Tag Archives: chemistry

I’ll Change Your Mind (about chemistry)

Posted on April 6, 2022 by creedero

When I got to college, I took general chemistry in my first semester. The lecture hall was filled with 175 students, mostly freshman, who were on tracks to go into engineering, medical, or STEM fields. The environment felt competitive and … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Wimpy Teacher

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Naomi Patten

I’m curious to know how many people have a diary. It doesn’t have to be a physical one, with fluffy pink edging and “MADDIE’S JOURNAL” written across in giant, sparkly letters (though, if there are any Maddie’s who have that, … Continue reading →

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Taking Notes with Invisible Ink

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Naomi Patten

Can you read this? Of course, you can read the text when I type it clearly, but in the above picture if I were to grab the black light and sprint off in the opposite direction, you’d probably be pretty … Continue reading →

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A Letter to Future Chemistry Teachers

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Naomi Patten

Perhaps the most helpful article I have ever read pertaining to my future as a chemistry educator was “Advice to My Intellectual Grandchildren” by J. Dudley Herron.  Herron worked as both a science educator and as a researcher of the … Continue reading →

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