This podcast episode celebrates the 2022 POGIL Early Achievement Award Winners or “ PEACH Awards .” Today, co-host Dr. Wayne Pearson (who is a retired chemistry professor from the U.S. Naval Academy) will introduce the Project’s PEACH Award winners: Siobhan Julian from Webster Schroeder High School in Webster, New York is our high school winner. And our post-secondary award winner is Andy Aspaas from Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Cambridge, MN. Enjoy the conversation!...
Apr 05, 2022•27 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast This podcast is a special episode we’d like to share with you as part of our outreach to other like minded organizations and educators. Today, Co-host Alex Grushow (who is a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) interviews Dr. Brad Moser - a lab technician and instructor of Physics at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. He is also the host of a podcast called Physics Alive where he sparks new life into the physics classroom. Dr. Moser ...
Feb 22, 2022•29 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Today, we bring into focus POGIL’s upcoming Climate Justice Symposium that will take place in June 2022. POGIL Practitioner Dr. Kristin Plessel, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater interviews Dr. Deb L. Morrison of the University of Washington. Dr. Morrison will be one of the main presenters at the upcoming Climate Justice Symposium. She works at the intersection of justice, climate science, and learning and is a climate and anti-oppre...
Feb 08, 2022•19 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast For our seventh episode this season, we will focus on the fifth goal of POGIL’s Strategic Plan - which is Networking and Strategic Collaboration Today, Co-host Alex Grushow (who is a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) interviews Dr. Joan Roque - Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. We also have Dr. Joyce Easter, Dean of the Batten Honors College of Virginia Wesleyan University and Professor ...
Jan 11, 2022•21 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast For our sixth episode this season, we will focus on the Observation Protocol for Teaching in Interactive Classrooms, also known as the OPTIC app. OPTIC is an observation tool for the coaching and mentoring of learner-centered practitioners who use collaborative small groups, experienced practitioners to obtain feedback on their facilitating, administrators to aid in the evaluation of faculty who participate in learner-centered collaborative teaching styles, and the documentation of collaborative...
Dec 28, 2021•21 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast For our fifth episode this season, we will focus on the third of five strategic goals in The POGIL Project’s Strategic Plan, which is Diversity and Inclusivity: Guiding Principles and Learning Communities Program. Today, Co-host Alex Grushow (who is a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) interviews POGIL Practitioners Dr. Teresa Bixy and Dr. Michael Bruno. Enjoy the conversation!
Dec 14, 2021•28 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast For our fourth episode this season, we will focus on the second of five strategic goals in The POGIL Project’s Strategic Plan, which deals with the creation of High-Quality POGIL Activities. Today, Co-host Wayne Pearson (who is a retired chemistry professor from the U.S. Naval Academy) will interview three panelists who work closely with both The Project’s endorsement process and its POGIL Activity Clearinghouse. Caryl Fish, Professor and Chair of the Interdisciplinary Science department at Sain...
Nov 30, 2021•20 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast For our third episode this season, we will focus on the first of five strategic goals in The POGIL Project’s Strategic Plan, which is to Grow and Support POGIL Practitioners: We will talk about some of the recent initiatives that have helped us pursue this goal, including the National Conference to Advance POGIL Practice, the Networks Working Group, and the upcoming Climate Justice Symposium. A fundamental aspect of teaching in a POGIL classroom is building personal relationships— student to stu...
Nov 16, 2021•16 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast For our second episode this season, we will focus on POGIL’s National Meeting and What We Do. We’ll be answering several questions, including: How does this meeting help The Project move its strategic plan forward?, as well as how do the working groups associated with the strategic plan make that happen. Co-host Alex Grushow (who is a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) interviews Marty Perry, Vice Chair for Professional Education...
Nov 02, 2021•32 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast During Season 2, we will feature a total of nine episodes focusing on The Project’s strategic plan. In our first episode, we focus on the historical context of POGIL’s strategic plan - Specifically, How did The Project create its plan and why is it so important? Co-host Alex Grushow (who is a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) interviews Richard S. Moog, Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Franklin & Marshall College in L...
Oct 19, 2021•40 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Shannon Wachowski is currently the Science Consultant for the Wyoming Department of Education (as of June 2020!). In her 14-year career as an educator, Shannon has taught a variety of science and math classes in rural high school settings as well as facilitated professional development for teachers, from pre-service to veteran, through her work with The POGIL Project, PEER Physics, and the University of Wyoming. Originally a chemical engineer, Shannon left industry to pursue a career of life-lon...
