Clinton Teachers Bring Work-World to Class after Externships

Clinton High School Mathematics Teacher completed a summer Teacher Externships at Zurn Elkay

Eighty-two teachers are back in the classroom with another effective tool in their instruction toolbox following their summer STEM Teacher Externship. One school district will experience ample work-based application in classrooms after five externs from the Clinton Community School District took part in the summer program. Read more about Clinton Teachers Bring Work-World to Class after Externships

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Students Gain through Teacher Summer Workplace Experience

Nick Long, Industrial Technology Teacher at MMCRU Schools completed a summer STEM Teacher Externship at Wetherall Manufacturing.

This summer marked another record-setting year for the Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program. A total of 82 teachers embarked on a hands-on, exploration of local careers in 69 workplaces spanning the state. Read more about Students Gain through Teacher Summer Workplace Experience

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Teachers Answer "Why do a Summer Externship?"

Kelly Giesemann and Steph Monahan, Dubuque High School biology teachers, participated in the STEM Teacher Externships Program with the Clinical and Professional Development Department at MercyOne in Dubuque, Iowa.

It is quite a commitment for an Iowa teacher to block six weeks to experience a workplace that uses the skills and knowledge of the class they teach. Typically, teachers use summer to revise or create new courses, or to further their education, or to teach summer school or coach at a camp. So what attracts dozens of teachers to STEM externships each year? Read more about Teachers Answer "Why do a Summer Externship?"

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Teacher Externships Connect Classroom Learning to Careers

Blake Fehringer, Le Mars High School Skills and Technical Sciences Teacher, took part in a STEM Teacher Externship experience at Interstates.

Iowa's educators have considerable influence in equipping tomorrow's workforce with
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Call for Employer-Hosts for Summer Teacher

Business and industry partners have helped grow and develop the next generation of high-demand workers through the STEM Teacher Externships Program.

Each summer, the STEM Council matches some of Iowa’s most talented STEM educators with Workplace Hosts and helps build partnerships that enhance the workplace and the community’s future workforce. The STEM Teacher Externships Program builds bridges between Iowa workplaces and schools by equipping teachers with work experiences directly connected to classroom content. Read more about Call for Employer-Hosts for Summer Teacher

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