A Laser Academy for High School Science Teachers

昆斯伯勒社区学院的物理系将在“高中生激光学院”成功的基础上，举办“高中科学教师激光学院”。光子学是对光学、激光和光纤的研究，是一个技术领域，在这个领域，合格人才的短缺尤为严重。激光教师学院将为科学教师提供机会，在光子学的背景下学习、体验和使用信息技术。然后，老师们将把这些内容整合到他们的物理课程中。该项目将在三年内每年为22名高中科学教师(共66名教师)及其学生--估计在项目完成后每年服务3000多名--提供服务。活动/产品包括：为期三周的暑期课程(每天6至8个小时)，以加深对各种信息技术相关技术背后的理论的概念性理解，并掌握与这些领域有关的各种技能(普通光学、光纤、电子学、激光、计算机工具、计算机编程、机器人、遥控器)。为期两天的会议将致力于教育研究和教学科学的最佳实践。为期一周的暑期沉浸计划，在此期间，参与者将测试他们开发的学习模块的有效性。(暑期沉浸计划将特别关注通过提案中的“Girl Tech”部分招募和培训女学生。每年夏天将招收约48名学生。)；在学年期间向参加活动的教师提供支持。教师将定期访问学校(估计每名参与者10小时)，帮助安装设备，并协助教师计划和实施课程；以及一次年终会议，与会者将在会上讨论他们在该项目中的经验，哪些项目奏效了，以及未来的活动。

The Physics Department at Queensborough Community College will conduct a "Laser Academy for High School Science Teachers," building on the success of the "Laser Scademy for High School Students." Photonics -- the study of optics, lasers and fiber optics -- is a technical field where the shortage of qualified personnel is particularly acute. The Laser Academy for teachers will offer science teachers opportunities to learn about, experience and use information technologies within the context of photonics. The teachers will then integrate this content into their physical science lessons. The project will serve 22 high school science teachers each year for three years (a total of 66 teachers) as well as their students -- estimated at more than 3,000 each year upon completion of the project.The activities/products include:. a three-week summer session (six to eight hours per day) to develop conceptual understanding of the theories underlying various IT-related technologies and to acquire competence in a variety of skills relevant to these fields (general optics, fiber optics, electronics, lasers, computers as tools, computer programming, robotics, remote control). Two day-long sessions will be devoted to educational research and best practices for teaching science.. a week-long summer immersion program during which participants will test the effectiveness of learning modules they developed. (The summer immersion program will have a special focus on recruiting and training female students through the "Girl Tech" component of the proposal. Approximately 48 students will be recruited each summer.);. support to participating teachers during the school year. Faculty will visit the schools on a regular basis (estimated at ten hours per participant) to help set up equipment and assist teachers with lesson planning and implementation; and. an end-of-the-year conference where participants will meet to discuss their experiences in the program, what worked, and future activities.