(can be completed year round except for a
two-week time frame from mid-June until after July 1)
An educator externship is a significant out-of-school
work experience for which the educator is paid. Through
externships, educators gain knowledge and experience in
business and industry settings. The primary purpose of
an externship is to influence those who write, promote,
or support curricula to make curricular changes that will
help students make connections between school, work, and
the community.
Externships are not job shadows; the educator does more
than "shadow" another worker. During externships,
the educator performs actual work that benefits the business
or industry.
GOAL OF THE PROGRAM:
To provide teachers, counselors and administrators (7-12)
with learning opportunities that enables them to provide
their students with connections between school and work.
THE THREE FOUNDATION SKILLS
ARE:
· Basic Skills in reading,
math, speaking and listening;
· thinking skills for reasoning, thinking creatively,
and decision making
· personal qualities including individual responsibility,
sociability and integrity.
THE FIVE COMPETENCIES ARE:
· The ability to effectively use resources such
as time, money, materials and staff;
· display interpersonal skills, teamwork, customer
services and negotiating skills;
· effective use of information;
· understanding of systems, such as social, organizational
and technological systems;
· and productive use of technology, selecting
and applying technological resources to specific tasks.
Externships offer educators an opportunity to obtain some
practical experience for integrating SCANS skills into
their curriculum.
BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS:
- Recognition
of technological requirements and advancements in business
and industry and incorporating filling those needs through
curriculum updates.
- Diversity in the workplace
- Expected employment competencies, behaviors,
and interpersonal skills
- Recognition of relationships between
content areas and business/industry operations
- Opportunity to establish valuable networking
relationships with business and industry
- Exposure to the variety of occupations
available to students
FOR BUSINESS & INDUSTRY:
- The opportunity to share their mission/vision
with the community
- To aid in the preparation of better prepared
workers
- Exposure to the educator's input and
perspective
TIME OF YEAR /PLACEMENTS
- Can be done any time except for the last
10 days of June
- During school vacations or breaks
- Consecutive weekends
- After School Hours
- Educators must find their own placement
in a local/regional business or innovative industry
which will supply future jobs.
