Teacher Externship Program

JCM Environmental recently had the opportunity to work with the Business, Industry, Education Alliance (BIE Alliance) in hosting three local educators for the 2009 Teacher Externship Program. The program sets up local teachers with various Delaware businesses for an 18 hour “externship” in which they have the opportunity to shadow employees to gain a better understanding of what “real-world” information students need to learn in order to more adequately prepare them for future employment.



During their 3-day study, Kathleen Pickard, Linda Woodard (both from William Penn High School), and Shelia Smith (Skyline Middle School) worked with JCM employees on multiple tasks, and learned a great deal of information about the various disciplines of each of the employees. The ladies went out to our adopted wetland, Osborne, with Mick McLaughlin to inventory what types of flora and fauna were utilizing the created habitat, monitored a created wetland for plant survivability and hydrologic success, and learned about GIS mapping, permitting, reporting, Phase I audits, and a great deal more.



JCM is honored to have been chosen by the BIE Alliance to host our local educators, and looks forward to participating in this program again next year. (Blog prepared by Jodi Kerstetter)