Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Applying Research to Inform Curriculum Development
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
"Facilitating Curricular Change Through Department-Level Backward Design and ACS Exams-Derived Assessment Instruments"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
"Redesigning Chemistry Education to Face Challenges in Learning and Society"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Transforming Learning Environments
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Instruction Designed to Promote More Effective Student Learning Strategies"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Propagating a Curriculum: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Initial Implementation"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm
"Promoting Productive Student Discourse in Chemistry"
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Creating Opportunities for Diverse Learners
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Equity Is Not Automatic: Learning from Studies of Inquiry Instruction in College Mathematics"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
"Using Analytics to Promote Equitable Learning in Undergraduate STEM"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Paying Attention to Different Dimensions in Student Reasoning
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Bridging the Gap: Structuring Complex Reasoning in Learning Organic Chemistry"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"How Can I Help Students Solve Real Biochemical Problems? Insights for Educators from Students' Solutions to Biochemistry Problems"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm
"Creating a Reason to Reason: Coupling Experiments and Simulations to Create Uncertainty in a Laboratory Course"
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Building Connections with Other Disciplines
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Systems Thinking in Chemistry Education: What, Why and How?"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
"The Bond Energy Misconception as a Cross-Disciplinary Miscommunication: A Resources Analysis and a Modest Instructional Proposal"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Improving Assessment of Student Understanding
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Development of Formative Assessments to Measure Student Understanding of Reaction Mechanisms"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Changing Minds: How Instructors Can Promote Student Buy-in to Formative Assessment"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm
"Assessment Considerations for Implementing New Educational Technology in Chemistry"
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Harnessing Technological Innovations to Support Learning
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Students as Data Producers: Rethinking Sensor-Based Science Labs"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
"What's Measurable, Specific and Relevant? Using Virtual Labs to Teach Chemical Thinking Skills"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Deepening Teacher Thinking
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"What Makes a Good Chemistry Teacher? The Role of Research in the Journey from Novice to Expert"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Professionalizing STEM Teaching in Secondary and Tertiary Settings: Studies to Influence Policy and Practice"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm
"The Choices We Make While Teaching Chemistry in the Classroom"
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Selected Poster Presentations
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Students' Interpretation and Use of Graphical Representations: Insights Afforded by Modeling the Varied Population Schema as a Coordination Class"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
"Engaging Students with Multiple Pathways for Solving Complex Authentic Problems"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
"A Scary Bias in the Laboratory"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
General Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure