In order to get more people, especially those under- represented in the technical fields, to discover careers in light-enabling technologies, more schools must make a greater effort at an earlier age to provide qualified instruction in these areas. The hardest part of creating new curriculum is the process of establishing its credibility. Aligning new photonics curriculum with National Science Education Standards is the most logical way to do this. Integrating optics and photonic activities that align with these established standards into the normal science curriculum allows for the measurement of student performances against these standards. This paper is about teaching strategies that use these standards to create new photonics activities and incorporate them into the K - 16 classroom. It also addresses using these strategies to design classroom activities and assessments that lead to students' successful demonstration of these standards.
The demand for precision and efficiency is changing the way manufacturers are utilizing photonics and electro-optical technologies. This new demand has created a need for more specially trained operators than our post-secondary programs can supply. An overlooked resource for solving industries personnel problems is the local tech prep high school. These programs already have (1) life-long learning, (2) making technology accessible, and (3) transition from school to work as goals. Tech prep schools already have 75% of the needed equipment in their electronic, computer and technology labs. Add the missing laser labs and you can start a Laser Electro-Optical Technician training program at the secondary level. This arrangement also makes it possible to launch a customized training program available to local industries to place LEOTs in their workforce in just 16 weeks.
The demand for precision and efficiency is changing the way manufacturers from an array of industries are utilizing photonic and electro-optical technologies. This new demand has created a need for more specially trained operators than our post-secondary programs can supply. An over looked resource for solving industries personnel problems is the local tech prep high school. These programs already have (1) life long learning, (2) making technology accessible, and (3) transition from school to work as goals. They have 75% of the needed equipment in their electronic, computer, and technology labs. Add the missing laser labs and you can start a Laser Electro-Optical Technician training program at the secondary level.
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