Green Chemistry in the High School
Online Professional Development
Green Chemistry is the science of creating safe, energy efficient and non-toxic products and processes and offers a concrete path towards solving the environmental problems our society faces today.
This course will begin with an introduction to the 12 principles of green chemistry and then concentrate on the exploration and creation of green chemistry lesson plan materials. Educational resources that are proven vehicles for bringing green chemistry concepts to high school students will be introduced. These lesson plans are designed to integrate into current curriculum and meet national education standards in science and connecting disciplines.
The materials are designed for high-tech, low-tech and no-tech implementation so that teachers with varying resources have an avenue for implementation.
The final project involves developing a green chemistry implementation plan for your teaching environment.
No text is required although some additional resources for purchase may be recommended.
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Institutional Partner
Colorado School of Mines (CSM) is dedicated to the mission of Earth, Energy and Environment and is one of the premier science, math and engineering colleges in the world. The professional outreach program of CSM provides graduate level credit to teachers engaged in professional development courses on cutting edge methodologies
Costs
| Course Registration March 8, 2012 |
$300 |
| Optional 3 graduate credits April 1, 2012 |
$150 |
Course registration is payable to Beyond Benign at the time of registration.
Registered participants will be able to sign up for graduate level credits through the course site.
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After payment, you will be redirected back to our registration website.
Technology Requirements
- Windows XP or later or
Mac OS 10 or later - Internet access.
- Internet Explorer 7
or later or
Mozilla Firefox 3
or later - E-mail account
- Microsoft Office 2003 or later
Quick Facts
- 8 week course
- 100% online
- 45 contact hours
- Optional 3 graduate level credits for participants
- Go at your own pace format
- Geared toward classroom implementation
- Free lesson plans
- New labs
- Interactive learning environment with audio, video and insightful discussion
Who Should Attend?
- High School Chemistry and General Science teachers
- Teachers interested in preparing their students for the 21st century
- Teachers who see sustainability as a core understanding for all students
- Teachers who want to learn cutting edge science at their own pace this summer
