Training in practical optics: from university to secondary school

Abstract

Optics Group in the Faculty of Science at Valladolid University collaborates in training secondary schools teachers in several aspects of Optics. This work is the result of a continuous collaboration (since 1998) between our University and Ministry of Education. In our country, long-life education of teachers is led by specific Centers depending on the Ministry: CFIE. Our responsibility in this collaboration has consisted in planning and giving different courses. As we have detected a lack of practical skills in the first level university students, the aim of our collaboration has been to show practical aspects of Optics changing blackboard by laboratory experiences.