Statewide K12 Externship Professional Development
Information for the next externship opportunity will be updated soon.
Thank you!
We would like to thank our 2024 employer partners for providing their time and effort for a successful summer externship professional development experience for K12 faculty.
About the Project
Led by the Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology, serving as the Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector Lead, the Statewide K12 Externship Project was developed in partnership with ESD 113 and the Washington Student Achievement Council. The K12 Externship professional development opportunity for K12 CTE, comprehensive high school and Skill Center faculty was completed in the summer of 2024.
Faculty worked in a maritime environment to learn about the maritime industry, and career pathway opportunities that can be shared in the classroom.
Externship Program Goals
● Provide experiential, first-hand learning opportunities to share with students.
● Educators will build relationships with industry that will support classroom activities and student engagement with industry.
● Increased awareness of maritime career pathways and education/training opportunities.
● Develop open-resource modules to support career exploration, preparatory and launch opportunities.
CTE Career Cluster Alignment
● Business Management & Administration
● Information Technology
● Manufacturing
● Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)
● Skilled & Technical Sciences
● Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
For more information contact:
Ann Avary, Director, Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology, Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector Lead Ann.Avary@skagit.edu
Kim Davis, Project Manager, Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology, Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector Lead Kim.Davis@skagit.edu