March 17 and 18

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Location of Parking Garage, Mather Mansion, and Campus Map

Keynote Speakers

Dr. John S. Hutchinson Dean of Undergraduates, Professor of Chemistry and Director of Education for the Center of Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology at Rice University   Friday March 18 Teaching General Chemistry as One of the Liberal Arts: Constructivism and Active Learning

Dr. Norbert Pienta Professor of Chemistry and Director of General Chemistry Instruction at University of Georgia. Serves as Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Chemical Education   Thursday March 17 Saturday March 19 Breakfast Talk The Challenging Transition from High School Chemistry to College Chemistry

Symposium Schedule

Location of Parking Garage, Mather Mansion, and Campus Map

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About the 2016 Symposium

Symposium Schedule

Location of Parking Garage, Mather Mansion, and Campus Map

The Chemistry Teaching Symposium at Cleveland State University offers an informal and relaxed forum for the teachers from both large lecture halls and small classrooms to meet, listen, and discuss both the successes and challenges of their experiences. The symposium is open to teachers and students from high schools, community colleges, liberal art colleges, and universities to attend and advance the teaching of introductory and advanced levels chemical concepts and applications. All are welcome. Registration fees will cover daily continental breakfast, lunch, and a Thursday evening wine social.

The fifth annual CSU spring chemistry teaching symposium will be held on March 17 and 18 in the newly restored Mather Mansion at Cleveland State University. The Activities of the symposium will include speakers, demonstrations, workshops, and posters which address our concerns to become more effective chemistry teachers.

For those wishing to present, please submit your abstract for the talk, poster, workshop, or demonstration by February 22, 2016. Please email abstracts to Dr. Jerry Mundell at j.mundell@csuohio.edu by December 11^th2015, and indicate which day that you would prefer to present.

Suggested topics for submitted presentations include: effective large classroom teaching, technology in teaching, eLearning: hybrid and online, flipped classroom, inquiry methods in classroom and lab, preparatory chemistry courses, integrated lab courses, REEL lab courses, student evaluations, etc. For those wishing to make a presentation, indicate the day that you would prefer to present when you send your abstract via email.

Symposium Schedule

Location of Parking Garage, Mather Mansion, and Campus Map

Registration Fees

$50.00 per day registration fee or
$55.00 per day including all day pass to rec center.
Payments may be made online through Shop Net (you are redirected to ShopNet after submitting the registration form), by mail, or at the symposium.
Fees will cover daily continental breakfast, daily catered lunch, and a Thursday evening wine social.

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Hotel Accomodations

Deadline for limited special hotel rates: February 28th, 5:00 PM
For reservations, call Alex Lamka at Wyndham on Playhouse Square,: 216-615-3328
You can walk from the Wyndam Hotel to CSU in less than 5 minutes
Wyndham Hotel Website

All Day Recreation Center Pass

For an additional $5.00 per day, attendees will receive an all-day pass to the CSU Recreation Center. Please contact Greg Ross at 215-802-3252 or email him at g.s.ross@csuohio.edu Click an image to view the slideshow. Click the X in the upper left hand corner to exit the slide show.

Weight Room

Studio 229

Massage Studio

Main Gym Green Mats

Track

Cardio Row 4

Free One Hour Trolley Tour of Cleveland (Limited to 40 people)

After Thursday’s events, a free one hour trolley tour of Cleveland will be available to our attendees. To participate, sign up at registration desk.
Lolly the Trolley Website

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