique glass as an engaging phenomenon in chemistry. She shares her experiences in connecting the phenomenon with nuclear chemistry topics such as radioactive isotopes, radioactivity, and radioactive decay, and in revisiting the phenomenon when teaching the electron structure of atoms.
Read more »November 2025 | Nuts & Bolts
Why Metacognition is Important and How I Find Time to Include it
The author presents three different strategies for developing metacognitive skills (awareness of one's own thinking processes) and discusses how she uses them in her own classroom while providing tips for other ways to use them.
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