Education #RSCEdu

Did you know the RSC's Education in Chemistry magazine for secondary school science teachers regularly covers Chemistry Education Research and Practice papers? In the latest such article, Colin McGill has turned the 10 guiding principles from Michael Seery et al's paper on learning in the undergraduate laboratory into classroom-ready teaching strategies for secondary school science teachers. Find Colin's article on the RSC's Education website

Are you reading for #LatinXChem24? Together with RSC Advances, Chemistry Education Research and Practice is sponsoring the prize for the best #LatinXChemEdu poster.

In recent weeks, CERP editors have been at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education #BCCE2024 and the 27th International Conference on Chemistry Education (ICCE 2024). CERP editor, Scott Lewis from the University of South Florida spoke at #BCCE2024, at the University of Kentucky, US. He says it was ‘a great opportunity to share chemistry teaching practices and education research innovations’ and echoes CERP’s excitement at supporting and participating in the conference. Meanwhile, associate editor Mageswary Karpudewan from Universiti Sains Malaysia was at ICCE 2024 in Pattaya, Bangkok. ‘I have attended and delivered invited talks at previous ICCE conferences,’ she says, ‘but ICCE 2024 was particularly impressive and informative. A huge thank you to Amy Cannon and David A Laviska for inviting me to co-organize the day-long symposium on green and sustainable chemistry in the chemistry curriculum. A massive thanks to Professor Supawan and her team for organizing such an amazing conference and for inviting me to deliver a on ethics and policy in chemistry education.’? #greenchemistry #chemed #chemistryeducation

It’s the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education #BCCE2024 at the University of Kentucky this week. CERP is a conference sponsor, and our editor, Scott Lewis is there. Are you? Scott is talking about trends and guidance on presenting validity evidence in CERP, as well as assignments designed to promote students’ personal connections with chemistry.

Practical chemistry activities are an essential part of an inspiring, engaging and relevant chemistry education. However, our research has found that teachers are facing many barriers which are hampering their efforts to run practical chemistry activities within the science classroom: - Insufficient time for practical work to be taught alongside theory (60%) - Challenging student behaviour (51%) - Cost of consumables and chemicals (37%) and a lack of equipment (35%) - Having no time for training or practising (31%) - Understaffing of science technicians (27%) Read our opinion piece to find out more about what the Royal Society of Chemistry are doing to tackle these issues. Want to make a difference? Write to your local politicians with our election asks: https://lnkd.in/eCnCVaQj https://lnkd.in/edk6JdEM

Who do you think deserves an RSC Horizon Prize for Education? You have less than two weeks left to submit your nominations! We recently recapped the 2023 winners of Horizon Prizes and now it’s time to look at some of their education counterparts, starting with the University of Surrey Chemical Pilot Plant Education and Training Team. Watch the video below to see how they have developed an integrated training facility for chemists and chemical engineers in large-scale chemical processes. Read more about them on their celebratory winners page: https://rsc.li/4b0K6wW

? JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship Award? There are less than two weeks left to nominate an outstanding candidate for this award! This Lectureship recognises early career researchers, within 10 years of their PhD, who have made a significant contribution in the area of atomic spectrometry, in their independent academic career. It's a fantastic opportunity for researchers to gain recognition for their contributions to the community. Key Benefits for the Awardee: - An invitation to present a lecture at a leading international meeting - Up to ￡2,000 in funding to support travel and accommodation expenses Nomination Deadline: June 14, 2024 For eligibility criteria and nomination details, please visit our website:?https://lnkd.in/eSgS8c_r

Great news that Katherine Haxton is talking about getting started with chemistry education research at #MICER24

We're thrilled the American Chemical Society recently celebrated the work of CERP's founding editor, Georgios Tsaparlis. Georgios won an ACS award for achievement in research for the teaching and learning of chemistry. Celebrating Georgios's work was his successor as CERP editor, Keith Taber, who describe how he and the team built on the original vision for CERP.?

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