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Heather Sklenicka and Candice McCloskey
191 st conference of the 2YC
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Walnut, California
March 25, 2011

What would you like to accomplish in your classroom, laboratory, or program next year?
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GOALS
• To identify growth opportunities for two-year college chemistry students, faculty, and programs
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To share resources from ACS/other organizations
• To develop strategies for overcoming barriers using ACS/other resources
OUTCOMES
Each person leaves with:
• The tools necessary to plan and to execute actions that can foster excellence in two-year college chemistry programs
• A network of two-year chemistry colleagues willing to support their endeavors and to share effective practices
• A commitment to implement these activities that lead their college chemistry program to excellence
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• Scenario
You have been asked by your dean to work with your colleagues to develop a department wide assessment project. This project should be aligned with the college goals. Some portion of the project needs to be implemented before next year’s accreditation visit. This is also an area that needs to be beefed up for your departmental annual review. Working with your colleague(s) you need to find a way to meet this need.
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1. Who are the key players?
Who should be involved that has not been mentioned?
2. What ACS/other resources can be applied to this scenario?
3. What strategies might be pursued?
What could be done differently to ensure a more positive outcome?
4. What are the next steps?
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Join
Local
Sections Elect
Governance
Appoint
Join
Technical
Divisions
Divisions include…
ACS Staff
Staff includes…
ACS
Members
Other community members
Join
… Division of
Chemical Education
(CHED)
…ACS Office of Two-Year
Colleges
CHED committees include…
…CHED
Committee on
Chemistry in the
Two-Year College
(COCTYC)
COCTYC oversees
2YC
3
Two-Year College
Chemistry
Consortium (2YC
3
)
American Chemical Society
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Committees
Committees include…
…Society
Committee on
Education
(SOCED)
Appoint
SOCED Task Force on Two-Year
College Activities
Collaborative Activities
• Two-year college database
• Surveys
• Workshops
• Self-study resources
• Supplements
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• ACS Guidelines for Chemistry in Two-Year College Programs
• ACS Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures for Bachelor’s Degree
Programs
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The ACS Guidelines for Chemistry in Two-Year College Programs are intended to:
• Stimulate faculty, departments, and administrators by providing a vision of excellence in chemistry education for the first two years of college.
• Be used as a resource for self-evaluation and ongoing improvement of chemistry education in the first two years of college.
• Serve as a call for collaborative action for all stakeholders to improve chemistry education in the first two years of college.
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• To provide:
– a national forum for the interchange of ideas, resources, guidelines, and information pertaining to two-year college chemistry programs
– a network of chemical education colleagues for improving two-year college chemistry teaching
– opportunities for professional development and growth among members.
– a mechanism to network two-year college chemistry teachers with all other categories of chemical educators
– an entry point for 2YC
3 members to become involved in DivCHED activities.

• Executive committee governing the 2YC
3
– members of DivCHED
• Schedules 3-4 2YC
3 conferences per year
• Maintains 2YC
3 finances, newsletter, and website.
• Current Officers @ http://2yc3.org/officers

• What would you like to accomplish in your classroom, laboratory, or program next year?
•
What barriers are you facing?
• What ACS and/or other resources can help you address these challenges?
At this point break into groups; hand out Focus on Scenarios Worksheet.
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1. Define/redefine the situation and the problem to be solved.
2. Who needs to be involved in the conversation?
3. What ACS resources should you use?
4. What non-ACS resources should you use?
5. What are the strategies to be pursued?
6. What are the strategies to be avoided?
7. What are the next steps?
(optional) Act out your scenario
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• Joan Sabourin--ACS Office of Two-Year Colleges
– Call: 1-800-227-5558, ext. 8281
• Blake Aronson-ACS Office of Two-Year Colleges
Email: 2YColleges@acs.org
– Website: www.acs.org/2ycolleges
• Mark Matthews--2YC
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/COCTYC 2011 Chair
– Email: chair@2yc3.org
– Website: www.2yc3.org

•
Society Committee on Education
• Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium
• Division of Chemical Education Committee on Chemistry in the Two Year
Colleges
• Office of Two-Year Colleges
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• American Association of Community Colleges (AACC): Funding and
Grants
• National Science Foundation
– NSF Advanced Technological Education Program (ATE)
– NSF Math and Science Partnerships (MSP)
– NSF STEM Expansion Program (STEP)
– NSF S-STEM Program
• League for Innovation in the Community College
• ChemEd Bridges
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) College and University Health and Safety Award
• Neighborhood Partnerships
• Workplace Partners
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• 2YC3
• ACS
– Office of Ed
– SOCED
– CPT
– DivChed
• Leadership workshops
– ACS and you—it’s free!
– Motivating volunteers?
• Publications--ACS & non-ACS?
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Networking
•
National and regional meeting programming
• Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium (2YC
3
)
• Division of Chemical Education
•
Local ACS sections
Professional Development
• A Guide to Classroom Instruction for Adjunct Faculty, 2 nd Ed.
• ACS Webinars™
•
Leadership Development System
• Short courses
Publications
•
Journal of Chemical Education
• Chemistry Outlook
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Who has connected with other faculty or departments?
Who has worked with
• Chairs, deans, provosts, or other administrative personnel?
• Teaching/learning centers?
• Support service personnel?
• Admissions?
• Grant writers?
• Unions?
• Consortia or other partnerships?
• Statewide organizations?
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1. Assemble into groups of 4-6 people and introduce yourselves
2. Select a Time-Keeper and a Reporter for your group
1. Time-Keeper: Keep group on-task and on-time
2. Reporter: Record key points from group discussions
3. Discuss the selected topic, considering:
1. Strategies needed to address the topic
2. Resources that can help
4. Report two key items from your discussion
5. Turn in the sheet at the end of the session
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