Educator in the Workplace: Partner Information

Berks - Inside Berks Business

Program Contact:
Connie Skipper: (610) 987-8496; conski@berksiu.org
Heidi Gamler: (610) 987-8548; heigam@berksiu.org

Provides credits (e.g. Act 48; College)	Act 48
Provides payment (e.g. Stipend)	$500 stipend
Length of program/field experience (e.g. day, week, summer)	Five days
Offers orientation session	Yes
Requires program evaluation (Ending/exit sessions)	Yes, evaluation and seminar
Program requirements (e.g. curriculum; assignments)	Curriculum and PowerPoint requirement - Please see this website
Application process	Yes, please see this website
Target audience (e.g. educators, teachers, schools, counselors, administrators)	Teachers, counselors
Time of program (e.g. school day, after school, summer activity)	Summer
Multiple industry clusters present	All industry clusters are represented.
Academic level addressed (e.g. High School; Middle School; Elementary)	K-12
Collaboration with intermediaries (e.g. CareerLinks; IUs)	Career Link and Berks County Intermediate Unit
Program aligned to the Career Education and Work Standards	Yes
Discipline (a branch of instruction, i.e., History, Math), Industry or Participant Driven	All disciplines are covered and related to the workplace assignment.
Pre-work/post-work materials required	All participants are required to complete a curriculum component for their instruction and to development a PowerPoint on their experience and the change they will make to their instruction as a result of the experience.

Funds for this Web site are provided under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270) and from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education.