Feb 23, 2021•24 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Melissa S. Reeves received her B.S. in chemistry at University of Florida and her Ph.D. in chemistry at Indiana University at Bloomington. She is an associate professor of chemistry at Tuskegee University where she specializes in physical chemistry and computational chemistry. Her research interests have ranged from calculating transition states of small molecule reactions in solution to molecular dynamics of polymers. She was part of the Physical Chemistry Online (PCOL) group in the early 2000s...
Feb 09, 2021•35 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Patrick Brown is from Clinton, TN a small community in the Appalachian foothills. He received his B.S. in Biology from UT-Chattanooga and his Ph.D. in Cellular Biology from the University of Georgia. After nearly 5 years as a research scientist with the Belle Baruch Marine Institute of the University of South Carolina, he became an Assistant Professor of Biology at King College (now University) in Bristol, TN. It was while at King that he first became exposed to POGIL through one of The Project’...
Jan 26, 2021•47 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Brian received his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Arizona and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Indiana University. After postdoctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology he was a faculty member at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. for five years before coming to Linfield College in 2001. He’s taught many different chemistry courses, including General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and the Art and Science of Brewing. His research interests are centered on devel...
Jan 12, 2021•34 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Dalia has been teaching English in Chicago, IL, for the last twelve years after concluding that a career in Human Resources Management could not offer either intrinsic satisfaction or intellectual challenges. In 2008, while pursuing her teacher certification, she began teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and college readiness skills at a local community college. Upon completing the teacher certification with endorsements in English and ESL, she transitioned into teaching English language...
Dec 29, 2020•32 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Mark McDaniel is a Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and the Director of the Center for Integrative Research in Cognition, Learning, and Education (CIRCLE). He received his Ph.D. from University of Colorado in 1980. His research is in the general area of human learning and memory, with an emphasis on prospective memory, encoding and retrieval processes in episodic memory and applications to educational contexts. His research has been sponsored b...
Dec 15, 2020•45 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to a special episode of the POGIL Podcast! We at the POGIL National Office are excited for 2021, when we will present a virtual National Conference to Advance POGIL Practice meeting (or NCAPP) with the theme of "Transforming Education & Educators.” POGIL Practitioner Dr. Wayne Pearson interviewed next year’s panelists and through their discussion, you will learn about the origins of NCAPP and what to expect next year. Panelists include: Dr. An Le of Florida Southern University Dr. Chris ...
Dec 14, 2020•20 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Kristin Plessel is a Nebraska native that has been transplanted in Wisconsin. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She joined the UW Colleges’ Rock County campus and chemistry department in 2010, and currently serves as Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. As a graduate student, Kristin was introduced to POGIL, which she immediately applied o...
Dec 01, 2020•29 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Bruno grew up in Connecticut, and received an A.B. in chemistry from Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Cornell University, and did a post-doc at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. At UNC he was a fellow in the SPIRE fellowship program, which combines research support and community service with an emphasis on minority careers in academic science. He was first introduced to POGIL as an assistant professor of chemistry at Guilford College. He is currently an Instructor...
Nov 17, 2020•40 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Sheila Qureshi joined Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar (WCM-Q) as a senior lecturer in 2007 and was promoted to associate professor of chemistry in 2018. She obtained her B.Sc. degree in chemistry and biology from the University of London, Goldsmiths College. Dr. Qureshi received her PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from the University of Wales' Institute of Science and Technology (now University of Cardiff), UK, where her PhD thesis focused on synthesis of C-glycosides. She did her postdoc...
Nov 03, 2020•39 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast We continue our conversation with Dr. Moog, who discusses the origins of the POGIL acronym.
Oct 20, 2020•33 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Today is our first official episode of The POGIL Podcast, where we have our co-host Alex Grushow (who is a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) interview Richard S. Moog, PhD. Moog is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. He is the Executive Director of The POGIL Project and the recipient of the 2016 George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education form the American Chemical Socie...
Oct 20, 2020•23 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Before our first season of The POGIL Podcast officially begins, we would like to introduce you to each of our hosts in this inaugural season of the POGIL podcast. First, we have Dr, Alex Grushow. Alex received a B.A in chemistry from Franklin & Marshall College and a Ph.D. from University of Minnesota. He is currently a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Since his days as an undergraduate he has been fascinated by intermolecular ...
Oct 06, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to The POGIL Podcast. “The POGIL Podcast” is a new conversation from The POGIL Project that celebrates innovative educators, both in and out of the classroom. You will hear about what inspired them to become teachers, and how the practice of student-centered education transformed their classrooms and improved outcomes for their students. Learn how they’re innovating outside of the classroom as well! Join us as we “think out loud” with POGIL educators, researchers, and others working to t...
Aug 27, 2020•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
