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Green Chemistry Teacher Professional Development in New York State High Schools: A Model for Advancing Green Chemistry

Green Chemistry Teacher Professional Development in New York State High Schools: A Model for Advancing Green Chemistry
Contributors
Amy Cannon
Executive Director | Beyond Benign, Inc.
Mollie Enright
Beyond Benign, Inc.
Ann Klotz
Siena College
Natalie O'Neil
Director of Higher Education | Beyond Benign, Inc.
Lucas Tucker
Siena College
Hands-on, collaborative, intensive, peer learning is needed for Green Chemistry High School Professional Development
Summary
This is an open-access article from the Journal of Chemical Education about a model for advancing professional development for green chemistry high school teachers in New York State.

Green Chemistry Teacher Professional Development in New York State High Schools: A Model for Advancing Green Chemistry
Amy S. Cannon, Kate R. Anderson, Mollie C. Enright, Donia G. Kleinsasser, Ann R. Klotz, Natalie J. O’Neil, and Lucas J. Tucker
Journal of Chemical Education 2023 100 (6), 2224-2232
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c01173
Keywords
Professional Development
Secondary School/High School
Outreach
Hands-on Learning

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Moderation state
Published
Object Type
Journal articles
Audience
High School (Secondary School)
Graduate or Professional Training (e.g., Postdoctoral Fellows, Early-Career Professionals)
Other Faculty Educators/Teachers
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S)
Published on
Green Chemistry Principles
Waste Prevention
Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses
Designing Safer Chemicals
Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
Design for Energy Efficiency
Design for Degradation
U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Quality Education
Responsible Consumption and Production
Learning Goals/Student Objectives
Professional development models are presented in the paper for sharing best practices and approaches for training high school teachers on green chemistry, providing numerous benefits to both teachers and students in high school classrooms.
Common pedagogies covered
Collaborative/cooperative learning
Hands-on learning

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Link to JChemEd Article