For the seventh year, the North
Texas Tech Prep Consortium coordinated the Summer Teacher Internship
Program. Teachers from math, science, English, vocational subjects,
technology, and other areas are participating in the program to
gain workplace-related experiences that they can turn into curricula
for their students. The main focus is for businesses to provide
job-relevant experiences. Teachers can use real world examples
and problems provided by business, in their curricula to show
students the connection between school and work. Businesses show
teachers how math, science, English, com
munication
skills, work ethics and social skills are used in the workplace.
The goal of the summer teacher educator internship is to provide
educators with an opportunity to learn more about the workplace
and better prepare students for the workforce. Teachers of math,
science, English, technical subjects and other areas participate
in the program to gain workplace related experiences that they
can turn into curricula for their students. The summer teacher
internship gives educators a chance to develop long lasting relationships
with local employers
Teachers spend at least three days in the workplace, Monday through
Wednesday, rotating to different departments. After their three-day
experience with the business, the teacher spends two days writing
curricula for their students to integrate what he/she learned
about working in the real world. Teams of three to four teachers
from a school, consisting of combinations of subject areas, are
encouraged. Individual teachers are accepted. Teams will go to
different workplaces or all together, but combine on day four
and five to write curricula which integrate the skills learned.
Each teacher is required to write five lesson plans.
The Business Partners will:
Teachers learn how to:
Students will learn from the teacher:
In 2005, teachers have been placed in the following locations.
To access curricula in .doc format, click on the name of the company.
Debby Moody of Iowa Park High School with Vicki Partridge of I
ESI
I
ESI
Debby Moody - Iowa Park High School
Patti Gibbs, Bowie High School with Chris Gore of Midwestern State
University
Midwestern State University
Patti Gibbs - Bowie High School
Jeannine
Miller, Burkburnett High School, Steve Roberts, City View
High School, and Melanie Selvidge, Burkburnett High School with
Monica
Hoepfner and Michelle Fielder of Wichita Valley Rehabilitation
Hospital
Wichita Falls Rehabilitation Hospital
Melanie Selvidge - Burkburnett High School
Jeannine Miller - Burkburnett High School
Steve Roberts - City View High School
Eddie
Wolsch, Seymour High School, and Debbie Roberts, City View High
School with Carroll Wilson of the Times Record News
Times Record News
Eddie Wolsch - Seymour High School
Debbie Roberts - City View High School
Fran Stidham, Burkburnett High School at Breland Health and
Fitness
Breland Health and Fitness
Fran Stidman - Burkburnett High School
Billie Rees and Jimi Bates, Graham High School, help out in the
kitchen at
Wildcatter Ranch
Wildcatter
Steak House
Billie Rees - Graham High School
Jimi Bates - Graham High School
Kathy
Bullard, owner of Holliday Florist, with Robin Calhoun,
Holliday High School
Holliday Florist
Robin Calhoun - Holliday High School
Dan Gagne', PPG Industries Inc., with Mark Holcomb of Vernon College
PPG
Industries, Inc.
Mark Holcomb - Vernon College
Rachel McGuire of Luby's Cafeteria with Rita Tucker of Paducah
High
School
Luby's Cafeteria
Rita Tucker - Paducah High School
Attorney Barry Macha with Janell Rochelle of Paducah High School
Wichita
County Courthouse/Attorney Barry Macha's Office/Wichita County
Public Health District
Janell Rochelle - Paducah High School
Jim Harris and Doyle Coleman of Burgess Manning with Paul Simmons
of Holliday High School
Burgess Manning
Paul Simmons - Holliday High School
Charles L. Smith, Cryovac Sealed Air Corporation, with Dr. Jan
Brink,
Midwestern State University
Cryovac
Dr. Jan Brink - Midwestern State University
James V. Allred Unit
Sheila Gholson - Iowa Park High School
Becky Morrison, Wichita Falls Public Library, with Nan Briggs of
Archer City ISD
Wichita Falls Public Library
Nan Briggs - Archer City High School