David House and Don Selway made the transition from biotech to a science classroom to pursue their passions. David says, “Teaching students in disadvantaged communities has been a chance to use my background in science to help improve opportunities for kids that really need it.”

Excellence in Public-Private Partnership showcases effective and innovative cross-sector collaborations.

Baltazar Villalba found it’s not too late to pursue your passion teaching and that bringing your own experiences to the table can make your work more effective.

“Educating from Experience” is a new mini-documentary from WorkingNation that follows California mom Erica Parker as she transitions from her successful career in engineering to become a STEM teacher at a local high school — a pathway made possible by EnCorps STEM Teachers Program.

EnCorps recruits experienced engineers and technology professionals, among others, to teach in science, math and related fields in California.

With the support of JetBlue, EnCorps will transition five “JetBlue Fellows” to become middle and high school teachers in high needs schools.

Sometimes change is required to re-energize and spark a stalled or lack-luster career. For some in the life science industries that can mean stepping out of the laboratory and stepping into the most unlikely place of all – a classroom. But how? That’s where EnCorps can help.

With the help from Genentech funding, EnCorps educators will impact more than 20,000 students in the Bay Area in the 2017-2018 program year.

The STEM Innovation Awards are awarded in recognition of pioneering organizations and programs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education that set new benchmarks for innovation.

Read EnCorps STEM Teachers Program Fellow, LaTeira Haynes’, story as reported in The Atlantic magazine on how she finished her biomedical engineering PhD, then became a 9th-grade biology teacher in South Los Angeles.