VisChem is a National Science Foundation funded (Award #DRL-1908121, PI: Dr. Ellen Yezierski, Professor of Chemistry, Miami University) professional development program and study to determine how teachers’ use of dynamic, molecular-level visualizations in secondary chemistry classrooms afford and constrain student learning as well as inform students’ ideas about molecular-level behavior underpinning chemical and physical changes. 

2025 brings three new VisChem Mini-Institutes (VisChem Express) where you can learn the VisChem Approach using dynamic particle-level animations, combined with constructivist teaching strategies, all informed by a cognitive learning model and the latest research on learning through multimedia, to foster conceptual understanding of chemistry. U.S. secondary teachers who teach at least one chemistry course each year are eligible. The first application deadline is January 25, 2025. Choose from one of three Zoom offerings to fit your schedule.

Learn more about VisChem at VisChem.org.