The Chemical Institute of Canada is an umbrella organization for three Constituent Societies: the Canadian Society for Chemistry, the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering and the Canadian Society for Chemical Technology. The purpose of the Institute is to promote common scientific and technical interests and to provide service to all its members. The Chemical Education Division is a division of all three constituent CIC societies. Individual chemists, chemical engineers and chemical technologists who join one of the Constituent Societies are automatically members of the CIC. The Institute has approximately 6,000 members employed by industry, government and academia across Canada and maintains a National Office in Ottawa to co-ordinate its activities.
The terms of reference of IUPAC's Committee on Chemical Education are: (i) To advise the President and the Executive Committee on matters relating to chemistry education, including the public appreciation of chemistry. (ii) To maintain a portfolio of educational projects and to coordinate the educational activities of IUPAC. (iii) To monitor chemistry education activities throughout the world and to disseminate information relating to chemical education, including the public appreciation of chemistry. (iv) To develop liaisons with international organizations such as UNESCO, national and regional chemical societies, chemical education committees, and organizations concerned with the public appreciation of science.
The American Chemical Society was founded in 1876 and is a not-for-profit organization. It is the world's largest scientific society and has a membership of over 155,000 chemists and chemical engineers. The American Chemical Society was chartered by a 1937 Act of the U.S. Congress. The Society is recognized as a world leader in fostering scientific education and research, and promoting public understanding of science.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is the Learned Society for chemistry and the Professional Body for chemists in the UK with 46,000 members world-wide. It can trace its roots back to The Chemical Society, founded in 1841. The Society is a major publisher of chemical information, supports the teaching of chemistry at all levels, organizes hundreds of chemical meetings a year and is a leader in communicating science to the public.
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C3 is a Canadian organization of individuals interested in the development of teachers of chemistry and the teaching of chemistry. It provides professional development activities for college teachers, publishes a quarterly newsletter, sponsors an annual conference on chemical education, and presents annual awards to both teachers and students. C3 was founded in 1972 and is a non-profit organization.
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The Journal of Chemical
Education monthly print journal publishes articles of interest to those who
teach chemistry at all levels from high school through graduate courses.
Articles include reviews of new areas of chemistry, methods for teaching difficult
concepts, discussions of learning theory, lecture demonstrations, computer programs,
course outlines, and new laboratory experiments.
JCE Internet publishes materials designed for the Internet. Such materials include
articles that cannot be expressed in print, Internet resources, and reviews
of Internet resources.
JCE Software publishes instructional computer software and video. Each issue
contains chemistry computer programs with a User's Manual that contains both
directions to operate the programs and guidance about using them in the classroom
or laboratory. Programs are chosen for their
ability to demonstrate dynamically, in a computer environment, ideas and concepts
that can't be shown otherwise.
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