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Optics Technology

Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ
Optics are everywhere! And the field of Optics Technology is growing.
Do your students know about the many career opportunities in New Jersey — and nationwide — in precision optics manufacturing?
Give them a head start by introducing optics into your science classes.

Benefits to Attendees:
• 14 professional development hours
• $200 paid to you by the New Jersey
Pathways Initiative
• Hands-on training in a lab environment
• Materials for inexpensive classroom
activities and lab units
• Lunch provided each day

Day One:
• Introductions
• Overview of the optics technology field
• Overview of the SCCC optics program
and dual-enrollment options
• Tour of SCCC optics lab
• Hands-on lab activities –
- Plane and curved mirrors
- Mirror maze game
Day Two:
• Snell’s Law lab activity
• All about lenses
• Optics manufacturing company tour
• Q/A – Is optics right for you and
your students?
• Presentation of teaching materials
and certifications

Intended audience
New Jersey STEM high school teachers and administrators
Date and time
2024-06-25 09:00 AM to 2024-06-26 04:00 PM
Registration deadline
2024-06-14
E-mail
Web link
https://optics.americom.org/hubfs/SCCC.Teachers.Workshop2_2024.pdf
City
Newton
State or Province
NJ
Country
USA

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