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Winners of NJ-ACS Earth Day Illustrated Poetry Contest for Students Officers Chair Chair-Elect Secretary Treasurer ACS-TA Executive Board Members
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Teacher Affiliates The Teacher Affiliates Group is a group of high school teachers form North Jersey who are affiliated members of the section. Dues are $15 per year. All members of the group receive the INDICATOR monthly and are entitled to attend all sectional functions. We welcome new Affiliates - Please use this Application Form to apply. The Executive Committee of the group meets monthly. The Group sponsors or co-sponsors several activities throughout the year including the l New Jersey Science Convention in October, Chemistry Day and Week activities in November, professional development workshops, and the New Jersey Chemistry Olympics in May. The group also works with the Section Education Committee to make the Merrill Award and Chemistry Olympics successes. The sponsorship of the Harvey Russell Award also falls under the many activities of the Teacher Affiliates. 2007-2008 Meeting Calendar
New Jersey Institute of Technology American Chemical Society - North Jersey Section - Teacher Affiliates presents the 23rd annual NJ Chemistry Olympics – 2008 Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Tiernan Hall, NJIT Online Sign-ups begin on February 15 For details: http://www.geocities.com/njco2008 Inquiries: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) Friday, March 7, 2008 [ flyer | registration form ] ChemTAG ChemTAG is a group of chemistry teachers who meet monthly with the purpose of improving high school chemistry instruction. During meetings, teachers perform demos, ask and answer questions, swap lab activities, exchange ideas that work for them and any other activity that helps them to become better in the classroom. Participants run the Demo Den at the New Jersey Science Convention each year, and are active with the Teacher Affiliates of the North Jersey Section supporting National Chemistry Week and Mole Day. Many meetings involve make-and-take activities where teachers build devices for demonstration back at their schools. Meetings are open to all who might benefit and dates and locations are posted on this web page: Contact George Gross by for further information or call (973) 379-1566. ChemTAG 2007-2008 Meeting Schedule
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ChemEnthusiasts Chemistry teachers in New Jersey are conferencing in cyberspace. ChemEnthusiasts, a Yahoo Group, is sponsored by the North Jersey Section of the American Chemical Society Teacher Affiliate Group. Like a listserve, members can post messages by e-mail and there is a searchable archive. Discussions have ranged from evaluating software to brainstorming about improving demos. To subscribe: |
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