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ACS Education Division: Resources for supporting learners and educators

ACS Education Division: Resources for supporting learners and educators. Nancy Bakowski American Chemical Society Committee on Education (CoE) October 14, 2016. Outline. Quick overview of ACS Overview of Education Programs with focus on broadening participation K-12 programs

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ACS Education Division: Resources for supporting learners and educators

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  1. American Chemical Society ACS Education Division:Resources for supporting learners and educators Nancy Bakowski American Chemical Society Committee on Education (CoE) October 14, 2016

  2. Outline • Quick overview of ACS • Overview of Education Programs with focus on broadening participation • K-12 programs • Higher Ed programs • Addressing NGSS in K-12 • ACS Approval Program • Faculty Resources • Diversity programs • Future plans American Chemical Society

  3. ACS Quick Facts • Membership: ~157,000 • 32 Technical divisions • 185 local sections • Journals: 47 • Chemical Abstracts Records: over 44 Million • CAS REGISTRY Organic & Inorganic Substances: over 121 Million • ACS Journal Article Downloads: 83 Million • Petroleum Research Grants: $25.1 Million • Academic Institutions Using SciFinder: More than 2,400 • Employees: 1,978 American Chemical Society

  4. What ACS Does Advance Science Through peer reviewed journals, research, conferences, grants, awards, and educational resources Enable Career Development Through personal consulting, career fairs, jobs databases, and professional development courses Advocate for Chemistry Support for innovation, science education, and responsible public policy Educate the Public Through public outreach programs, such as Chemists Celebrate Earth Day, National Chemistry Week, and Landmarks in Chemical History Support Future Chemists With free educational resources, mentoring programs, student chapters, and high school chemistry clubs Advocate for Chemistry Through the empowerment of a divers and inclusive membership and promoting innovation and advancement in the chemical sciences American Chemical Society

  5. ACS Education DivisionStrategic Plan Vision:To sever as the premier resource for U.S. chemistry education in order to ensure that our students are the best prepared in the world. Mission: To serve learners and educators by building communities and providing effective chemistry education products, services, and information. American Chemical Society

  6. ACS Education Programs Higher Education • ACS Approval Process • Student Chapters • Graduate and Postdoctoral Scholars • Chemistry in Context • ACS Scholars • SCI Scholars • ACS Hach Programs K-12 • Project SEED • Chemistry Olympiad • Chemistry in the Community • ChemClubs • ChemMatters • ACS Science Coaches • AACT • Middle School Chemistry (middleschoolchemistry.com) American Chemical Society

  7. ACS Education Programs American Chemical Society

  8. American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) Over 3,900 Members • 88% are K-12 teachers of chemistry • 96 international members from 36 countries • More than 175 student members American Chemical Society

  9. AACT Resources Chemistry Solutions • Volume 2 complete: September, November, March • 60 articles, 8 simulations, 25+ supplemental lessons to date General Resource Library • Over 350 lesson plans, labs, activities, and demos Multimedia • 50 videos, animations, and simulations Helium, Earnest Rutherford, and the Age of the Earth. From the AACT video series “Sam Kean’s Disappearing Spoon.” American Chemical Society

  10. K-12 Programs: Project SEED • Established in 1968 • Offers summer research experiences to economically disadvantaged high school students • More than 10,000 students have participated • In 2015 • 423 students, 63% with family income of $25,000 or less, participated in 126 institutions in 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. • 460 volunteer scientists (including 112 coordinators) mentored students and helped organize their local programs American Chemical Society

  11. K-12 Programs: Project SEED College Scholarships • The scholarships assist former SEED participants in their transition from high school to college with up to $5,000 in funding. • In 2015, 31 scholarships were awarded to SEED alumni American Chemical Society

  12. K-12 Chemistry Olympiad • More than 140 ACS local sections organize the competition • Local participation nearly 16,000 students • National Exam nearly 1000 students • Male: 74% Female: 26% • 48thIChO Tbilisi, Georgia • Medals: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad is a multi-tiered chemistry competition. The top four students of the national competition represent the United States in the annual International Chemistry Olympiad. American Chemical Society

  13. Higher Education Programs:Undergraduate Programs American Chemical Society

  14. ACS Scholars Program • Established in 1994 • ACS awards renewable scholarships to underrepresented minority students who want to enter the fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields. • Awards of up to $5,000* are given to qualified students. • African American, Hispanic, or American Indian high school seniors or college freshman, sophomores, or juniors pursuing a college degree in the chemical sciences or chemical technology. American Chemical Society

