Why Kids Should Play With Fire In School Jennifer Nielson Tedxbyu

Description: Science teaching should be real, interactive, and engaging. When it is, students are more likely to be interested in pursuing a science field and developing the skills that scientists use. There are 1.7 million fewer chemists in poor nations per capita than in rich nations. Experiments in the lab are great tools to engage students in learning chemistry, but they are often difficult to provide in developing nations where resources are scarce and there isn't a proper system to dispose of lab waste.

Dr. Jennifer Nielson is actively engaged in the international chemistry education community. She has spent the last five summers in Uganda, Africa, where she and her team have designed and facilitated Learning Chemistry Through Experimentation workshops. These are professional development courses for chemistry teachers funded by a Global Innovation Grant from the American Chemical Society (ACS), the largest scientific society in the world. Her work in Uganda, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports, is helping design and implement a new chemistry curriculum for the country in 2017. Dr. Nielson is chair of the ACS task force on International Chemistry Education, the co-chair of the Society’s Committee on Education, Councilor for the American Chemical Society representing the Central Utah Section, and a member of Chemists Without Borders.

Prof. Nielson’s true passion is teaching chemistry to all ages. She has taught more than 10,000 students.

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Ariyani

Como educador, estou profundamente engajado no desenvolvimento dos estudantes em ambiente escolar, adotando métodos pedagógicos que valorizam conexões genuínas e são movidos por inovação e fervor. É minha vocação guiar os alunos na jornada de se tornarem uma geração notável, empregando estratégias de ensino amplamente aclamadas por prestigiadas instituições acadêmicas ao redor do globo - events.zulekhahospitals.com