Green chemistry’s educational impact is directly related to teacher’s confidence and understanding of sustainable science. Beyond Benign’s Lead Teacher Program (LTP) is a professional, collaborative, and educational support system that has been crafted to support educators that advocate and incorporate sustainable science within their classrooms. This ongoing research project evaluates the LTP by analyzing the transcripts from phone interviews with the program participants in order to propose the LTP’s purpose, successes, and areas of improvement. Then the authors identify what led participants to join the program, how green chemistry knowledge is shared by each of the participants, and what it means to become a certified lead teacher. This research improves chemistry education by transitioning its language to include more sustainability and suggests that teachers need additional support, which the LTP uniquely offers.

Evaluating the lead teacher program: Supporting K-12 ambassadors and leaders in green chemistry education

ACS Spring 2022

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