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Visit PhET at #FETC 2016 in Orlando, FL January 13-15. PhET’s Science Specialists, Amy Rouinfar and Amy Hanson, will be at our Booth #1007 to answer your questions and show off our latest HTML5 sims and other exciting developments coming up in 2016!

About Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC)
The Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) gathers education leaders and technology experts to exchange techniques and strategies for teaching and learning success. Known worldwide for its outstanding program, FETC provides educators and administrators the opportunity to explore the integration of technology across the curriculum — from pre-K – 12 — through hands-on exposure to the latest hardware, software and successful strategies. For more information, please visit www.FETC.org.

Excited that PhET Director Kathy Perkins will be speaking today at the 2015 Next Generation STEM Learning for All Forum

Assistive Technologies for Learning: Broadening Participation in STEM
Room: Salon 2
Jenna Gorlewicz, Ethan Danahy, Kathy Perkins, Donna Lange, and Richard Ladner
Technology has propelled personalized learning for students and has expanded our ability to understand and address disability-based differences in STEM education and workforce participation. Learn about innovative technologies, resources, and research discoveries that can contribute to a learner-centered climate for students with disabilities. How can these approaches become broadly integrated into next generation STEM schools?

Join Trish Loeblein Monday, July 13, 2015 8:00 PM EDT during a free webinar for the AAPT eMentoring program. Any one is welcome to attend. The AAPT eMentoring program is designed to connect high-school physics educators who desire additional guidance with experienced high-school physics educators. It is a free service that will enable colleagues to connect and learn regionally and nationally.

Join WebEx meeting: https://goo.gl/326YCQ
Meeting number: 730 348 181
Meeting password: aapt

Note: You will be prompted to enter your name and an e-mail. You probably will not need to enter any meeting number or password, but they are provided for your reference.

We’re going to be at ISTE 2015 in Philadelphia, PA June 28-July 1. Come by our Booth #147 and see the latest HTML5 PhET simulations and the exciting developments coming up in 2015-2016.

Join Director, Kathy Perkins, and 90 other participants of the Learning Sciences and Online Learning Symposium on May 21-22, 2015. The symposium will be livestreamed at: http://lsol.mit.edu/live/. Sessions begin at 9am EDT on Thursday, May 21 and run through 12:30pm EDT on Friday, May 22. Ask questions via the web or from Twitter using the hashtag #LSOL2015.

The ability to balance chemical equations is a foundational skill in chemistry. This week Yuen-ying Carpenter, Emily Moore, and Director, Kathy Perkins will be available to discuss employing guided-inquiry activities along with PhET simulations to teach students skills in balancing chemical equations. Please join the discussion at http://confchem.ccce.divched.org/2015SpringConfChem

Using an Interactive Simulation to Support Development of Expert Practices for Balancing Chemical Equations

We’re presenting PhET’s work May 11-15 in the NSF 2015 Teaching and Learning Video Showcase. View our video and browse the more than 100 other great videos about STEM teaching and learning. You can even join the conversation by posing questions to presenters. Vote for your favorites with the “Public Choice”. Winners will be announced on Monday May 18th.

Want to learn more about how to use visualizations—animations and simulations— in chemistry education? This conference will discuss a range of topics in the study of chemistry visualizations, providing insights into: problem solving practices; student ownership; multi-model learning; and inclusive chemistry learning. Each week there are two “assigned” papers for reading, and then an open discussion period where participants can post questions and engage in a public discussion with the authors. Join us for some or all of the conference:

Time: Friday, May 8th 9 PM through Friday, June 4th 9 PM
Link: http://confchem.ccce.divched.org/2015SpringConfChem

PhET will be featured during:

May 15-21
Using an Interactive Simulation to Support Development of Expert Practices for Balancing Chemical Equations
Yuen-ying Carpenter, Emily B. Moore, and Katherine K. Perkins

May 29-June 4
Designing Accessible Interactive Chemistry Simulations
Emily B. Moore

Will you be attending the National Science Teachers Association National Conference in Chicago, March 12-15, 2015? Join PhET at the following events

• Thursday, March 12, 8:00-9:00 AM: PhET Workshop “Adapt Your Teaching to Support the NGSS Practices Using PhET Interactive Simulations” Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Adler A/B.
• Friday, March 13, 8:00-9:30 AM: PhET K12 Specialist Trish Loeblein at “Chemistry with Vernier” McCormick Place, W185a.
• Friday, March 13, 11:00-12:00 PM: PhET Table at NESTA Climate, Ocean, and Atmosphere Share-a-Thon McCormick Place, Skyline W375e.

Stop by our booth #554 and play with the latest HTML5 PhET sims, learn about our Teacher’s Tips, or just say “hi.”

Did you miss Conifer Chemistry Teacher and PhET K12 Specialist Trish Loeblein discuss her personal experiences on how and why she uses PhET in her chemistry classroom last fall?

This Wednesday, Trish will give an encore presentation, including addressing suggestions and questions from the over 190 attendees from last fall’s webinar. Listen to and chat with Trish as she shares her strategies, course planning documents, lessons, and student handouts for regular and advanced chemistry.

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Time: 5 PM, MST
Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4007410185230266626