This workshop is specifically intended for first-time AP* Chemistry teachers or those with just one to three years of experience teaching AP* Chemistry, and will be jointly taught by a Carleton professor and an experienced AP* Chemistry teacher. The morning classes will consist of lecture discussions and homework discussions, while the afternoon sessions will be devoted mainly to laboratory work. The selected AP* laboratory exercises have been designed to be reasonably economical and suited to high school time frames. Topics will include bonding, kinetics, and equilibria.

Michael W. Burand received his BS in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota--Duluth in 2000, and his MS (2003) and PhD (2006) from the University of Minnesota. He has held the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Carleton College since the fall of 2007.

Patsy Mueller has been teaching AP* Chemistry in suburban Chicago high schools for several decades. In addition to serving as an AP* Reader and Table Leader, Patsy has also served on AP* Chem Test Development and the NSF Committee to investigate U.S. AP* math and science curricula in a global setting. On the lighter side, she enjoys lakefront and country drives in her convertible (her 4th).