Florida Institute of Technology - Ad Astra Yearbook (Melbourne, FL)

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The Science Education Department offered its first program in 1970. This program was created largely to meet the needs of local secondary science teachers and led to a Master’s Degree in Science Education. The following year, an undergraduate pro- gram was initiated to train future science teachers at the secondary level. As the De- partment grew, a Ph. D. program was ad- ded in 1974 and the Ed. S. program in 1978. Since its inception in 1970, the sci- ence Education Department has awarded over 100 graduate degrees and approxi- mately 50 undergraduate degrees. Presently, the Science Education Depart- ment includes a media room, a resource center, and a conference class room. The media room houses not only a complete set of A-V equipment (including a closed cir- cuit video tape system) but also a profes- sional slide copier and copy stand for use by all departments. The Resource Center houses a complete library of curricular ma- terials for secondary science education as well as a host of journals and an extensive set of article files. The Center also houses three microcomputer systems and science laboratory equipment for use by interning teachers. A Resource Center Coordinator maintains the Center. Current research in the Science Education Department includes work in Computer Assisted Instruction and in Individualized Instruction. Special courses and programs in both areas are regularly offered. Two of the microcomputers in the Resource Cen- ter (Apple II) were obtained through Na- tional Science Foundation grants for the education of teachers. The faculty of the Science Education De- partment All teach both science courses as well as science education courses at F.I.T. The Department has always been very sci- ence oriented and as such is part of the School of Science and Engineering Gra- SCIENCE | EDUCATION Below left: Dr. Fronk, Head Below right: | to r Dr. Horton, Mr. Richmond duates of the various programs are current- ly employed in all levels of education from secondary school through university. Some are also involved in science-related indus- tries. Graduates can be found all over the United States and a host of foreign coun- tries. The United States is presently suffering a science and math teacher shortage. Cerain- ly part of the future of the Department will involve training as many new teachers as possible. The future will also see more work with computers and computer assist- ed instruction. The Science Education De- partment will continue to serve science and math teachers through graduate programs and special summer programs. With the growing national concerns for science and math education, the future should see an ever growing Science Education Depart- ment. 243

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CAMPUS MINISTRY Above left: Reverend Bailey, Above right: Reverend Forbes, Campus Ministry Volunteers: (not pictured) Reverend Zimmerlee, Coordinator; Reverend Brewer, Rabbi Hillman, Reverend Bruce, Reverend Kent, Reverend Knaul, Reverend Lewis, Reverend Oswalt, Reverend Riedesel, Reve rend Ronner. 245