Real World Externships for Teachers

 

Funded by a grant from the Iowa Department of Economic Development
with additional support from the Alliant Energy Foundation

 

We salute the commitment to education of these companies and agencies, each hosting externs for summer 2010
Abbe Hills Farm Ace Hardware Alliant Energy Allen Hospital Blue Bunny
ConAgra Foods Diamond Vogel The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Ellison Technologies Automation Genencor - A Danisco Division
General Mills Hy-Vee Kemin Industries, Inc. Lee County Conservation Board Monsanto
Pella Corporation Principal Financial Group Procter & Gamble Rockwell Collins Sudenga Industries, Inc.  
 
EXAMPLE EXTERN PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
 

 

Blogs of 2010-2011 Externs
 
Summer 2009 Extern Hosts
Allen Health System Black Hawk County Conservation Board Clipper Windpower The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Hagie Manufacturing Company
Kemin Industries, Inc. Pella Corporation Polk County Conservation Board Struxture Architects  

 

21st century Iowa must be a place where schools, businesses, and universities work together to educate our citizenry in mathematics and science education. The Iowa Mathematics & Science Education Partnership (IMSEP) has a program for doing just that:  externships for secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

 

 

INFORMATION FOR TEACHER EXTERNS

The benefits to teachers include the chance to modernize the curriculum and build in real-world lessons, build relationships with in-town partners, inspire students into mathematics and science fields, enjoy doing something different in the summer, earn two graduate credits, and earn respectable pay.

 

 

INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS HOSTS

The benefits to an Iowa business or industry of hosting a teacher for a summer externship is that scores of students each year, and hundreds over the career span of the educator, get inspired about mathematics and science career options right here in their home state.

 

 

 
Featured 2009-2010 Extern

Scott Voogd

 

School

Lincoln High School - Des Moines

 

Host Business

Polk County Conservation - Des Moines

Scott Voogd
Externship Summary

Scott Voogd is a science teacher at Des Moines Lincoln High School. His 2009 externship was with the Polk County Conservation Board.

Scott documented land use around Easter Lake, Southeast of Des Moines, in order to address water quality issues affecting the lake.

His study put him in contact with homeowners in the area and the city of Des Moines. His results were shared with those stake holders and contributed to possible solutions to improve the water quality.

 

Blogs of 2009-2010 Externs
Are you a teacher with externship ideas or other questions?
Are you a business with externship ideas or other questions?
Find the answers at IMSEP.

 

 

 

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Last Updated: July 13, 2010