PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

1995 - Summer course through the Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching for middle school science teachers covering topics in energy, transformation, use of energy, forms of energy and sources.

1996 - Presentation at Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Clemson University - "Environmental Chemistry/Hazardous Waste Module for Secondary Thematic Science"

1997 - Presentation at Partnership for the Advancement of Chemical Technology (PACT) Program, Midland, Michigan - "Teaching Environmental Health and Safety in a Chemical Technology Program"

1999 - Workshop for area science teachers as part of the Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching - "Chemical Magic from the Grocery Store"

2000 - FOSS Kit Presentation for area science teachers with Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science Teaching - Mixtures and Solutions and Measurement kits were used

2001 - West Texas A&M University Math and Science Conference - Presented hands-on activities for elementary teachers in areas of physics and chemistry, Matter and Gravity, and Waves and Sound

2001 - Publication - "Plant Pigment: A Guided Inquiry Laboratory Experiment" - Found at www.terrificscience.org/freesources/listbyprogram.jsp?p=5227

2001 - Presentation of TEXTEAMS modules for Integrated Physics and Chemistry instructors.  Topics included motion, waves, energy transformation, properties of matter, solution chemistry

2003 - West Texas A&M University Math and Science Conference - Presented hands-on activities for physical and chemical properties and changes of matter.

2004 - Presentation of solutions workshop - preparation and use of solutions and the chemistry related to them

2005 - Publication - ICUC (International Center for First-Year Undergraduate Chemistry Education) newsletter article - "What should we expect from first year chemistry students? A view from the community college"

2007 - Publication - POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) writing workshop - "Color - What can it say?" - Inquiry based laboratory for study of pH.

2009 - Presenter at a 5E workshop with Art Schneider in Saudi Arabia for college teachers of chemistry and physics to introduce the 5E teaching method of delivery of science content.