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ACS High School Teachers Day Workshop,
Saturday, December 4, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM, Marlborough A/B Room
8:30 – 8:45, Introduction and Acknowledgement of High School Award Winners
8:45 – 9:45, Chem Ed DL for the High School Teacher
The ChemEd DL collection provides exemplary digital resources, tools, and online services to
aid in teaching and learning high school chemistry. We will explore the ChemEd DL's
innovative collection for high school teachers including Models 360, ChemTeacher, the awardwinning
Periodic Table Live! and so much more.
9:45 – 10:00, Break
10:00 – 12:00, Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) for High School
Science Classrooms by Rhonda Rush
Rhoda Rush graduated from Berry College in Rome, Ga in 1987 with a BS in Chemistry and a
minor in secondary education. She began teaching at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City,
Ga that summer. She earned an MEd in 1996 from the University of West Georgia and
continues to teach at McIntosh. She has been a member of GSTA and NSTA for 15 years, and
was voted regional science teacher of the year in 2000. Rhoda became involved with The
POGIL Project in 2006 when she attended a 1-day workshop at Agnes Scott College. In 2009
she attended the HSPI summer workshop and has spent most of this year writing POGIL
activities for the high school classroom.
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