Teachers to Get Inside View of Modern Manufacturing
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A new program, “Educator in the Manufacturing Workplace,” will give teachers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in manufacturing and see how they can apply what they learn on the factory floor in their classrooms.
“Educator" is a collaborative project that involves Oh-Penn Interstate Region Partners, the Lawrence County (Pa.) School to Work, the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center, Youngstown State University, Industry Partners of Lawrence and Mercer Counties and Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition.
Each teacher enrolled in the program will spend 32 hours shadowing workers at a Valley manufacturer and write a lessons plan that illustrate how classroom subject matter can be applied in the manufacturing workplace. Ohio teachers will earn Contact hours, those in Pennsylvania will earn Act 48 hours. Participants will be offered the choice of receiving three free graduate-level semester hours at YSU or a $250 stipend.
The program begins June 20 and runs through Aug. 15. Deadline to register is June 14 and requires a refundable deposit of $75. Educators, including principals and assistant principals, and manufacturers interested in registering can contact Paula McMillin, Educator in the Manufacturing Workplace Coordinator ,at 724 652 3619 or [email protected].
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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