Examples of Externships: Employer and Classroom Results
Elementary School
Classroom
teacher working with the Education Coordinator at a recycling
center Units for use
by students visiting on field trips Valley Quest
Treasure Hunt for use at the recycling center Curriculum
units on recycling Classroom
teacher working in engineering research and development Technical,
hands-on fabrication assistance Classroom
units on problem-solving Guidance
Counselor at a hospital An
established contact between medical center and school to help
ease the transistion of hospitalized children back to the school
community A protocol
for children returning to school after surgery or an extended
hospital stay and Classroom
teacher at a museum Materials
for students and teachers visitng on field trips 4th/5th grade
cross-disciplinary curriculum unit for use in conjunction with
field trips to the site
protocols incorporated into the guidance curriculum, dealing with
issues of safety, tolerance and understanding
Middle School
English
teacher working with the Communications Director of an institution Case
study, analysis, and evaluation of specific communication issue Students presented
with "communication challenges" intended to broaden students'
awareness of language use and hone their specific skills with
various rhetorical approaches Sixth
grade teacher at a local engineering firm Developed
a Team Leadership course to improve the skill levels of Team and
Project Leaders Team
Leadership course adapted for use with middle school student council
or other student organization
High School
Externship Employer
Result Classroom
Results An English
teacher mentored by a newspaper reporter Assistance with
daily workload; researching and writing
articles A composition
unit focussing on feature/sports writing;
prompted/rapid writing and editting and a field
trip to the newsroom for students A Math teacher at
a software engineering firm working with new
software that generates heating, air conditioning
and air flow needs for rooms and
buildings Software is made
understandable to high school students Students in an
Algebra 2 class, using computers and software
loaned by the company, worked on a semester-long
project to analyze heating and cooling in the
classroom and made recommendations to the school
board for improved air flow
