Chemistry For Your Life

What is BCCE and why are people so excited about it?


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What happens when the world’s largest gathering of chemistry educators decides to try something new?

This summer we’re partnering with the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) for a special series of Monday episodes. In this kickoff conversation, Melissa sits down with conference organizers to talk about the vision behind this year’s event, why community conversations are replacing traditional keynotes, and how chemistry educators are thinking about the future of teaching and learning. Whether you’re attending BCCE or just curious about how people learn chemistry, this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest conversations happening in chemistry education today.

 

Important Links

  • bcce.divched.org/2026
  • YouTube.com/@chemforyourlife
  • chemforyourlife.com
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    Time Stamps

    0:00 – Introducing our BCCE summer series

    2:00 – Why Melissa loves BCCE
    4:50 – Meet Ariel Vaughn and Ginger Schultz
    7:00 – What are Community Conversations?
    8:20 – Replacing keynote speakers with interactive discussions
    9:00 – How the conversation topics were selected
    13:40 – Empowering the community to shape the conference
    14:40 – Previewing this year’s Community Conversation topics
    16:00 – Neurodiversity, equity, and communities of practice
    19:50 – Why community matters in chemistry education
    25:20 – Meet BCCE General Chair Sam Pazicni
    28:30 – The vision behind this year’s conference
    29:00 – “Reflecting Back and Marching Forward” explained
    32:30 – The six conference contexts and Community Conversations
    37:20 – Who should attend BCCE?
    39:00 – Tips for first-time conference attendees
    41:00 – Remote attendance and recorded sessions
    45:20 – Planning your schedule with the conference app
    50:40 – What to wear and what to pack
    57:30 – Madison food recommendations and cheese curds
    1:03:50 – Special events, parking tips, and final advice
    1:08:20 – Final BCCE details and registration information

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