This full-day workshop is designed to help instructors at all levels of tertiary education incorporate the principles of green and sustainable chemistry (and engineering) in their curricula. The agenda includes four main subject areas in which pedagogical goals and best practices will be addressed by facilitators who have dedicated their careers to the design and implementation of curricular materials directly relevant to green chemistry. Topic areas will include:

Green Chemistry Teaching Modules. We will introduce workshop participants to the general format of the new ACSGCI teaching modules and provide a detailed roadmap for implementation. Guide participants through the planning process for including one or more modules in their general or organic chemistry course curricula.
Encourage feedback from participants concerning their anticipated impediments to implementation, module concepts that do/don’t fit well with their curricula, and positive/negative first impressions.

Assessments relevant to green and sustainable chemistry in the classroom and laboratory. Participants will learn the three stages of backward design: i) identify desired results; ii) determine acceptable evidence; and iii) plan learning experiences. Participants will be given templates for administering assessment instruments and examples of appropriate narratives to convey the assessment part of their curriculum innovations.

Open Access Alternatives Assessments in Lecture and Lab. Participants will get an overview of alternative assessment frameworks, think about how these tools can connect to their existing curricula, and explore examples of open-access curricula. The workshop will end with an exercise focused on using backward design to create activities and assessments for postsecondary courses.

Case Studies in the Classroom. Participants will learn how to leverage case studies in their courses to highlight the principles of green chemistry and expose students to real-world relevance of course concepts. We will describe the development and implementation of standard case study components, including lecture slides, learning outcomes, course alignment and prerequisites, a detailed lesson plan, assessment and review questions for in-class discussions, homework, and exams.