  15. ACS Scholars Program Overall Performance of the Program • 94% Tracked • 674 Entered Advanced Degree Programs • 535 Entered Chemical Workforce • 266 Ph.D. Recipients Confirmed to Date • 10 M.D./Ph.D. Recipients • Over 200 Currently in Ph.D. Programs • 5% MD Recipients • 2% JD Recipients American Chemical Society

  16. Higher Education Programs: Student Chapters Grant Programs • To support chapter activities • To provide professional development opportunities International Student Chapters First year – 6 Currently – 27 Countries - 17 American Chemical Society

  17. Higher Education Programs:Graduate Students and Postdocs Workshops • Postdoc to faculty • Postdoc to PUI • Preparing for Life after Graduate School American Chemical Society

  18. ACS K-12 and NGSS The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) focus on Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), Science and Engineering Practices (SEP), and Crosscutting Concepts (CC). Each lesson shows alignment to these standards Chapter 1: Matter—Solids, Liquids, and Gases • Molecules Matter • Molecules in Motion • The Ups and Downs of Thermometers • Moving Molecules in a Solid • Air, It's Really There American Chemical Society

  19. K-12 and NGSS American Chemical Society

  20. K-12 High School and NGSS Correlations to the Next-Generation Science Standards (NGSS Workshops on NGSS-based Strategies for Facilitating Student Learning (Collaboration with AAPT) American Chemical Society

  21. ACS Approval Program The ACS guidelines are reviewed regularly to ensure that they • Encourage program excellence • Promote the development of competent chemistry professionals • Respond to changes within the field and new educational paradigms • Recognize the needs/requirements of departments of varying size while maintaining program excellence in all departments American Chemical Society

  22. ACS Approval Program Scope • Institutional Involvement • Faculty and Staff • Adjunct, temporary and part-time • Teaching contact hours • Support staff • Infrastructure • Instrumentation • Computational capability • Chemical information resources • Chemical safety resources • Curriculum • Undergraduate research • Development of student skills • Self-assessment American Chemical Society

  23. ACS Approval Program The ACS Committee on Professional Training (CPT) conducts and enhances the approval procedure for bachelor’s degree programs in chemistry. • CPT approves degree programs according to the 2015 guidelines. Currently 688 programs are approved. • Individual departments then certify students who meet the approved program curricula. American Chemical Society

  24. Higher Education Programs:2yr and 4yr Faculty Support Resources: • Resources for Excellence Workshops • Newsletters • Cottrell Scholars Collaborative New Faculty Workshop • Cottrell Scholars Collaborative Academic Leadership Training • Performance Expectations for General Chemistry Workshop • Topical Webinars American Chemical Society

  25. ACS Awards and Committees • Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences • Sponsor: ACS Committee on Minority Affairs • Purpose: To recognize individuals and/or institutions who have advanced diversity in the chemical sciences and significantly stimulated or fostered activities that promote inclusiveness • ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences • Sponsor: The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. • Purpose: To recognize significant accomplishments by individuals in stimulating students, underrepresented in the profession to choose careers in the chemical sciences and engineering. American Chemical Society

  26. Awards and Committees The Committee on Minority Affairs mission is to advance diversity and inclusion in ACS and the broader chemistry enterprise. • Develop and sustain an ongoing programmatic presence on-line and at ACS national and regional meetings. • Advocate for increased recognition of racially and ethnically underrepresented chemical scientists for various ACS awards. • Collect and disseminate information on racially and ethnically underrepresented chemical practitioners to targeted stakeholders. The Chemists with Disabilities Committee strives to: • Ensure that all ACS-sponsored services and programs promote and advance the full participation of students with disabilities • Promote opportunities for individuals with disabilities employed in or seeking employment within chemistry and its allied fields, supporting the ACS Strategic Plan • Provide and promote a portfolio of programs, products, and services to increase participation and leadership in the chemical community by individuals with disabilities • Serve as a resource to the chemistry community as a whole with reference to issues concerning the education and employment of individuals with disabilities. American Chemical Society

  27. Awards and Committees National Actions to Increase Participation • Increase the number of women on ACS Award Selection and Canvasing Committees • Urged ACS divisions, chairs of ACS-accredited chemistry departments, and CTO’s from industry to nominate more women for national awards • Published comments (22 February 2016) calling for more member involvement in nominating women for awards • Asked Selection Committee members to discuss hidden biases and establish criteria in evaluating all nomination packages American Chemical Society

  28. Looking to the future • Promoting adherence to safety protocols in academic teaching and research labs and in outreach activities • Increase internal and external collaborations to broaden diversity • Increase resources for international students • Challenge the norms that shape our programs and find innovative solutions Correlations to the Next-Generation Science Standards (NGSS American Chemical Society

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