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SUMMARY:HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER COURSE: Introducing Green Chemistry in the High School Classroom
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!\n \nABOUT THIS COURSE\n\nHigh 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!\nIn 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.\nThis 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.\n\n \n \n*Free for NY teachers\, some other states\, and Environmental Justice Communities\, with discount code (contact info@beyondbenign to find out if your state has a discount available and if you teach in NYS and haven’t received your code) \n \nTHIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF:\n\nYou want to earn up to 48 CTLE credits (NYS) or 3 grad level relicensure credits (Adams State University)\nYou want to create a safer\, more engaging learning environment\nYou’re interested in how problem solving with chemistry helps create solutions for sustainability challenges\n\n \n \nBY ENROLLING YOU’LL LEARN:\n\nHow to explore and explain the 12 principles of green chemistry in your classroom.\nHow to give examples of how green chemistry is being used in industry to make the world more sustainable. \nHow to design lessons to incorporate green chemistry phenomena that are aligned to NGSS/NYSSLS\nHow to explore and participate in the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC)\, a community of educators and researchers sharing learning around sustainable science.\nHow to identify lab activities that are of concern to the health and safety of humans and the environment\, and then develop safer alternatives.\nHow to develop a course plan that weaves green chemistry lesson plans and lab activities through their existing curriculum\n\n \nCOURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:\n\nUnderstanding how green chemistry is critical to future sustainability globally\nDeveloping safer labs and lessons: Understanding hazards and risk through preparation\nPreparing for effective student driven learning: developing curiosity\, agency and science literacy through problem-solving\nIntegrating green chemistry into your teaching: Learning the 12 Green Chemistry Principles\, how to discuss them\, and where to apply them\nJoining a global Green Chemistry Community of Practice: Discovering OER created by peers for peers and what educators are sharing about sustainable science and research\nExploring industry connections to green chemistry and weaving into labs/lessons\nReplacement Labs and Implementation Plans\n\n \nWANT MENTORSHIP SUPPORT? \nImplementation can be challenging! Wouldn’t it be great to do this with the support of an expert teacher and the shared experience of your peers? Now New York teachers have an opportunity to pair the Advance Green Chemistry course with a new Fellowship opportunity for teachers interested in receiving mentorship support while implementing and integrating Green Chemistry into their curriculum. \n \n \n  \nFunding provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the Environmental Fund as administered by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/high-school-teacher-course-introducing-green-chemistry-in-the-high-school-classroom/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:K-12,Online Course
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SUMMARY:Advanced Green Chemistry: Connections to Our World
DESCRIPTION:If you’re looking to expand your students’ horizons and support their project-based learning and invention in the classroom\, this is the course for you.\n\nABOUT THIS COURSE\nReady to take green chemistry to the next level in your classroom? Have you already started replacing your labs with safer materials? \nJoin Beyond Benign Certified Lead Teacher Annette Sebuyira as you expand your knowledge of green chemistry principles and practices by analyzing Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award technologies. In this course\, you’ll dive into toxicology for chemistry basics and investigate the pedagogy for effective guidance of student-based research projects and inquiry-based projects. \n \n \n**Free for NY teachers\, some other states\, and Environmental Justice Communities\, with discount code (contact info@beyondbenign to find out if your state has a discount available and if you teach in NYS and haven’t received your code)\nTHIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF:\n\nYou want to earn up to 48 CTLE credits (NYS) or 3 grad level relicensure credits (Adams State University)\nYou want to support your students’ project-based learning and invention in the classroom.\nYou have completed Intro to Green Chemistry and are ready to advance to the next level\, diving deeper into the 12 Green Chemistry Principles.\nYou are curious about how to foster student engagement through real world phenomena-based case studies.