Sharpen Existing Skills and Develop New Teaching Techniques

Course Descriptions

A complete course offering is found below. Traditional and Advanced Placement chemistry topics are covered. Every presentation offers innovative teaching strategies and incorporates relevant safety discussion and concerns.

Summer Semester 2012

CHE 401.01
Advanced Chemistry Demonstrations: Gas Properties, Laws, and Reactions
Starts: Monday, June 18th, 2012 Ends: Friday, August 10th, 2012 Structured analysis of current best practices in teaching gas properties and reactions as they pertain to secondary school classrooms. A particular emphasis will be to connect content knowledge to modern demonstrations and teaching activities. Course Overview and Objectives: This course constitutes a survey course of ways in which we understand and teach gas properties and reactions. A particular emphasis will be to connect content knowledge to modern demonstrations and teaching activities. Students will improve their chemistry content knowledge from the resource materials, as well as be expected to search local and internet-based resources for current best practices. Students will be introduced to 47 demonstrations and teaching activities that will engage them in a detailed examination of the ways in which chemistry teachers deliver gas law demonstrations and class activities. Students will be exposed to and expected to master the demonstration activities taught in the course. This course seeks to provide some answers to the following questions: What is our current best understanding of the nature of gases and gas reactions? What are the safety considerations and risks associated with teaching the gas laws? How may the gas laws be taught safely in schools? What is the role of the National Standards and State Standards in determining how the gas laws are taught in schools? What pedagogical techniques are appropriate for teaching gas laws and properties in secondary schools? What are the challenges associated with teaching the gas laws? Course Syllabus Please visit http://chemistry.illinoisstate.edu/eLearning/Courses/Syllabus_CHE401_01.pdf for a complete course syllabus. Prerequisite Anyone who teaches chemistry or science and is currently licensed by their state, province, country or independent, private or charter school. Costs Tuition ($285) and fees ($73.40) $358.40/credit hour $1075.20 Flinn Scientific Video Course Materials $103.35 Illinois State University Application Fee (one time fee) $40.00 Show Detailed Description

Summer Semester 2012

CHE 401.03
Advanced Chemistry Demonstrations: Kinetics, Equilibrium, and Acids and Bases
Starts: Monday, June 18th, 2012 Ends: Friday, August 10th, 2012 Topical analysis of current best practices in kinetics, equilibrium, and acids and bases as they pertain to secondary school classrooms. Course Overview and Objectives: This course constitutes a survey course of ways in which we can understand and teach kinetics, equilibrium, and acids and bases . A particular emphasis will be to connect content knowledge to modern demonstrations and teaching activities. Students will improve their chemistry content knowledge from the resource materials, as well as be expected to search local and internet-based resources for current best practices. Students will be introduced to 59 demonstrations and teaching activities which engage them in a detailed examination of the ways in which current chemistry teachers deliver kinetics, equilibrium, and acids and bases demonstrations and class activities. Students will be exposed to and expected to master the demonstration activities taught in the course. This course seeks to provide some answers to the following questions: What is our current best understanding of kinetics, equilibrium, and acids and bases? What are the safety considerations and risks associated with teaching kinetics, equilibrium, and acids and bases? How may kinetics, equilibrium, and acids and bases be taught safely in schools? What is the role of the National Standards and State Standards in determining how kinetics, equilibrium, and acids and bases are taught in schools? What pedagogical techniques are appropriate for teaching kinetics, equilibrium, and acids and bases in secondary schools? What are the challenges associated with teaching kinetics, equilibrium, and acids and bases? Course Syllabus Please visit http://chemistry.illinoisstate.edu/eLearning/Courses/Syllabus_CHE401_03.pdf for a complete course syllabus. Prerequisite Anyone who teaches chemistry or science and is currently licensed by their state, province, country or independent, private or charter school. Costs Tuition ($285) and fees ($73.40) $358.40/credit hour $1075.20 Flinn Scientific Video Course Materials $119.25 Illinois State University Application Fee (one time fee) $40.00 Show Detailed Description

Summer Semester 2012

CHE 401.04
Advanced Chemistry Demonstrations: Atomic and Molecular Structure
Starts: Monday, June 18th, 2012 Ends: Friday, August 10th, 2012 Topical analysis of current best practices in atomic and molecular structure as they pertain to secondary school classrooms. Course Overview and Objectives: This course constitutes a survey course of ways in which we can understand and teach atomic molecular structure. A particular emphasis will be to connect content knowledge to modern demonstrations and teaching activities. Students will improve their chemistry content knowledge from the resource materials, as well as be expected to search local and internet-based resources for current best practices. Students will be introduced to 51 demonstrations and teaching activities which engage them in a detailed examination of the ways in which current chemistry teachers deliver atomic and molecular structure demonstrations and class activities. Students will be exposed to and expected to master the demonstration activities taught in the course. This course seeks to provide some answers to the following questions: What is our current best understanding of atomic and molecular structure? What are the safety considerations and risks associated with teaching atomic and molecular structure? How may atomic and molecular structure be taught safely in schools? What is the role of the National Standards and State Standards in determining how atomic and molecular structure are taught in schools? What pedagogical techniques are appropriate for teaching atomic and molecular structure in secondary schools? What are the challenges associated with teaching atomic and molecular structure? Course Syllabus Please visit http://chemistry.illinoisstate.edu/eLearning/Courses/Syllabus_CHE401_04.pdf for a complete course syllabus. Prerequisite Anyone who teaches chemistry or science and is currently licensed by their state, province, country or independent, private or charter school. Costs Tuition ($285) and fees ($73.40) $358.40/credit hour $1075.20 Flinn Scientific Video Course Materials $103.35 Illinois State University Application Fee (one time fee) $40.00 Show Detailed Description

Summer Semester 2012

CHE 403.01
Teaching Science Safely: Secondary Schools
Starts: Monday, June 18th, 2012 Ends: Friday, August 10th, 2012 Topical Analysis of current best practices in teaching chemistry safely. Course Overview and Objectives: This course constitutes a survey course of ways in which we can understand and teach chemistry safely. Students will improve their chemistry safety knowledge from the resource materials, as well as be expected to search local and internet-based resources for current best practices. Students will be introduced to a safety certification program as well as ways to introduce their pupils to safe practices. It will help develop answers to the following questions: What is our current best understanding of how to teach chemistry safely? What are the safety considerations and risks associated with teaching chemistry? What is the role of the National Standards and State Standards in determining how to teach chemistry safely? What pedagogical techniques are appropriate for teaching chemistry safely in secondary schools? What are the challenges associated with teaching chemistry safely? Course Syllabus Please visit http://chemistry.illinoisstate.edu/eLearning/Courses/Syllabus_CHE403_01.pdf for a complete course syllabus. Prerequisite Anyone who teaches chemistry or science and is currently licensed by their state, province, country or independent, private or charter school. Costs Tuition ($285) and fees ($73.40) $358.40/credit hour $1075.20 Flinn Scientific Video Course Materials $23.85 Illinois State University Application Fee (one time fee) $40.00 Show Detailed Description