Our online courses are offered to teachers each summer in 6-8 week go-at-your-own-pace format. Both courses have optional graduate education credits available from Colorado School of Mines (3 graduate level credits). Courses are taught by Beyond Benign Lead Teachers who have extensive experience teaching green chemistry in their classroom and developing green chemistry curriculum.
Online Course offerings for Summer 2020 have now CLOSED. Due to the outpouring of interest in online green chemistry professional development, we will be offering Fall Online courses. Fill out this form to be notified when more information is available about our upcoming online courses.
New course – Spring 2021!
Beyond Benign is partnering with South Dakota State University (SDSU) to offer a Green Chemistry Education Certificate Online program through SDSU. This program focuses on the content necessary for practicing high school teachers to achieve highly qualified status and admission is limited to in-service high school/college science teachers. It will consist of 12 credits: two Beyond Benign classes (Introduction and Advanced Green Chemistry for Hight School teachers) will be three credits, SDSU’s three credit CHEM 779 (Chemistry Teaching Strategies), and a series of three one-credit safety courses from SDSU (safety practices, chemical storage and waste disposal, and chemical hygiene plans and safety assessments).
Note: Course credit fees for Beyond Benign’s courses may count towards and be applied to the SDSU credit and registration fees for the program.
For more information please reach out directly to: Douglas Raynie, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Department Head, Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics Douglas.Raynie@SDSTATE.EDU
South Dakota State is a Green Chemistry Commitment signer and has been implementing green chemistry within it’s chemistry department for over 8 years. They offer a M.S. degree in chemical education, that is predominantly online for in-service high school/college science teachers.
online courses
Introduction to Green Chemistry for High School Teachers
Summer 2020 course now CLOSED. Fill out this form to be notified about our upcoming online courses. Fall 2020 Course will be offered! Date TBD
Looking for course that will support NGSS integration in your high school science & engineering class for remote learning?
Also are you looking to infuse how science and technology are creating solutions to environmental challenges?
This 48 hour course load will equip you with the knowledge, skills and resources to integrate green chemistry principles and practices into your teaching through real-world sustainable innovations. Develop safer labs and lessons aligned to your local standards in an interactive online environment designed for asynchronous learning. Course features forum discussions and lesson plan development. Discussions will focus on how to prepare for effective remote learning in this time of an ever-changing educational landscape.
$450 to enroll + $135 (optional) for 3 graduate credits*
Email info@beyondbenign.org for more information.
Advanced Green Chemistry: Connections to Our World
Summer 2020 course now CLOSED. Fill out this form to be notified about our upcoming online courses. Spring 2020 Course will be offered! Date TBD
Ready to take green chemistry to the next level in your classroom?
Have you already started replacing your labs with safer materials?
Are you looking to expand your students horizons and support their project based learning and invention in the classroom?
In this course you will expand your knowledge of green chemistry principles and practices by analyzing Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award technologies. In addition, you will investigate the pedagogy for effective guidance of student-based research projects and inquiry-based projects.
$450 to enroll + $135 ( optional) for 3 graduate credits*
Email info@beyondbenign.org for more information.
"The activity I most enjoyed completing was the implementation outline. Never before in an education course have I been required to make a specific plan to implement what I learned, and I think it will be extremely helpful in improving my practice. I feel a lot less stressed out about integrating green chemistry into my curriculum after completing the activities in this course."
- 2016 Green Chemistry in the High School On-line Course Participant
