Chemistry

Peer-Led Team Learning is an innovative model in science education. Student-leaders (peers) guide the activities of small groups of students in weekly Workshop meetings. The students work through challenging problems that are designed to be solved cooperatively. The peer leaders are trained to ensure that the students are actively and productively engaged with the material and with the each other. This methodology offers a number of educational opportunities: the supportive format encourages questions and discussions that lead to conceptual understanding; students learn to work in teams and to communicate more effectively; peer leaders learn teaching and group management skills. Designed exclusively for instructors, this unique book explains the theory behind peer-led team learning, offers suggestions for successful implementation (including how to write effective group problems and how to train peer leaders), discusses how to evaluate the success of the program, and answers frequently asked questions.

• Comprehensive.

  • Contains all the material an instructor would need to learn about, implement, and evaluate a peer-led team learning workshop in any chemistry course. Ex.___

• Versatile—This book discusses issues related to the educational methodology and not to specific courses.

  • Instructors of any chemistry course can use this book. Ex.___

• Evaluation is specifically addressed—If such programs are going to be implemented, they need to be shown to be successful.

  • The authors discuss how and what to evaluate to satisfy external reviews of the program. Ex. ___

• Extensively class-tested—The material in the guidebook has been tested and evaluated on students at a variety of institutions and fine-tuned for efficacy and accuracy.

  • The material in this guidebook forms a strong base of material that can be used as is and at once. Ex.___

• Instructor Website allows constant updating.

  • As this material is refined, users can receive updates and interact with those at other institutions who are implementing similar workshops. Ex.___

 1. The Peer-Led Team Learning Workshop Model.


 2. The Students' Perspectives.


 3. Writing Workshop Materials.


 4. Workshop Leader Training.


 5. Institutionalizing the Workshops.


 6. Workshop Evaluation.


 7. Vygotsky's Theories of Education: Theory Bases for Peer-Led Team Learning.


 8. An Introduction to Theory and Research on Promoting Student Motivation and Autonomous Learning in College-Level Science.


 9. The View from Industry.


Appendix I: Group Methods for Workshops: Specific Practice.


Appendix II: Workshop Leader Training: Specific Practice.


Appendix III: Evaluation: Specific Practice.

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The Workshop Project is a collaboration of teachers, learning specialists and students that develops and implements a Peer-Led Team Learning model of teaching science. Students who have done well in the course are selected and trained for leadership roles. These peer leaders guide the work of teams of 6-8 students to solve carefully structured problems in weekly Workshop sessions.

Chemistry and Life in the Laboratory, 5/E
Heasley, Christensen & Heasley
©2000 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 360 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130853763 | ISBN-13: 9780130853769
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CourseCompass (5.0) Instructor Quick Start Guide
Addison-Wesley & Benjamin Cummings
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321491874 | ISBN-13: 9780321491879

CourseCompass Instructor Quick Start Guide (V4.2.1), 4/E
AWBC
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 032132126X | ISBN-13: 9780321321268

Essential Laboratory Manual for General, Organic and Biological Chemistry
Timberlake
©2011 | Prentice Hall | Spiral Bound; 290 pp | Estimated Availability : 02/01/2010
ISBN-10: 0136055478 | ISBN-13: 9780136055471

Framework Molecular Model Student Kit
Brumlik
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ISBN-10: 0133300765 | ISBN-13: 9780133300765
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Interwrite Personal Response System
EduCue, Addison-Wesley & Benjamin Cummings
©2004 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321267354 | ISBN-13: 9780321267351

Introductory Chemistry Math Review Toolkit
Long
©2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 64 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0136018580 | ISBN-13: 9780136018582
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Lab Experiments, 8/E
Nelson & Kemp
©2000 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 560 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130841013 | ISBN-13: 9780130841018

MasteringGeneralChemistry (tm) Student Access Kit for Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach
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Organic & Inorganic Molecular Model Kit
Darling
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Prentice Hall Molecular Model Set for General and Organic Chemistry
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Stand-alone Instructor Access Kit for MasteringGeneralChemistry
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This title is a member of the The Educational Innovation Series Series, which also contains the titles below . You can also visit the Educational Innovation Series Series page.

