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For Immediate Release
July 5, 2005

LOCAL TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM TO LEARN ABOUT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN THE WORKPLACE

Thirteen teachers from across Connecticut will participate in externships this summer at a number of Connecticut companies to learn firsthand about technologies being used in business.

The externships are part of a two-year National Science Foundation (NSF) program teaching educators about emerging technologies in the workplace so they can give their students a more realistic understanding of how classroom learning can be applied on the job. The program is administered by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) in collaboration with the Connecticut Community College System.

These 13 teachers were among a total of 45 high school and community college math, science and technology teachers statewide selected for the multiyear program. Besides the externships, the program includes workshops, conferences and seminars highlighting the latest technologies being used in industry. In addition, teachers will create a work-based, hands-on training project for their students. This will help the students see real-world applications of what they are learning in the classroom.

“These teachers are completing their final year in the program, and have gained a greater understanding of business technology so they can create programs in their schools that align with the skills needed in today’s business world,” said Lauren Weisberg Kaufman, CBIA vice president and executive director of the association’s Education Foundation.

The teachers were selected for their commitment to learning about technological advances that will give students a more realistic understanding of how classroom learning can be applied on the job. The program focuses on technologies being used in manufacturing, engineering (including biomedical engineering) and information technology.

The teachers participating in externships include:

Teacher's Name	School & Town	Teacher's Home Town	Externship Company & Town
Ingrid Burke	Northwestern Regional #7 High School, Winsted	Colebrook	Genomas Inc., Hartford
Mark Busa	Middlesex Community College, Middletown	Amston	Loureiro Engineering Associates, Plainville
Jean Marc Cenet	Tunxis Community College, Farmington	Wethersfield	Aetna Actuarial, Hartford
Skip Clark	Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield	Westfield, Mass.	Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor
Fred D’Angelo	Manchester Community College, Manchester	Manchester	Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Middletown
Gerry Gerard	Gateway Community College, New Haven	Hamden	Integrated Industrial Systems, Wallingford
Sharon Gusky	Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted	Canton	Genomas Inc., Hartford
Jon Morris	Manchester Community College, Manchester	East Haddam	Ciencia, East Hartford
Linda Navitsky	Tunxis Community College, Farmington	New Hartford	Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford
JoAnne Russell	Manchester Community College, Manchester	Manchester	Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven
Alfred Scheetz	Staples High School, Westport	Hamden	CuraGen Corp., New Haven
Lou Wanat	Suffield High School, Suffield	Suffield	Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford
Shirley Zajdel	Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport	Stamford	Dianon Systems, Stratford

CBIA is one of 60 institutions nationwide to be awarded a NSF grant. The program is part of the NSF’s Advanced Technological Education Program.

CBIA is the state’s largest business organization, with 10,000 members.

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