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Chemical education research;
active learning integration; chemistry across the curriculum;
workplace applications
Mickey directs Miami’s
Center for Chemistry Education, which is nationally and internationally
recognized for its efforts to enhance science education by engaging teachers
and students in active learning. These programs have reached more than
19,500 kindergarten through college educators nationally through credit
courses and numerous others through non-credit outreach efforts. With mottos
such as “When you capture a teacher, you capture a generation,” her efforts
have dramatically impacted chemistry education in the U.S. Mickey’s research
interests include increasing scientific literacy; stimulating interest and
increased understanding in science education in order to prepare a quality
workforce; and creating wise consumers, responsible citizens, and informed
voters through quality science education.
Through her research
in chemistry education, she and her graduate students have developed a
research-based protocol for providing teachers with the science content
knowledge, experience, confidence, and support they need to bring quality
science instruction to their classes. This award-winning protocol has become
a national template for teacher professional development programs. In
addition, Sarquis and her team have created a continuous quality control
protocol for developing and publishing high-quality instructional materials.
Additional areas of research include developing inquiry based labs for
college-level general chemistry courses, chemical technology education,
technology conversion of face-to-face courses into web-based distributive
learning courses, and various visualization techniques to improve conceptual
understanding.
For her efforts, Mickey has been awarded
regional (1986) and national (1994) Chemical Manufacturers Association
Catalyst Awards, The Ohio Academy of Science Outstanding University Educator
Award (1990), and American Chemical Society Cincinnati Section Chemist of
the Year (2006). She has also been awarded more than $15 million in grant
funds from state, federal, and industrial sources.
References
Sarquis, Jerry L.;
Sarquis, Arlyne. M. (Mickey). “Toys in the Classroom", J. Chem. Ed.
2005 82 1450.
Dickson, Hamilton;
Kittredge, Kevin W.; Sarquis, Arlyne M. “Thin-Layer Chromatography: The
“Eyes” of the Organic Chemist,” J. Chem. Ed. 2004 81
1023.
Sarquis,
A.M. “Recommendations for Offering Successful Professional Development
Programs for Teachers,” J. Chem. Ed. 2001 78 (6)
820–823.
Building
Student Safety Habits for the Workplace (PACT Chemical Technology Resource
series; Mickey Sarquis, series editor), Terrific Science Press, Middletown,
OH, 2000.
Don Storer and Mickey Sarquis, “A Freshman Chemistry Capstone Experience:
Measuring Soil Phosphates Using Ion-Exchange Resins,” Journal of Chemical
Education, 77, June 2000, pp 748-749.
Chemistry in Industry, Volume 2: Featuring Polymer Processes and Analyses of
Equistar Technology Center (PACT Chemical Technology Resource series; Mickey
Sarquis, series editor), 2000, Synaps Chem Tools, Lincoln, NE, an
interactive CD-ROM.
Mickey Sarquis and Lynn Hogue, Classroom Science from A to Z, Terrific
Science Press, Middletown, OH, 1999.
Mickey Sarquis and Lynn Hogue, Science Night Family Fun from A to Z,
Terrific Science Press, Middletown, OH, 1999.
Mickey Sarquis and Linda Woodward, Science Projects for Holidays Throughout
the Year, Terrific Science Press, Middletown, OH, 1999.
M. Sarquis, J. Sarquis, J. Williams, Teaching Chemistry with TOYS, Terrific
Science Press, Middletown, OH, 1995. |
