Teacher Externs
"In only one week here I already have a number a different ideas and concepts that I can bring to the classroom for my students. This is going to be a really great experience for me to grow as a professional and it will really allow me to bring some new and exciting teaching practice to the table next year." - Jason Dayton, 2009 Extern, Kemin Industries
Consider the opportunity to be an extern in a business or industry in your community.
- Earn graduate credit while you work, assisted by university faculty through periodic face-to-face or virtual meetings over the course of a six (6)-week externship.
- Earn a respectable wage while taking advantage of the opportunity to see and use the latest real world applications of your discipline in a business or industry in your community, without having to travel to a distant campus or live in a dorm.
- Productively contribute to the operation of a local industry or business in your community by being a temporary employee in the summer.
- Create lasting partnerships between local businesses and industries and your school.
- Give your students real-time career information about businesses and industries right here in Iowa.
- Connect your extern experience directly to content and 21st century skills identified in the Iowa Core Curriculum.
- Share your experience with others at the Iowa Science Teaching Section of the Iowa Academy of Science (ISTS) and Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) conferences.
Frequently Asked Questions
2010 Externships Application
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