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Sustainable Science: Contextualizing Chemistry Through Safer Hand-On Labs

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Sustainable Science: Contextualizing Chemistry Through Safer Hand-On Labs
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If you’re a science teacher looking to create a safer, more engaging learning environment for your students, this is the course for you!

 

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Are you a science teacher looking to create a safer, more engaging learning environment for your students? Learn how to weave Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) sustainability content into your classrooms in this remote learning course for middle school and high school science teachers.

 

Beyond Benign Lead Teacher Erin Mayer will teach this course through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning. Participants will leave with a toolkit of resources and access to a network of other like-minded educators in the region.

 

THIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF:

•  You’re interested in engaging strategies for NGSS-aligned chemistry labs

•  You want to foster a safe and engaging classroom environment

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

 

BY ENROLLING YOU’LL LEARN:

•  How to weave NGSS sustainability content into your classroom

•  How to spark student interest and increase self-efficacy in your classroom

 

COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:

• NGSS-aligned labs featuring easily accessible and safe materials

•  Plug and play lessons for physical science in chemistry classrooms

•  Lessons based on real-world innovations

 

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].

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United States