The National Science Foundation has an active and important World Wide Web site for science researchers and educators. The site contains information on all NSF programs, including some information that cannot be accessed easily any other way. To help you to use this site effectively, the Journal has started this feature. Each month, I will describe an aspect of the site that is important for chemical educators, including updates on breaking events, new programs, and new publications from the NSF. This month I begin by laying out the organization of the site and discussing the three programs with deadlines this year.
The "Chemistry Teacher Connection" (CTC) is especially for high school chemistry teachers. For only $40/year, it offers an online-only subscription to CLIC along with membership in the Division of Chemical Education, normally $65/year. CTC subscribers receive access to all articles and supplements from 1996 through the current issue.
Through special arrangement with the ACS, JCE High School CLIC is now able to provide subscribers with online access to Chemical & Engineering News articles that have been selected specifically for secondary science instructors and their students.
Occasionally, collections of JCE back issues become available for donation to individual teachers, schools, or libraries. JCE matches collections with interested recipients. Recipients pay shipping costs or pick up the collection.