NY-ACS High School Teachers Group

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TOPICAL GROUP

Meeting Schedule for the 2008-2009 School Year
(Your students are welcome except where indicated)

All meetings are free and are held at NYU
Silver Center Room 207
32 Waverly Place (southeast corner Washington Sq. East)
Manhattan, NY 10003
Fridays at 7:15 PM unless otherwise noted
Security at NYU requires that you show a picture ID.

September 19, 2008
Gail Horowitz , Department of Chemistry, Yeshiva University
Email
Using the Digital Resources of the Journal of Chemical Education
Ms. Horowitz received a BA Chemistry from Barnard, MA Chemistry from Columbia and is a Ph.D. Candidate in Science Education (expected May 2009) at Teachers College.
She has been a Chemistry Instructor and Laboratory Coordinator at Yeshiva College, Yeshiva University since 1990.

October 17, 2008
Christopher Ward , Hommocks School, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543
Email
Using Video Interactively in the Classroom
Overview of strategies to use with clips from Channel Thirteen's website in biology, chemistry, physics and Earth science.
Learn how to access this site; what the site offers; other services offered by www.thirteen.org/edonline/educators.html.

November 14, 2008
David Maiullo , Physics Support Specialist, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers the State University of NJ, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, 732-445-3872
Email
Physics Demonstrations as Theater
Physics demonstrations should be fun and exciting. They hold the interest of students while introducing and reinforcing important concepts.
You should enjoy performing the demonstrations as much as your students enjoy watching them.
I'll try to show the common problems and pitfalls teachers and instructors run into while doing demonstrations, as well as illustrate how a successful physics demonstration can be performed.

December 12, 2008
Dr. Jin Kim Monclair , Assistant Professor, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY
Email
Bio Related Polymers
The long-term goal of our lab research is to be able to predictably design or engineer artificial therapeutics, biocatalysts, scaffolds and cells.
We seek to provide biologically inspired solutions to address the challenges of human disorder treatment and medicine, sustainable energy and environmental remediation.
Dr. Montclair received a B.S. summa cum laude, Fordham; an M.S. and Ph.D in Bioorganic Chemistry, Yale; and she was a Postdoctoral fellow, California Institute of Technology.

January 9, 2009
Dr. Jerry DeMenna , Fun-Science Academics, 345 W. 58th St. Suite 2K, New York, NY 10019, 732-207-8835
Email
Learn That Technology Is Fun: Spectrometric Examination of Barbeque Sauce

February 13, 2009
Dr. David W. Hogg ,Associate Professor, Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, Dept. of Physics, NYU
Email
Massive Data Sets in Astrophysics Including Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Dr. Hogg participates in and uses the very large Sloan Digital Sky Survey and other large surveys. His group maintains and uses more than 30 Tb of astronomical data.
They do science with and create new data analysis techniques for data sets of non-trivial size and complexity.
They have started a big project on automating astrometry, which is crucial for the next generation of enormous astrophysics projects.

March 13, 2009
Dr. William Horak ,Chair, Energy Sciences and Technology Department, Building 475B, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000, 631-344-2627
Email
Massive Data Sets in Astrophysics Including Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Dr. Hogg participates in and uses the very large Sloan Digital Sky Survey and other large surveys. His group maintains and uses more than 30 Tb of astronomical data.
They do science with and create new data analysis techniques for data sets of non-trivial size and complexity.
They have started a big project on automating astrometry, which is crucial for the next generation of enormous astrophysics projects.

April 24, 2009
Demo Derby
An evening of non-stop demonstrations (5-8 minutes max.)
If you want to participate, just bring your demo along with clean-up equipment and your safety apparel, and write your name on the board.
Remember, its quick, quick, quick. You're not teaching, just showing what can be demonstrated in the classroom.

May 15, 2009
Awards Dinner
Awardee and Location to be determined.

