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Externships:

There were eight (8) teachers selected to participate in the RCNGM's Summer Externship Program 2011. These teachers spend four weeks in industry learning about the latest technologies and workplace practices. They will then bring this information back into their classrooms as part of their curriculum. Teachers participating in the summer of 2011 and their placements include:

TEACHER
SCHOOL
COMPANY
Lawrence Chapman
Eric Flynn
Charles Haynes
Frank Sesto
Chris Petersen
Ren Sharma
Jakob Spjut
Cathy Teodosio

In addition to working at sponsor companies, the teachers are creating and implementing work-based learning projects to be integrated into their curriculum so that students can benefit from what they learned on the job. As part of RCNGM's grant, they will also be called upon to meet as a team to discuss ways they can collaborate, make presentations about their externship experience, and will be asked to participate in workshops sponsored by the RCNGM, all designed to enhance their understanding of manufacturing practices in the new workplace.

As the primary business partner of the RCNGM, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) administers the externship programs.  This is the seventh year of the RCNGM Summer Externship Program.  To view the curriculum projects of various teacher externs, click here.


Lean and Supply Chain Management Externships and Curriculum Development (2007 - 2008)

The RCNGM collaborated with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) on a Teachers Summer Externship Program that focused on developing lean and supply chain management curriculum in the state's community college system.  The result of this collaboration was the creation and addition of a certificate program in lean and supply chain management in Connecticut's community college system. (To learn more about this certificate program click here.) 

Participating teachers included:

TEACHER
SCHOOL
COMPANY
Robert Drapco
Draft/Arch.

Neil English
Mech. Eng.
John LaFrancis
Mfg. Tech.
Robert Bressani Mfg. Tech.
Mehrdad Faezi
Eng. Tech.
Megan Piccus
Eng. Tech.
John Sabulis
Tech. Educ.
Mark Vesligaj
Eng. Tech.
Rick Weber
Eng. Tech.
Covidien
Peter Stanton
Mfg. Tech.

For more information about this program, contact Mary deManbey, CBIA, at mary.demanbey@cbia.com


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