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2010 Teacher Externships Begin

Frank Sesto, Manufacturing Department Head at E.C. Goodwin Tech, learning new machine technology at his host company, Associated Spring.

Externships

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Seven teachers have been selected to participate in the RCNGM's Summer Externship Program 2010. 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 2010 and their placements include:

Name  School Placement
Raymond Frost Rockville High School Habco, Inc.
Sheila Gambino Bethel High
School		 Branson Ultrasonics
Chris Porto Norwich Tech Ultra Electronics

Frank Sesto

 E.C. Goodwin Tech Associated Spring

Eric Stroehle

 Naugatuck Valley Community Coll. FuelCell Energy

Ernest Todd

 Norwich Tech Telaid

Haoyu Wang

Engineering

 Central CT State University ABB Mechatronics


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 the RCNGM 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 administers the externship programs.  This is the sixth year of the RCNGM summer externship program.  To view the curriculum projects of previous and current teacher externs, click here.

 

Lean and Supply Chain Management Externships and Curriculum Development

From 2007-2008, the RCNGM also collaborated with the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) on a teacher externship program that focused on developing lean and supply chain management curriculum in the state's community colleges.  The result was the addition of a certificate program in both lean and supply chain management in all of the Connecticut Community Colleges' College of Technology programs.  (Go to this page for more information on this program).  Participating teachers included:

Robert Drapco

Drafting, CAD & Architecture

Quinebaug Community College
Web Industries

           Neil English

   Mechanical Engineering

     Tunxis Community

               College

Wiremold

John LaFrancis

Manufacturing Process & Technology

Springfield Tech Kamatics

Robert Bressani

Manufacturing Technology

Asnuntuck Community College Pratt & Whitney

Mehrdad Faezi

Engineering Technology

Manchester Community College Kamatics

Megan Piccus

Engineering Technology

Springfield Tech Trumpf, Inc.

John Sabulis

Technology Ed

Ansonia High School Lacey Manufacturing

Mark Vesligaj

Engineering Technology

Quinebaug Community College Whitcraft, LLC

Rick Weber

Engineering Technology

Naugatuck Valley Community College Covidien

Peter Stanton

Manufacturing Technology

Asnuntuck Community College Pratt & Whitney

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

 

 


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