2027 STEM Teacher Externships Educator Application

Information before you apply to be a STEM Teacher Extern: 

• The goal of a STEM Teacher Externship is to help teachers connect classroom content and skills to the needs of Iowa's STEM workplaces throughout our state. 

 

• Teacher Externships are targeted towards licensed secondary STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) classroom educators.

 

• Externs are expected to work for 200 - 240 hours for the extern host, typically starting in June and ending in July or August for 5-6 full-time weeks. The calendar of hours, days, weeks worked are mutually worked out between extern and host.

 

• STEM Teacher Externs earn $22 per hour for a stipend of up to $5,500 and three graduate credits paid for by the STEM Teacher Externships program. A list of course requirements can be found below or on the attachments tab of Iowa Grants

 

• This application is for post degree teachers only.

 

• Submitting an application does not guarantee a placement in the program. Placements begin on March 1^st. Applications received before March 1^st will be given priority.

 

• This application takes approximately 20-25 minutes to complete.

 

• This application will be shared with prospective hosts. Please give detailed answers to help in the selection process.

 

It is the policy of the Iowa Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sexual orientation, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, political party affiliation, or actual or potential parental, family or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code sections 216.9 and 256.10(2), Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C.§§ 1681 – 1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.). 

If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy by the Iowa Department of Education, contact the legal counsel for the Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, 400 E 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146, Telephone: 515-281-5295, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone: (303) 844-5695 FAX: (303) 844-4303, TDD 800-877-8339 Email: OCR.Denver@ed.gov.