Florida International University
Florida International University
Introduction
Fellowships and Scholarships
CHEPREO and Programs
Contact
Laird Kramer
Email: Laird.Kramer@fiu.edu
Tel: 305-348-6073
Florida International University (FIU) in Miami educates more Hispanic students than any other institution in the country, and that diversity is reflected among FIU’s physics majors. Site leader Laird Kramer has built a thriving learning community within the department, and is now seeking to expand these efforts to include educating teachers. The PhysTEC project has been able to build on FIU’s Center for High-Energy Physics Research, Education, and Outreach (CHEPREO), which includes a Physics Learning Center targeting underserved students. Project leaders have launched a Learning Assistant program that included eight undergraduates in its first semester of operation, and has grown since then. In 2008 FIU graduated its first physics teacher in a decade, and has more in the pipeline. The university is poised to provide the lion’s share of highly qualified physics teachers to the southern tip of Florida, and especially to Miami-Dade County, one of the largest school districts in the country.
Supplemental Links
- Learn more about FIU Learn - FIU's Science and Mathematics Secondary Education program
- Read APS Forum on Education Newsletter article about Florida International’s program.
Faculty
Eric Brewe
Laird Kramer
Teachers-in-Residence
Leanne Wells (2007-2008)
Jorge Gibert (2008-2009)
Diane Crenshaw (2009-2010)