\n\n\nBY ENROLLING YOU’LL LEARN:\n\nHow to discuss the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry in relationship to sustainability practices\nHow to apply Green Chemistry Principles to Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge project\nHow to relate Green Chemistry principles to toxicology concepts using existing Case studies (Storyline)\nHow to apply Green Chemistry and sustainable science principles to NGSS/NYSSLS aligned\, student-centered STEM activities and inquiry projects. \n\n \nCOURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:\n\nCalifornia Prop 65\, EPA and Green Chemistry\n“Cradle to Cradle” Design\nExploring Green Chem in action through industry examples\nAnalysis of Green Chem technologies\nAnalyzing and reflecting on Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge projects through the lens of the 12 Green Chem Principles\nReviewing SDS\, understanding and filtering through safety hazards in classroom\, analyzing resources that evaluate hazards\nExploring how toxicologists\, EH&S scientists and chemists might collaborate to improve the chemical design process\nCreating a lesson integrating toxicology\nHow to explore and participate in the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC)\, a community of educators and researchers sharing learning and resources around sustainable science.\nExploring new OER (Open Educational Resources) to guide students through a STEM or inquiry project\nDesigning a lab or developing a unit of instruction project according to educator interest or need\nReviewing project with peers and submitting to GCTLC (Green Chemistry Teaching & Learning Community) platform as part of OER high school collection\n\n\n \n \nFunding provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the Environmental Fund as administered by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/advanced-green-chemistry-connections-to-our-world-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:K-12,Online Course
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SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything: Implementing Green Chemistry Principle #7: Use of Renewable Feedstocks
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar for an upcoming Ask Me Anything (AMA) interview focused on Green Chemistry Principle #7: Use of Renewable Feedstocks. From August 3rd to 6th\, Dr. Julian Silverman\, Dr. Audrey Moores\, Cassie Lydon\, and Cassie Javner will answer questions from the community and share their expertise in the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC) forums!\n\nRenewable feedstocks create opportunities to connect chemistry with sustainability\, materials science\, and agriculture. Throughout the conversation\, the panel will share approaches for helping K-12 and higher education students examine where chemical feedstocks come from\, consider the opportunities and tradeoffs associated with renewable alternatives\, and connect this green chemistry principle to real-world applications.\n\n💬 Get your questions ready and meet us in the forums!\n\nPS: If you missed previous AMA interviews or want to revisit the insights shared\, you can explore them here.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/ask-me-anything-implementing-green-chemistry-principle-7-use-of-renewable-feedstocks/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement
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SUMMARY:In the Eye of the Aerosphere: Connecting Aerosol Chemistry to One Health and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 19th for the next session in the Promoting Chemistry Applied to World Needs webinar series\, hosted by Beyond Benign and the IUPAC Committee on Chemical Research Applied to World Needs (CHEMRAWN).\n\nProf. Chia C. Wang\, Professor of Chemistry and Founding Director of the Aerosol Science Research Center at National Sun Yat-sen University\, will explore how aerosols shape air quality\, climate\, public health\, and ecosystems across molecular\, cellular\, environmental\, and societal scales. Prof. Wang will introduce the Aerosphere\, a systems framework that sees aerosols as an interface connecting Earth’s atmosphere\, hydrosphere\, lithosphere\, biosphere\, and anthroposphere.\n\nThe webinar will highlight AeroMUSIC\, an interdisciplinary learning program that combines science\, art\, and community engagement to strengthen public understanding of aerosol science. Using airborne transmission of virus-laden aerosols as an example\, Prof. Wang will show how comics and animation can translate complex research into accessible public health communication\, foster environmental awareness\, and advance the principles of One Health.\n\nThis session invites participants to consider how chemistry connects Earth systems\, human health\, and public understanding while contributing to a more sustainable future. \n\nRegister for the series and meet us online on April 19th. You’ll receive the Zoom link and access to the full series upon registration.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/in-the-eye-of-the-aerosphere-connecting-aerosol-chemistry-to-one-health-and-beyond/
LOCATION:IL
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:ACS Fall 2026 National Meeting & Expo
