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Teach the Mechanism

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Mechanisms and Synthesis Go Hand-in-Hand April 16, 2019
My Surprising Favorite Second-Semester Chapter April 9, 2019
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Plan of Attack: Building Around Chapter 7 to Complete the Picture March 25, 2019
2D Molecule Drawing in Smartwork5; Flash-free and Student Friendly March 18, 2019
Smartwork5: Immediate Formative Assessment Opportunities Help Students Work Smart March 11, 2019
Bulls-eye: Tracking Reaction Usage Keeps Students on Target with Synthesis Problems March 4, 2019
Winds of Change: Instructor Resources Make Switching to Karty a Breeze February 25, 2019
Yes, Interpreting an NMR Spectrum Really is Just like Solving a Jigsaw Puzzle! February 19, 2019
Better at Mechanisms, Better at Synthesis February 11, 2019
Memorization Not a Choice: Learning to Remember February 4, 2019
How Do Students Respond to the Mechanistic Organization? January 28, 2019
Textbook Cost: Is One Home Run Really Better than Two Doubles? January 23, 2019
First Impressions: The Big Switch, Part 2 January 14, 2019
First Impressions: The Big Switch, Part 1 January 7, 2019
Happy holidays from all of us at Teach the Mechanism! December 17, 2018
Flipping the Script: Mechanistic Organization Encourages Cooperative Learning December 10, 2018
Karty’s Method Stands Alone, and With It So Can Your Students December 5, 2018
In Favor of Putting Pen to Paper November 26, 2018
The First Semester: A Slower Pace Wins the Race November 14, 2018
FAQ: How far through the text should I get by the end of the first semester? August 31, 2018
Results of Four Years of Teaching the Mechanism July 13, 2018
What do origami and organic chemistry have in common? March 9, 2018
My Best Experience Yet Teaching Synthesis March 5, 2018
How far do you get in first semester organic chemistry? January 31, 2018
Ten Elementary Steps Are Better Than Four January 17, 2018
Happy Holidays! December 22, 2017
What’s in a NOM? Nomenclature that Actually Makes Sense. November 21, 2017
A Famous Pair, and No it isn’t Sonny and Cher November 13, 2017
Life is Hard Enough. Why Teach Alkenes By Function? November 1, 2017
Floppity or Floop? October 25, 2017
In Learning You Will Teach October 20, 2017
Too Little? Too Much? Chapter 7 is just Right! October 11, 2017
Organically Gaining Synthetic Expertise September 21, 2017
A New Semester, A fresh Foundation September 12, 2017
An Enlightening Experience September 5, 2017
Steal This Idea May 26, 2017
Students are Doin’ it for Themselves April 17, 2017
A Racemization Revelation April 12, 2017
Seeing the Big Picture December 8, 2016
Time Well Spent November 14, 2016
MO Theory? NO Problem November 3, 2016
pKa Values: A Chemist’s Best Friend to Predicting a Reaction October 27, 2016
No Pain, Lots of Gain October 3, 2016
Higher Understanding but Not “Higher-Level” September 22, 2016
You Are Ready for the Final Once You Drink Some Coffee June 16, 2016
From Cover to Cover May 26, 2016
The Mechanism Did It! May 20, 2016
My Surprising Favorite Second-Semester Chapter May 12, 2016
Karty Makes the Reaction Notebook Easy May 5, 2016
Spectroscopy: Seeing (and Using) the Big Picture April 29, 2016
Right Where I Want my Students to Be April 14, 2016
All Downhill After the Aldol April 7, 2016
Cutting off the Tail March 31, 2016
Favorite First-Semester Chapter: Chapter 9 March 25, 2016
When to Introduce Conjugate Addition: Sometimes More is More March 17, 2016
How the Ten Elementary Steps Unified My Course March 10, 2016
Building on their Knowledge: From Atoms to Multi-Step Synthesis to Curing Sick Puppies March 3, 2016
Mechanisms Make Everything Easier February 18, 2016
Taking the Enolate off the Pedestal February 11, 2016

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