Diane Bunce was pivotal in my development as teacher and a scholar, which in turn has impacted the many students I've mentored. Mentoring of students takes on many forms. Most faculty associate mentoring of students with research relationships, but what happens in the classroom is also a form of mentoring � although this is often much less intentional.  However, there are instructional strategies and materials that can make the mentoring that occurs during teaching much more valuable. This presentation has two foci. The first will recognize the mentoring Diane does for chemistry education, and in particular chemistry education research. The second will highlight how creating student-centered learning environments more closely approaches an apprenticeship model of teaching and learning. Insights from current research investigating the development of student ideas in physical chemistry will be used to illustrate how mentoring can be an active part of classroom teaching.

Mentoring in the classroom

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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