DESCRIPTION:Members of the Beyond Benign team and community will attend the American Chemical Society Fall 2026 Meeting in Chicago\, Illinois\, and online!\n\nCelebrating the American Chemical Society’s 150th anniversary under the theme “Chemists Making History\,” the meeting will bring thousands of chemistry professionals together to share research\, discuss discoveries\, strengthen connections\, and consider the future of chemical sciences. Here is our schedule: \n  \nTuesday\, August 25 \nFred Kavli Innovations in Chemistry Lecture: Green Chemistry: The Missing Elements \nPresented by Dr. John C. Warner\, Beyond Benign Co-Founder \nWhat would it take for the chemical enterprise to create products that are high-performing\, cost-competitive\, and safer for human health and the environment? Dr. Warner will examine how gaps in traditional chemistry and materials science education limit scientists’ ability to consider toxicity\, environmental fate\, exposure pathways\, and lifecycle impacts during molecular and process design.\n\nThe lecture will trace the evolution of green chemistry from concept to industrial practice\, highlight examples where eliminating hazards supported innovation and market advantage\, and identify opportunities to integrate green chemistry into product development throughout discovery\, scale-up\, and commercialization. \n🗓️ Tuesday\, August 25th | 5–6 p.m. CT \n📍 Skyline Ballroom\, McCormick Place Convention Center \n  \nWednesday\, August 26 \nOnline Course to Facilitate Instructor Capacity in Teaching Green Chemistry \nPresented by Dr. Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign); co-authored by Dr. Amy Cannon\, Dr. Omar Villanueva\, and Amanda Trellopoulos (Beyond Benign) \nThis poster highlights Beyond Benign’s development of a fully asynchronous\, on-demand professional development course to help chemistry educators integrate green chemistry into their curricula. The presentation will share the course’s curriculum\, instructional design\, and participant feedback while showing how accessible online learning provides educators with the knowledge and tools to advance sustainability in chemical sciences.\n\n🗓️ Wednesday\, August 26th | 6–8 p.m. CT \n📍 Hall F2\, McCormick Place Convention Center\n\n\nThursday\, August 27 \nIntegrating Sustainability and Green Chemistry in Undergraduate Courses \nOrganized by Dr. Nicholas Leadbeater (University of Connecticut)\, Dr. Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign)\, Dr. Nikita Burrows (Monmouth University)\, and Dr. Amy Cannon (Beyond Benign) \nThis symposium features research and teaching contributions focused on integrating green chemistry\, sustainability\, systems thinking\, and safety into undergraduate chemistry courses. Aligned with updated American Chemical Society Guidelines\, the session will explore curriculum design\, instructional strategies\, assessments\, student engagement\, and course-wide initiatives across introductory and advanced courses.\n\n🗓️ Thursday\, August 27th | 8–11:30 a.m. CT \n📍 W176b\, McCormick Place Convention Center \n  \nStudent Motivations and Expectations in a Scaffolded Cosmetic Chemistry Laboratory: A Qualitative Case Study \nPresented by Dr. Nikita Burrows (Monmouth University) and Dr. Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign); co-authored by Dr. Julie Conteh (Monmouth University) \nThis presentation examines what motivates undergraduate students to enroll in an introductory cosmetic chemistry lab course and what they expect from its content\, structure\, and connection to their personal and professional goals. The research also considers how those expectations align with the course’s emphasis on green chemistry and sustainable formulation\, offering insights to inform equitable and effective applied chemistry course design. \n🗓️ Thursday\, August 27th | 8:45–9:05 a.m. CT \n📍 W176b\, McCormick Place Convention Center \n  \nReimagining and Transforming Industrial Legacies With Green Chemistry and Sustainability \nOrganized by Dr. Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign)\, Dr. Sederra Ross (ACS Green Chemistry Institute)\, Dr. Laurel Royer (Carinalis Consulting)\, and Dr. Nina Hike (University of Illinois Chicago) \nThis symposium will examine how community-driven initiatives\, green chemistry\, and sustainable technologies can address environmental and public health impacts from industrial activity in the Chicago and Northern Indiana region. Sessions will explore intersections of environmental justice\, circular economy principles\, urban sustainability\, education\, and participatory science. \nThe symposium will also consider how technical innovations can be developed alongside local knowledge and community priorities\, creating solutions that meet real needs while supporting healthier and more sustainable communities. \n🗓️ Thursday\, August 27th | 8 a.m.–12 p.m. CT \n📍 N137\, McCormick Place Convention Center \n  \nAbout ACS Fall 2026 \nACS Fall 2026 will feature more than 10\,000 scientific papers covering developments across chemical sciences\, including environmental chemistry\, materials science\, health\, education\, and emerging technologies. Attendees can also join keynote and award events\, industry symposia\, career programming\, networking opportunities\, and the ACS Expo.\n\nIn-person registration includes access to the meeting’s digital programming. Explore the full program and register to attend in Chicago or online. \n 
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/acs-fall-2026-national-meeting-expo/
LOCATION:McCormick Place Convention Center\, 2301 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60616\, United States
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