Teacher Experiential Learning Experience

(Educator Guide)

Teacher Experiential Learning Experience (TELE)

TELEs provide a non-credit professional development opportunity for teachers to learn more about the current workforce expectations and how it could align to the academic content in a shorter time period. The experience allows practicing teachers the opportunity to learn more about the industry and use those experiences to bring relevancy to the academic curriculum through observations, conversations, interviews, and appropriate and safe hands-on activities.

Teacher Experiential Learning Experience (TELE) Goals

Provide opportunities for educators to participate in professional development to learn the current workforce expectations

Provide opportunities for educators to learn the newest skills and employer expectations for workers in a career aligned to opportunities their students may want to pursue

Provide the opportunity for educators to learn through observation and discussion with industry professionals so they are better able to connect classroom learning objectives to employer/industry expectations

Preparing for a TELE

  • Apply for a TELE opportunity as required by the sponsoring organization

  • Follow any rules or guidelines for approval by the educational institution (if applicable)

  • Collaborate with sponsoring organization to understand the roles/responsibilities during the externship experience

  • Review employer expectations and company/organization overview prior to start date

  • Participate in experience and complete project, responsibilities, and/or deliverables required for TELE experience

Following-Up after a TELE

  • Teacher creates a lesson plan that align industry expectations to the academic content

  • Teacher creates a lesson plan that integrate real-world industry situations/scenarios to bring relevancy to curriculum and assessment

  • Host and teacher participate in a debrief and reflection of the experience. Feedback is shared between all parties.

Examples of TELEs

Examples coming soon

Typically one-time experiences at school or through a huakaʻi or field trip to build student awareness of the wide range of career, college, and community options available to them

Exploration activities go beyond brief exposure of awareness-building experiences by extending the experience through multiple interactions or more rigorous student participation

Preparation level experiences strengthen student content knowledge and skills through coursework linked to extended interaction with community and industry professionals

Training experiences are extended interactions that require the application of the learned technical, employability, and academic knowledge in real-world industry settings