Chair (2010)
Eve Krupka
Retired from Mount Saint Mary's, Watchung
Chair Elect (2011)
Dr. Susanne Iobst
Passaic Valley High School
Little Falls, NJ 07424
Past Chair (2009)
Paul Sekuler
JP Stevens High School
Secretary
Mita Chaki
Franklin Twp. High School
Somerset, NJ 08873
Treasurer David Lee
Retired from Mountain Lakes High School
ACS-TA Executive Board Members
ELECTED
Claire Miller (Dec. 2010)
Kelly Chladil (Dec. 2011)
Marco Pagnotta (Dec. 2011)
APPOINTED 2010
Bernie Donegan
Frank Ferrara
Bobbi Gorman
George Gross
Bettyann Howson
Allene Johnson
Diane Krone
Cheryl Litman
Safia Madin
Barbara McNally
John Penna
Richard Urban
Teacher Affiliates
Special Thanks to teachers who participated in the Section's
Earth Day
and
National Chemistry Week
programs last year!
As a result of your efforts, the No. Jersey Section won
three
ChemLuminary Awards
at the August 2009 National meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C.
– one for
Earth Day,
one for
National Chemistry Week,
and one for
Outstanding Very Large Section.
[ See:
NCW
|
Earth Day
|
ChemLuminary Awards
]
Chemistry Week 2009 will be Oct 18-24, with a poster deadline of Oct 16,
and a celebration at Liberty Science Center on Oct 24
[ more... ]
The Teacher Affiliates Group is a group of
high school teachers from 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
New Jersey Science Convention in October,
Chemistry Day and Week activities in October,
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.
2009-2010 Meeting Calendar
NJACS-TA Executive Committee
Location:
Franklin Twp. High School
500 Elizabeth Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873
Contact:
Eve Krupka, Chair,
Meeting Day & Time: Thursdays at 4:30 PM
Upcoming Dates
January 7, 2010
February 4, 2010
March 4, 2010
April 1, 2010
April 15, 2010
May 6, 2010
June 3, 2010
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 Bobbie Gorman
[ ]
for further information.
ChemTAG 2009-2010 Meeting Schedule
1
Date
School
Host / Hostess
Tuesday,
September 15, 2009 “Kick off the Year with a Salute to the Elements!”
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Morristown High School
50 Early Street
Morristown, NJ 07960
Friday, June 5, 2009
4:00-6:00
“Chemistry of Building Materials, Corrosion and Weathering”
Presentation followed by a walking tour of Princeton Campus for visual evidence.
Princeton University
Dr. George W. Scherer
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cheryl Litman
732-256-2237
Project SEED Poster Session
will be held on Monday,
September 21, 2009,
at 4:30 PM,
at Seton Hall University.
NOTE: Judges are needed!
To serve as a judge and get a complimentary dinner,
contact Bill Suits at
by September 16. Poster judging starts at 4:30 in the Student
Center with dinner following.
ChemCentral
To be announced
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.
Files can be stored and shared by all members. There are folders for favorite lab activities, creative demos, opportunities for professional development, research opportunities for students, software evaluation, and useful websites. The calendar reminds the group of ChemTAG and Chem Central meetings.
