Teacher Externships

(Educator Guide)

Teacher Externships

Teacher externships provide a professional development opportunity for teachers to learn more about the current workforce expectations and how it could align to the academic content. The experience allows practicing teachers the opportunity to learn more about the industry and use those experiences to bring relevancy to the academic curriculum.

(HIDOE) Structured PDE3 for credit including a learning results portfolio required

Teacher Externship 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 from industry professionals so they are better able to connect classroom learning objectives to employer/industry expectations

Preparing for a Teacher Externship

Apply for an externship 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 externship

Following-Up after a Teacher Externship

Teacher creates lesson plans that align industry expectations to the academic content
Teacher creates lesson plans that integrate real-world industry situations/scenarios to bring relevancy to curriculum and assessment
Teacher shares lesson plans with externship host and educational institution
Host and teacher participate in a debrief and reflection of the experience. Feedback is shared between all parties.

Examples of Teacher Externships

Suggested Questions to ask Businesses 1.9.18.doc

Suggested questions to ask businesses (for teacher extern)

From the Office of the State Director for CTE

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

Awareness Experiences

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

Exploration Experiences

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

Preparation Experiences

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

Training
Experiences