Chem Lab Curriculum (CLC) Innovators Update 🧪

Another favorite moment at the CLC Summer Institute? When teams gave final presentations about their inquiry lab designs, including their aha moments and asking for feedback! It truly felt like a celebration of all their hard work! 🎉

@emilydriessen.bsky.social and I wrote a letter in Science calling for us to lean into our communities and increase support for change agents during this time of adversity and funding cuts.

#DBER #BioEd

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Chem Lab Curriculum (CLC) Innovators Update 🧪

One of our favorite moments at the CLC Summer Institute? When teams finalize their new inquiry-based labs by mapping the entire experience on post-its. The best part? Them intentionally weaving in Johnstone’s 🔺 considerations 🤓

Chem Lab Curriculum (CLC) Innovators Update 💡🧪

One of the most exciting aspects of the CLC Summer Institute? Our participants get 9 hours of uninterrupted lab time throughout the week to optimize and troubleshoot their new inquiry-based lab designs! 🧑‍🔬

Chem Lab Curriculum (CLC) Innovators Update 💡🧪 Feeling so incredibly proud of my Ph.D. students, whose huge passion for CLC program shines through in every way. They played a key role in helping run roundtables and workshops, like seasoned facilitators 👏 #trainingleaders #CER

Chem Lab Curriculum Innovators Update 🧑‍🔬We kicked off the institute with @KNeiles leading ice-breakers and sessions on transparent, student-centered teaching. With these ideas in mind, participants dove into drafting lab prompts designed to deepen student engagement and learning

We just wrapped up the second week-long Summer Institute for our Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum (CLC) Innovators Program with instructors and TAs from 11 institutions across the U.S.! This work with educators has truly been one of the greatest honors of my career! sites.google.com/smcm.edu/nsf...

New pictures of the Popova Research Group 🩷👚🐷🎀🌸

Big congratulations to our post-bacc student, Austin Cook, who presented two posters last week and took home 3rd place! 🥉🧪 We’re so proud of his hard work, curiosity, and commitment to research. Way to go, Austin! 🎉👏

It was such a tremendous pleasure to host Dr. Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy at @uncg_chem as part of @UNCG Science Everywhere Festival! ✨Zakiya is a mover and shaker and such an inspiring speaker! We loved every second listening about her leadership and scholarship experiences! 👏💪💃

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