American Chemical Society
New York Section, Inc.
Department of Chemistry
St. John's University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11439
Phone 516-883-7510
Fax 516-883-4003
E-Mail Inquiries to our Office Administrator

CO-CHAIRS 2008 Joan Laredo-Liddell 391 Palmer Road Yonkers, NY 10701 914-476-6860 Phone 718-325-8820 Fax Jean Delfiner 207 Lincoln Place Eastchester, NY 10709-2005 914-961-8882 (voice and message) 914-771-6669 (FAX) JADelfiner@verizon.net Meetings Chemagination 2008 Chemistry Olympiad Project SEED	HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TOPICAL GROUP Meeting Schedule for the 2008-2009 School Year (Your students are welcome except where indicated) All meetings are free and are held at NYU Silver Center Room 207 32 Waverly Place (southeast corner Washington Sq. East) Manhattan, NY 10003 Fridays at 7:15 PM unless otherwise noted Security at NYU requires that you show a picture ID. September 19, 2008 Gail Horowitz , Department of Chemistry, Yeshiva University Email Using the Digital Resources of the Journal of Chemical Education Ms. Horowitz received a BA Chemistry from Barnard, MA Chemistry from Columbia and is a Ph.D. Candidate in Science Education (expected May 2009) at Teachers College. She has been a Chemistry Instructor and Laboratory Coordinator at Yeshiva College, Yeshiva University since 1990. October 17, 2008 Christopher Ward , Hommocks School, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543 Email Using Video Interactively in the Classroom Overview of strategies to use with clips from Channel Thirteen's website in biology, chemistry, physics and Earth science. Learn how to access this site; what the site offers; other services offered by www.thirteen.org/edonline/educators.html. November 14, 2008 David Maiullo , Physics Support Specialist, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers the State University of NJ, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, 732-445-3872 Email Physics Demonstrations as Theater Physics demonstrations should be fun and exciting. They hold the interest of students while introducing and reinforcing important concepts. You should enjoy performing the demonstrations as much as your students enjoy watching them. I'll try to show the common problems and pitfalls teachers and instructors run into while doing demonstrations, as well as illustrate how a successful physics demonstration can be performed. December 12, 2008 Dr. Jin Kim Monclair , Assistant Professor, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY Email Bio Related Polymers The long-term goal of our lab research is to be able to predictably design or engineer artificial therapeutics, biocatalysts, scaffolds and cells. We seek to provide biologically inspired solutions to address the challenges of human disorder treatment and medicine, sustainable energy and environmental remediation. Dr. Montclair received a B.S. summa cum laude, Fordham; an M.S. and Ph.D in Bioorganic Chemistry, Yale; and she was a Postdoctoral fellow, California Institute of Technology. January 9, 2009 Dr. Jerry DeMenna , Fun-Science Academics, 345 W. 58th St. Suite 2K, New York, NY 10019, 732-207-8835 Email Learn That Technology Is Fun: Spectrometric Examination of Barbeque Sauce February 13, 2009 Dr. David W. Hogg ,Associate Professor, Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, Dept. of Physics, NYU Email Massive Data Sets in Astrophysics Including Sloan Digital Sky Survey Dr. Hogg participates in and uses the very large Sloan Digital Sky Survey and other large surveys. His group maintains and uses more than 30 Tb of astronomical data. They do science with and create new data analysis techniques for data sets of non-trivial size and complexity. They have started a big project on automating astrometry, which is crucial for the next generation of enormous astrophysics projects. March 13, 2009 Dr. William Horak ,Chair, Energy Sciences and Technology Department, Building 475B, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000, 631-344-2627 Email Massive Data Sets in Astrophysics Including Sloan Digital Sky Survey Dr. Hogg participates in and uses the very large Sloan Digital Sky Survey and other large surveys. His group maintains and uses more than 30 Tb of astronomical data. They do science with and create new data analysis techniques for data sets of non-trivial size and complexity. They have started a big project on automating astrometry, which is crucial for the next generation of enormous astrophysics projects. April 24, 2009 Demo Derby An evening of non-stop demonstrations (5-8 minutes max.) If you want to participate, just bring your demo along with clean-up equipment and your safety apparel, and write your name on the board. Remember, its quick, quick, quick. You're not teaching, just showing what can be demonstrated in the classroom. May 15, 2009 Awards Dinner Awardee and Location to be determined. American Chemical Society New York Section, Inc. Department of Chemistry St. John's University 8000 Utopia Parkway Jamaica, NY 11439 Phone 516-883-7510 Fax 516-883-4003 E-Mail Inquiries to our Office Administrator