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  • Seventh International Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics
  • Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 2001),
  • paper TETII89

Photonics Classes in High School

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Abstract

In continuing the development of a three-year high school photonics program, the Columbia Area Career Center (Missouri, USA) faces the challenges associated with introducing a new subject area to career technical education in the public school system. The program was established to address the severe lack of Laser Electro-Optical Technicians (LEOTs) in the local manufacturing industry. Its goals are to increase student awareness of the expanding job opportunities available in photonics and optics, teach skills needed for the field, and foster close ties with industry and post-secondary institutions. This paper examines the success of the program to date and outlines the problems associated with teaching an advanced curriculum at the high school level.

© 2001 Optical Society of America

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