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  Chemists' Guide to Effective Teaching
  Pienta, Cooper & Greenbowe
  ©2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 224 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131493922 | ISBN-13: 9780131493926
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  Part of the Prentice Hall Series in Educational Innovation for Chemistry, this unique book is a collection of information, examples, and references on learning theory, teaching methods, and pedagogical issues related to teaching chemistry to college students.   In the last several years there has been considerable activity and research in chemical education, and the materials in this book integrate the latest developments in chemistry.  Each chapter is written by a chemist who has some expertise in the specific technique discussed, has done some research on the technique, and has applied the technique in a chemistry course.

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  Chemists' Guide to Effective Teaching, Volume II
  Pienta, Cooper & Greenbowe
  ©2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 288 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321611950 | ISBN-13: 9780321611956
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  For courses in Methods of Teaching Chemistry. Useful for new professors, chemical educators or students learning to teach chemistry.
  
  Intended for anyone who teaches chemistry or is learning to teach it, this book examines applications of learning theories—presenting actual techniques and practices that respected professors have used to implement and achieve their goals. Each chapter is written by a chemist who has expertise in the area and who has experience in applying those ideas in their classrooms. This book is a part of the Prentice Hall Series in Educational Innovation for Chemistry.
  

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  Ethical Chemist, The
  Kovac
  ©2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 144 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131411322 | ISBN-13: 9780131411326
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  The Ethical Chemist is a self-contained introduction to scientific ethics that can also be used as a textbook for a course or seminar, or as an instructor resource.

  The introductory chapters provide an overview of ethics, including professional ethics, and ethical problem solving. The majority of the book is a series of specific cases that present the kinds of ethical problems that both students and practicing chemists face followed by commentaries that discuss the ethical issues raised by the case and present possible solutions in the form of morally acceptable courses of action. While these cases are written for chemists, the situations are similar to those faced by scientists in other disciplines.

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  Introductory Chemistry: A Workbook
  Blake
  ©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 192 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131446029 | ISBN-13: 9780131446021
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  Introductory Chemistry: A Workbook is designed to accompany your introductory chemistry textbook. Arranged in units, this workbook gives students the opportunity to solve chemistry problems while working in groups facilitated by a peer leader. Students gain confidence in problem solving while developing important teamwork skills.

  Each unit features a summary of the concepts for each unit, Pre-Workshop problems, Collaborative Group Problems, and Practice Exam Questions. The downloadable Instructor's Guide aids instructors in implementing group work into their courses. You can download it at: http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0131446029-IS,00.html

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  Peer-Led Team Learning: A Guidebook
  Gosser, Cracolice, Kampmeier, Roth, Strozak & Varma-Nelson
  ©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 133 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130288055 | ISBN-13: 9780130288059
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  Peer-Led Team Learning is an innovative model in science education. Student-leaders (peers) guide the activities of small groups of students in weekly Workshop meetings. The students work through challenging problems that are designed to be solved cooperatively. The peer leaders are trained to ensure that the students are actively and productively engaged with the material and with the each other. This methodology offers a number of educational opportunities: the supportive format encourages questions and discussions that lead to conceptual understanding; students learn to work in teams and to communicate more effectively; peer leaders learn teaching and group management skills. Designed exclusively for instructors, this unique book explains the theory behind peer-led team learning, offers suggestions for successful implementation (including how to write effective group problems and how to train peer leaders), discusses how to evaluate the success of the program, and answers frequently asked questions.

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  Peer-Led Team Learning: A Handbook for Team Leaders
  Roth, Goldstein & Mancus
  ©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 167 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130408115 | ISBN-13: 9780130408112
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  For courses in Cooperative Learning.

  Peer-Led Team Learning is an innovate model in science education. Student leaders (peers) guide the activities of small groups of students in weekly Workshop meetings. The students work through challenging problems that are designed to be solved cooperatively. The peer leaders are trained to ensure that the students are actively an productively engaged with the material and with each other. This methodology offers a number of educational opportunities: the supportive format encourages questions and discussions that lead to conceptual understanding; students learn to work in teams and to communicate more effectively; peer leaders learn teaching and group management skills.

