Institute for Chemistry Literacy through Computational Science (ICLCS)
The Institute for Chemistry Literacy through Computational Science (ICLCS) is a program that is preparing rural Illinois chemistry teachers for the 21st Century through content, computational tools, and teaching methodology by building a virtual professional learning community among researchers, faculty and students. Our goals are to:
1. Strengthen high school teachers' and students' chemistry content by infusing computational tools and resources into the curriculum;
2. Increase students' and teachers' understanding of the application of chemistry to the world around them;
3. Build a learning community among research faculty and high school teacher participants to reduce teacher isolation and promote learning; and
4. Create a cadre of leaders (Institute Fellows) who will become advocates for excellence in mathematics and science.
Showcase
Director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and Principal Investigator Thom Dunning, Jr., co-Principal Investigators, Edee Norman Wiziecki (NCSA) and Rebecca Canty, Superintendent of A-C Central School District…
The Institute for Chemistry Literacy through Computational Science (ICLCS) provides and evaluates the effectiveness of professional development in computational chemistry education for rural Illinois high school chemistry teachers. Teachers receive…
Library
In this presentation, authors examine innovative ways to understand if there is a relationship between student success and their teachers' yearlong participation in a technology-mediated professional learning environment (PLE). Initial…
"The ICLCS program for rural high school chemistry teachers provides professional development in content knowledge, pedagogical skills, and computational science teaching tools. It is provided over the course of three…
Resources
Using a research-grade simulation package, Dr. Robert J. Mashl has developed several simulations illustrating fundamental physical chemical principles, such as dissolving of salt in water, the melting of ice, the…
These modules are created by ICLCS MDPhd Students who serve as instructors and mentors in the ICLCS. Each modules uses computational tools to demonstrate key concepts.
Higher Education Partners
School District Partners
- Pawnee Community Unit School District #11
- Regional Office of Education #3
- Regional Office of Education #11
- Regional Office of Education #25
- Regional Office of Education #38
- Regional Office of Education #55
