In a technology-based society, effective science education is important,
not only for training a qualified workforce, but also for producing
informed citizens capable of understanding the issues and problems facing
stimulating interest and deveoping the skills of budding scientists and
technicians. The Ambassador Program described in this article provides a
mechanism for industrial/academic interaction to take place. The Ambassador
Program brings industrial scientists and technicians into high school and
two-year college classrooms to expose both students and teachers to issues
faced in the industrial workplace and laboratory. The multiphase model
program integrates a classroom seminar, a tour of an industrial facility,
and a laboratory experience based on industrial technology. This article
describes the pilot PACT Ambassador program that was held in partnership
with Quantum Chemical Corporation, William Mason High School, and Miami
University Middletown.
The "Chemistry Teacher Connection" (CTC) is especially for high school chemistry teachers. For only $40/year, it offers an online-only subscription to CLIC along with membership in the Division of Chemical Education, normally $65/year. CTC subscribers receive access to all articles and supplements from 1996 through the current issue.
Through special arrangement with the ACS, JCE High School CLIC is now able to provide subscribers with online access to Chemical & Engineering News articles that have been selected specifically for secondary science instructors and their students.
Occasionally, collections of JCE back issues become available for donation to individual teachers, schools, or libraries. JCE matches collections with interested recipients. Recipients pay shipping costs or pick up the collection.
For journals in other fields of chemistry visit ACS Publications.
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