  Two of the five books in this series provide students, instructors, learning specialists, and peer leaders with all of the materials they need to successfully implement this new teaching methodology. Three other books provide specific materials for introductory chemistry courses.

  This book, On Becoming a Peer Leader , is designed for peer leaders. Part I provides background, advice, and scenarios on areas such as learning theory, group dynamics, and conflict resolution. Part II is an extensive anthology of readings in related areas.

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  Peer-Led Team Learning: General Chemistry, 2/E
  Gosser, Strozak & Cracolice
  ©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 320 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131464442 | ISBN-13: 9780131464445
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  The second edition of Peer-Led Team Learning General Chemistry maintains the underlying philosophy and approach of the first edition, i.e., active learning in peer-led groups engages students in the process of learning chemistry. This engagement results in improved understanding of chemistry concepts and the process of science. The peer-led group model also helps students develop the communication and teamwork skills that are critical in the twenty-first century workplace.

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  Peer-Led Team Learning: General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
  Varma-Nelson & Cracolice
  ©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 316 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130283614 | ISBN-13: 9780130283610
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  Peer-Led Team Learning is an innovative model in science education. Student-leaders (peers) guide the activities of small groups of students in weekly Workshop meetings. The students work through challenging problems that are designed to be solved cooperatively. The peer leaders are trained to ensure that the students are actively and productively engaged with the material and with the each other. This methodology offers a number of educational opportunities: the supportive format encourages questions and discussions that lead to conceptual understanding; students learn to work in teams and to communicate more effectively; peer leaders learn teaching and group management skills.

  Designed for students or instructors, this book presents group problems that cover the one- or two-semester general, organic, and biological (GOB) curriculum.

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  Peer-Led Team Learning: Organic Chemistry, 2/E
  Kampmeier, Varma-Nelson, Wedegaertner & Wamser
  ©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 300 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131855107 | ISBN-13: 9780131855106
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  This second edition is designed as a student workbook, to be used as the central focus of activity in a PLTL Workshop in organic chemistry. It is not a drill book, nor is it a self-contained guided inquiry book. As with the Workshops themselves, this book is intended to be a companion to a textbook in a lecture course. The Workshop problems are challenging; they represent our sense of what we want our students to know, understand and be able to do. Students need to prepare for these Workshop problems by studying the text, the lectures and by working the end-of-chapter problems ahead of Workshop time. 

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  Survival Handbook for the New Chemistry Instructor
  Bunce & Muzzi
  ©2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 208 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131433709 | ISBN-13: 9780131433700
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  For new chemistry professors/instructors in chemistry departments.

  Meant as a quick read to get an overview of the issues that should be addressed as you prepare to teach or as a reference to answer specific questions that have arisen as you teach, this book is comparable to sitting down with a colleague in the department and talking through some ideas, or gaining some pointers on how to avoid common pitfalls. It is the one single place, a new chemistry professor or any new professor, can go to find practical information on how to teach and how to prepare for teaching their first course.

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  Writing Across the Chemistry Curriculum: An Instructor's Handbook
  Kovac & Sherwood
  ©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 91 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0130292842 | ISBN-13: 9780130292841
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  Useful in all undergraduate and graduate chemistry courses.

  • One of the current challenges facing science educators is that of student writing skills. There is a widespread (and correct) impression that science students cannot write and that they need to learn how if they are to succeed as professionals.
  • Writing-across-the-curriculum programs, offered at a number of institutions, are designed to improve students' rhetorical and writing skills by requiring written coursework in all or most courses (including courses that have traditionally been more quantitative, like chemistry and physics).
  • Designed exclusively for Instructors, this book discusses issues surrounding the implementation of writing-across-the-curriculum programs in physical science, particularly chemistry. For those who are considering or already offering such programs, this book is a rich resource of clear, practical, step-by-step suggestions and other advice.

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