CAHNRS Internship Proposal Application
Part I.
1. Mentor’s Name, Title, Affiliation with CAHNRS, and Contact Information:
Mr. J.D. Baser, Jr. , Department of Crop and Soil Sciences-Agricultural Education Instructor
Contact at (509)335-2846 (office), (509)751-2493 (cell), jbaser@wsu.edu
2. Duration of the internship, time commitment expectations and compensation details:
The internship will occur during spring semester of 2016 between January 11 and April 29, 2016. However, the
intern will be asked to attend an in-service training on June 24-26, 2016. The internship will involve creating
curriculum for teachers to use during Outdoor Power instruction. This will be intense as the intern develops an
introductory curriculum for students at the middle and high school secondary level. The intern, under the
supervision of Mr. Baser, will develop curriculum for disassembly and reassembly of Briggs and Stratton short
blocks. In June of 2015 Mr. Baser acquired enough new small blocks (480) from Briggs and Stratton to allow 15
teachers to attend a 2016 in-service. The training will allow the selected teachers to take home a classroom set
of small blocks with the curriculum that the intern creates. The in-service will take place in Pasco, Washington
on June 24 and 25 and will utilize the curriculum developed by the intern. Sunday, June 26 will conclude the
internship with an in-service wrap-up (housekeeping). Rate of pay will be $10 per hour. Three nights hotel will
be necessary. No other housing will be provided, but the successful applicant will have their Washington
Association of Agricultural Educators (WAAE) summer conference (6/26-30/16) registration paid. Weekly
work hours will vary. However, during the actual in-service the intern will be expected to work the hours
necessary to provide a successful teacher in-service. This is calculated at 10 hours per day (6/24 and 25).
Salary calculated at $10 per hour for curriculum
Housing at WAAE rate for conference $110/night
Salary calculated at $10 per hour at in-service
WAAE Conference Registration for intern
Total salary
Internship total expenses
$1400 (approximately 9 hours/week)
$360 (sales tax included)
$300*
$440 *
$1700
$2500
3. Student Learning Outcomes:
Teachers attend in-service trainings throughout a school year and during the summer to earn credit and clock hours.
This internship will provide the successful applicant an opportunity to disseminate knowledge to the agricultural
educators in Washington state through high quality instruction. The intern will be under the direct mentorship of WSU
Agricultural Education faculty. The goal of the two day in-service opportunity is to provide teachers new ideas for
curriculum within their school districts. The intern will be allowed the opportunity to expand their own expertise in
planning, organization, and implementation of curriculum while assisting the 2016 in-service participants. Per the
CAHNRS mission, this in-service will provide the intern with the opportunity to apply leadership via instruction and
extension. Specifically, the intern must practice advanced management skills specific to supplies, time, and personnel.
The intern will be the lead in the creation of a detailed curriculum. The lesson plans created for teachers must be
detailed as to the deliver and management of several labs. The intern will have the opportunity to gain skill in planning
the curriculum and help deliver its content to teachers. The successful applicant will gain an intimate understanding of
how lab materials and curriculum is organized, evaluated, delivered, and managed. The intern will be afforded time,
compensation, and college credit while learning how to develop curriculum. This is a skill that most teachers master as
veteran instructors.
Seven Goals and Outcomes
Critical and Creative Thinking: The successful applicant will define, analyze, and problem solve as they develop
curriculum for students that range in age from 13 – 18. The introductory curriculum will focus on developing student
competency in safe and efficient shop practice and application within mechanics. The intern will utilize existing ideas
and images, as well as integration and synthesis of knowledge from multiple resources to develop original curriculum
that focuses on STEM articulation within mechanics education.
Quantitative Reasoning: The intern will understand and apply quantitative principles and methods while developing
curriculum that measures engines specifications such as: horsepower, compression ratios, torque specifications, and
engine performance analysis.
Scientific Literacy: The intern will use decision making skills in determining the benefits of the inclusion of
technological application with Outdoor Power instruction.
Information Literacy: A major component to the internship will involve determination of the extent and type of
technical information that is needed in the curriculum. This will include using multiple resources through books, the
internet, and personal contact with faculty. Briggs and Stratton company can provide some of the information, but the
intern will be charged with gathering and writing curriculum and labs that will be relevant and interesting to students.
Communication: The expectation will be that the message is tailored to an audience of new mechanics learners. The
concepts that are relayed to students, through the created curriculum, will need to be concise and technically accurate,
but also communicated in a means (medium) that students can easily use and interact with. The successful intern will
need to present their curriculum and present lesson plans to the agriculture teachers that sign up for a summer 2016 inservice. The intern must be articulate and confident as a presenter.
Diversity: The curriculum presented will be culturally and gender neutral. The curriculum (outdoor power) is impactful
on all levels of secondary education and can provide basic small engine mechanics training to any/all social economic
and cultural demographics.
Depth, Breadth, and Integration of Learning: The successful intern will apply concepts to a specific field of mechanics
that allows for student personal growth. The method of delivery and concepts relate specifically to STEM education and
are engaging on a cross-disciplinary level. Teachers will receive curriculum that applies Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics in a hands-on application using single cylinder engines.
Part II.
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Internship Title: WSU Agricultural Education Curriculum Development Intern
Location of the internship: Pullman, WA and Pasco, WA
Is there a desired start date? If so, when? January 11, 2016
Is the position flexible, or are there set hours? If so, how many hours per week?
There is flexibility of hours per week in the position. Hours for in-service days (Friday, June 24 and Saturday,
June 25) will potentially extend beyond eight hours per day.
5. Please list specific majors you feel would best fit your internship if any.
Agricultural Education or Agricultural Technology and Management
6. Position Description: The intern will work under the supervision of WSU Agricultural Education Instructor
J.D. Baser to plan and create curriculum using Briggs and Stratton short blocks. The internship will occur
January 11 – April 29, 2016. The primary planning and creation of curriculum will occur in Pullman with
facilitation of an in-service for 15 teachers on June 24 and 25, 2016. This internship will expand the successful
applicant’s expertise in organizing, creating, and implementing curriculum for mechanics and STEM teachers.
This internship provides a hands-on leadership role in planning curriculum and conducting an intense
workshop for teachers. The successful applicant will be provided registration to the WAAE summer conference
(June 26 – June 30, 2016) in Pasco, Washington.