  
Teacher
Job Shadows and Externships
Just as we want students to have
the opportunity to learn through first hand experience,
so teachers also experience profound insight and
understanding when they spend time in the community
or in workplaces themselves. Many County Offices
of Education, local School-to-Career Partnerships,
and school districts have begun to organize teacher
job shadow days, lasting from 3 hours to a full
day, or “externships” ranging from
one to three weeks.
While models differ, the objective
of all of these experiences is for teachers:
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to obtain a first-hand view of the occupational
options, labor market needs, activities and
tasks performed, skills requirements, career
development ladders, standards, problems encountered,
and opportunities for student learning in a
targeted industry, career area or specific organization;
and
- to
translate this learning into enhanced, integrated
curriculum, teaching methods and opportunities
for students.
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