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Lab Safety Workshop: Rehab the Lab – Enhancing Chemical Consciousness Wednesday: 9:50 AM-12:00 PM, Morken 124 This presentation provided attendees with information from the award-winning Rehab the Lab Program. King County (Washington), which has partnered with secondary schools to create positive, lasting environmental change and removed over 40 tons of hazardous chemicals from their schools. Strategies to Promote Active Learning Wednesday: 9:50 AM-12:00 PM, Morken 105 This session included presentations on guided-inquiry learning in the laboratory, Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL), and a mini-workshop on Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL). Chemical Education: Lunch (BYO) with Resource Round Table Wednesday: 12:00 PM-1:20 PM, Morken 105 topics. Attendees gathered over lunch for a round table discussion of chemical education A block schedule overview of the program is attached with this report. Please see the program book and website, as well: www.chem.plu.edu/norm2009 D. Award Presentations The awards process was handled with great efficiency and attention to detail by Dr. Clarita Bhat (Shoreline Community College) and Dr. Janet Bryant (Pacific Northwest National Laboratories). A summary of the award information regarding NORM 2009 follows. There were no Northwest Region nominees for the Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences or for the Industrial Innovation Award. Paul Phillips The ACS Division of Chemical Education Regional Award for Excellence in High School Teaching for 2009 was awarded to Mr. Paul Phillips, Capital High School, Helena, Montana. The 2009 Puget Sound Section Award for Excellence in High School Teaching was awarded to Dr. Dewey Moody, Ballard High School, Seattle, Washington. Dewey Moody
The E. Ann Nalley Regional Volunteer Service Awardee was Dr. David Munch, Seattle Central Community College (Emeritus), Seattle, Washington Readers of this report are encouraged to view the NORM 2009 web pages for detailed information about the awards and awardees. (www.chem.plu.edu/norm2009/awards). David Munch Award presentations were made at the Awards Banquet, which was held at the Museum of Glass in downtown Tacoma. E. A/V Services Existing audio/visual capabilities at Pacific Lutheran University were adequate for most needs, and additional A/V service needs were minimal. The sessions and the plenary sessions took place in classrooms that each had an existing “smart podium” with a built-in computer and monitor, as well as laptop, sound amplification, and digital projector facilities. Additional arrangements were made for audio/visual support at the “wizard show” on the opening evening of NORM, for the Madame Curie dramatic performance, and for the Directors’ Ice Cream Social. F. Abstract Services Abstract services were provided by the ACS contractor. The system was relatively easy to use. The technical program was printed as a Word document download from the abstract service. The abstract interface provided an online personal scheduling tool that was useful for attendees. The program book did not include printed abstracts, so as to reduce the environmental impact of the meeting and to save publication costs. No complaints were received about not having abstracts printed in the book. G. Co-sponsorship There were no co-sponsors of NORM 2009. H. Lessons Learned 1) Having an easily editable website was extremely helpful and served as the main mode to disseminate information. 2) Money and effort was saved by not mailing postcards or printed announcements. Postcards and magnets were distributed at NORM 2008 and at the two national ACS meetings that preceded NORM 2009. Monthly email blasts to the ACS members in Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regions in the 6 months prior to
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