Conference week 2020

Our conference Supporting chemistry education – beyond lockdown has now finished. If you attended the conference and would like resources from any of the sessions, please get in touch.

To see all our upcoming events, please visit our events page. 

Conference week

Articles from our presenters

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4 ways to teach organic compounds at 14–16

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Use these teacher-tested ideas to compound learners’ knowledge of carbon atoms

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Do I have a chemistry identity?

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Nurture identity and confidence in class and help students see chemistry as theirs

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Capture learners’ attention with video feedback

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Record a video mark scheme for exams and watch your learners’ engagement with feedback soar

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5 ways to teach neutralisation and pH

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Teacher-tested approaches to build 11–14 students’ basic understanding of acids, alkalis and indicators

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Why are fewer students entering GCSE chemistry?

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And will this lead to fewer specialist science teachers?

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Ways to teach atoms and ions

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Use these six approaches to ensure learners master ion formation at 14–16

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Ways to teach formation of salts

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Secure your learners’ understanding of this core topic with teacher-tested recall strategies and experiments

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How we’re reducing our carbon footprint

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Discover how Education in Chemistry is balancing climate concerns with classroom content

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Exam board issues unprecedented statement about the inductive effect

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What implications will this have for the curriculum and for teachers?

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5 ways to teach excess and limiting reagents to 14–16 learners

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Tips for helping learners get to grips with this tricky part of quantitative chemistry

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Ways to teach the mole at 14–16

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Use these four ideas to effectively teach and contextualise this crucial chemistry unit