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Introducing Green Chemistry in the High School Classroom

Beyond Benign graphic promoting a “High School Teacher Course: Introduction to Green Chemistry,” with white text on a dark blue background and a photo of a teacher in a lab coat speaking with two students in safety goggles in a science lab.
Event Date
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Hosting Organization(s)
Beyond Benign

Event Description

If you’re looking to integrate green chemistry principles and practices into your teaching through real-world sustainable inventions, this is the course for you!

 

ABOUT THIS COURSE

  • High school chemistry teachers and middle/high school physical science teachers: Join us for a course that will support Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) integration in your classes!
  • In this course, Beyond Benign Certified Lead Teacher Cassidy Javner will help prepare you to integrate green chemistry principles and practices into your teaching through real-world sustainable inventions. You’ll also learn how to develop safer labs and lessons aligned to your local standards in an interactive online environment.
  • This course features forum discussions, lesson plan development, and 3 synchronous Zoom classes. Discussions will focus on how to prepare for effective remote learning in this time of an ever-changing educational landscape.

 

THIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF:

•  You want to create a safer, more engaging learning environment

•  You’re interested in how problem-solving with chemistry helps create solutions for sustainability challenges

 

BY ENROLLING YOU’LL LEARN:

•  How to integrate green chemistry practices and principles into your teaching

•  How to infuse NGSS learning into your classrooms by developing safer labs and lessons

 

COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:

•  Developing safer labs and lessons

•  Preparing for effective student-driven learning

•  Integrating green chemistry into your teaching

 

WANT MENTORSHIP SUPPORT? 

New York teachers have an opportunity to pair the Advanced Green Chemistry course with a new Fellowship opportunity for teachers interested in receiving mentorship support while integrating Green Chemistry into their curriculum.

 

New York Teachers: Beyond Benign is now an approved CTLE Sponsor! You can earn up to 48 CTLE credit hours, and more if you participate in the Beyond Benign Green Chemistry Fellowship. Thanks to the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, these courses are free for New York teachers. For more details, contact us at [email protected].