Chemistry technician education resources.The American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in (ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ) is concerned about the future of chemistry-based technician education, so it has resources for educators in high school programs and at two-year colleges. ChemTechLinks is a project funded by the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Program that is managed by personnel within the Education Division of ACS. In addition to developing a Web-based system to update, validate To prove something to be sound or logical. Also to certify conformance to a standard. Contrast with "verify," which means to prove something to be correct. For example, data entry validity checking determines whether the data make sense (numbers fall within a range, numeric data , maintain and disseminate dis·sem·i·nate v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates v.tr. 1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. 2. industry skill standards, the organization has developed an online national clearinghouse for information on chemistry-based technician education. ChemTechLinks provides career information to students who might be interested in becoming technicians in the field. For technology educators at the high school and two-year college levels, ChemTechLinks offers professional development opportunities. Among these are summer workshops that are intended to "strengthen the bond and alliances between two-year chemistry technology programs and high schools, especially those that have technical programs." There are also introductory and follow-up courses for two-year college chemical laboratory and process technology faculty, which are held at Brazosport College Brazosport College, or BC, is a public, coeducational college located in Lake Jackson, Texas. The college was opened in 1968, and offers two-year and four-year degrees. The college has several notable facilities on-campus. . For more information, visit www.chemistry.org. |
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