Chapter 9: Guiding Chemistry Students with Essential Questions
Posted May 6, 2017 by Amanda Zullo
This article outlines the shift in a 10th–12th grade Regents Chemistry classroom from traditional lecture and lab lessons to more student-centered, student-driven, differentiated inquiry-based lessons. Integrating these methods in science class and lab instruction provides the opportunity to meet the students where they are while increasing student engagement and understanding.
Amanda Zullo, a member of the Saranac Lake Teachers Association, is a National Board Certified chemistry teacher at Saranac Lake High School. Zullo is a National Teaching Fellow with Hope Street Group; a National Board candidate support provider; a member of the New York State Master Teacher program, the American Chemical Society, #TeachStrong and America Achieves New York State Policy Fellowship.