Strategic Plan for the Division of Chemical Education

Advancing chemistry education for all.

Mission: Foster a vibrant and inclusive community of educators and researchers to improve the teaching and learning of chemistry.

Goal 1

Engagement & Inclusivity

Cultivate welcoming and responsive chemical education communities.

Goal 2

Engage chemistry educators and education researchers at all levels in a wide range of high-quality, accessible learning experiences.

Goal 3

Build and communicate the unique benefits and role of DivCHED.

S1. Governance Structures & Committees

Create task force to solicit committee input & info to review governance structure and responsibilities, recommend improvements for the membership by Fall 2024 National Meeting
S2. Programs & Events

Create 3 social networking opportunities by Fall 2025 National Meeting
S3. More Equitable & Accessible Practices

Create and communicate DEIR grounded best practices for committee operations by Spring 2025 National Meeting

S1. Professional Learning Opportunities

Implement three new professional learning programs by Q3 2025 addressing each: secondary practitioners, postsecondary practitioners, and chem ed researchers
S2. Accessibility for Resources

Examine and revise financial structures to provide funding that serves DivCHED membership (e.g., new programming, other activities) by Q4 2024
S3. Collaboration

Implement a new professional learning experience bringing chemistry education professionals together with 1+ other communities with complementary expertise by Q3 2025

S1. Information Dissemination

Launch and gather user experience feedback from a diverse constituency of members about the new DIVCHED website by end of 2024.
S2. Building Value & Branding

Assign the PR committee and develop and present to the Executive Committee (ExComm) two branding strategies by the end of 2025
S3. Documentation, Build Institutional Knowledge

Assign the PR committee to do an inventory of at least 15 DIVCHED resources by Fall 2025.

Governance structure overhaul. Create task force to solicit committee input / information to review current governance structure and responsibilities by Fall 2024 National Meeting and recommend improvements to the membership.
Networking opportunities. Create 3 social networking opportunities by Fall 2025 National Meeting.
Organizational excellence & inclusion. Create and communicate DEIR grounded best practices for committee operations by Spring 2025 National Meeting.

New learning opportunities. Implement at least three new professional learning programs, at least one of which addresses each of secondary practitioners, postsecondary practitioners, and chem ed researchers by Q3 2025.
Access to resources. Examine and revise financial structures to provide funding that serves DivCHED membership.
Expert collaboration. Implement a new professional learning experience that brings together chemistry education professionals with one or more other communities with complementary expertise by Q3 2025.

Optimize institutional knowledge. Assign the PR committee to do an inventory of at least 15 DivCHED resources by Fall 2025.
Increase value & branding. Assign the PR committee and develop and present to XCOM two branding strategies by the end of 2025.
Enhance website user experience. Launch and gather user experience feedback from a diverse range of consistency of members about the new DivCHED chem website (that contains ChemEdX and the current DivCHED website) by end of 2024.

Town Hall Meeting - February 2024 (YouTube Video)

2017 Strategic Plan - an archived page of the previous plan.