KSU Recognized for Creating New Physics Teachers

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Kennesaw State University has earned praise for its efforts to graduate more and more highly-skilled physics teachers.

According to the Cobb Business Journal, the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) named KSU one of only 11 schools which graduated more than five physics teachers in the previous school year. PhysTEC also funds physics departments in colleges and universities across the country in an effort to produce more qualified physics teachers.

KSU’s program was singled out because of its efforts to not only teach physics, but also teaches students how to teach physics to their future students. According to the CBJ, other science teaching programs are more generalized and do not have a specific focus on physics, unlike the KSU program.

Physics teachers are in high demand, according to the CBJ. A 2014 report indicated that the shortage for physics teachers is the greatest among 59 educational fields. Fewer than half of all high school physics teachers in the country have degrees in physics, the Department of Education said.