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 courses
Introduction to Green Chemistry for High School Teachers
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*
Registration EXTENDED to JUNE 1, 2020: http://bit.ly/IntroGCOnline2020
* Graduate credit is available from Colorado School of Mines for teachers from across the country, including New York teachers.
**Half off registration is available for a limited number of teachers from CO (teacher flyer) and WA (teacher flyer) sponsored by Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and Washington Department of Ecology
***Full scholarships are available for a limited number of teachers from OR (teacher flyer), ID and NY sponsored by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality & Oregon Local Section American Chemical Society, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and New York State Pollution Prevention Institute.****
****Funding provided by the Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
State agency scholarships and discounts application portal here.
Email info@beyondbenign.org for more information.
Advanced Green Chemistry: Connections to Our World
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*
Registration EXTENDED to JUNE 1, 2020: http://bit.ly/Advancedgconline2020
* Graduate credit is available from Colorado School of Mines for teachers from across the country, including New York teachers.
**Half off registration is available for a limited number of teachers from CO (teacher flyer) and WA (teacher flyer) sponsored by Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and Washington Department of Ecology
***Full scholarships are available for a limited number of teachers from OR (teacher flyer), ID and NY sponsored by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality & Oregon Local Section American Chemical Society, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and New York State Pollution Prevention Institute.****
****Funding provided by the Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
State agency scholarships and discounts application portal here.
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