Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program: Testimonials

Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program: Rosenboom and Interstates

Robbie Cundy, mathematics teacher at Sioux Center High School, shares about his experience working with data at Rosenboom and Interstates as part of the STEM Teacher Externships Program.


Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program: Iowa DNR, State Hygienic Lab and University of Iowa Leddy Research Lab

Marc Benedict, instructional coach at Graettinger-Terril and Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School Districts, provides insite into what he gained through STEM Teacher Externships experiences with Iowa Department of Natural Resources, State Hygienic Lakeside Laboratory and The University of Iowa Leddy Research Laboratory. 


Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program: Rosenboom Machine and Tooling, Iowa DNR and GKN

Rob Cunningham, mathematics and computer science teacher at Spirit Lake High School, shares about his experience as a STEM Teacher Extern at Rosenboom Machine and Tooling, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and GKN.


Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program: Des Moines Public Works Forestry Division

Olivia Palmer, first-year science teacher at Christ the King in Des Moines, and Taylor Hubbard, a science teacher at Ankeny High School, talk about their Teacher Externships experience working with the Emerald Ash Borer and creating a preventative plan for residents in the Des Moines area.

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Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program: Central Iowa Healthcare

Erin Weatherly, a life science teacher at Marshalltown High School, discusses how her role as a teacher has contributed significantly to Central Iowa Healthcare and how her experience there has opened her eyes to new technology and methods high in STEM that have dramatically changed since she first started teaching.

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Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program: Monsanto

Nick Scheetz, science teacher at Washington High School, and Bret Woodward, mathematics teacher at Muscatine High School—East Campus, took the summer to explore the behind-the-scenes world of Monsanto to learn more about career opportunities in their communities that will interest a broad variety of students who have different passions beyond high school.

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