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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:2nd Annual Bridging the Gap: Green Chemistry Innovation & Education Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us on July 15th\, 2026\, in Troy\, New York\, for the 2nd Annual Bridging the Gap: Green Chemistry Innovation & Education Workshop. This free\, full-day event brings together industry professionals\, K-12 educators\, and higher ed faculty and staff to explore practical applications of green chemistry. Hosted by the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute\, Beyond Benign\, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)\, this workshop sparks collaboration and practical strategies for advancing green chemistry at every level.\n\nAttendees can earn up to 8 CTLE credit hours for participating. Beyond Benign is a CTLE-approved sponsor as of March 2026. Explore the full agenda and reserve your spot!  \nOnce you’re registered\, be sure to join the Bridging The Gap group on the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC) to connect with Beyond Benign staff and fellow attendees\, access shared resources\, and enhance your networking opportunities before and after the event.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/2nd-annual-bridging-the-gap-green-chemistry-innovation-education-workshop/
LOCATION:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute\, 110 8th St\, Troy\, NY\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:HigherEd Workshop,Teacher Training Workshop
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