A workshop on the science and applications of the laser will begin during the Spring Semester, 1997. Teachers from approximately ten schools in Kansas will work with Physics Education Research Group staff to learn about the laser and to develop lessons to teach laser science in their classroom. This work will be based on the instructional materials created by Dr. Rami Arieli for school children in Israel.

During the second year of the workshop teachers will concentrate on the Visual Quantum Mechanics materials now being developed at Kansas State University.

This workshop is supported by a grant from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program, administered by the Kansas Board of Regents.