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Helping high school chemistry teachers teach with confidence, run labs like a pro, and simplify their classroom with practical strategies that save time.
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Episode 33: 3 Activities to Strengthen Scientific Number Sense in Chemistry (opens the original)
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Episode 33: 3 Activities to Strengthen Scientific Number Sense in Chemistry Can your students do the math…but struggle to understand what the numbers actually mean? I remember sitting in my own honors chemistry class, successfully calculating Ka and Kb values without really understanding why I was doing those calculations. That experience has shaped the way I teach chemistry today. I want my students to understand the concepts first and then use the math to support that understanding. And lately
Episode 32: What Chemicals Do You Really Need in Your Chemistry Classroom? (opens the original)
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Episode 32: What Chemicals Do You Really Need in Your Chemistry Classroom? If you’re a new chemistry teacher staring at your chemical storage room wondering, “What do I actually need?” — this episode is for you. Over 19 years of teaching chemistry, I’ve learned that you don’t need every chemical in the catalog to create meaningful, hands-on experiences for your students. What you need are versatile chemicals that can be used across multiple units and labs. In this episode, I’m walking you throug
Episode 31: The Chemistry Survival Guide- A better Way to Teach Classroom Procedures (opens the original)
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🧪 Episode Summary In this episode of The Confident Chemistry Teacher Podcast , I’m sharing a problem I run into every year during the first weeks of school: How do I make sure every class hears the same procedures and expectations—and actually remembers them later? My solution this year is the Chemistry Survival Guide , a free , editable resource designed to help teachers intentionally teach classroom procedures while giving students a student-friendly reference they can keep in their notebooks
Episode 30: What to Include in Your Course Syllabus (opens the original)
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🧪 Episode Summary What belongs in a chemistry syllabus...and what can you leave out? In this episode of The Confident Chemistry Teacher Podcast, I'm walking you through the sections I include in my own chemistry syllabus after 18 years in the classroom. From course descriptions and grading policies to lab safety, classroom procedures, and communication with parents, I'll share the practical details that help set students up for success from day one. Whether you're writing your very first syllabu
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