Become a STEM Teacher

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About EnCorps

The EnCorps STEM Teachers Fellowship recruits, selects, develops and supports the best and brightest STEM professionals and military veterans, as an innovative, long-term solution to the shortage of high-quality, impactful educators for students in under-resourced schools.

Job Summary

Have you considered a career in teaching science, math, engineering, or technology (STEM)? EnCorps STEM Teaching Fellows explore middle and high school teaching in Colorado’s high need schools through a 1-2 year Fellowship. We are actively seeking our next cohort of aspiring teachers who have previous industry experience. As an EnCorps STEM Teaching Fellow, you will have the opportunity to use your leadership and industry experience to inspire the next generation by working as a full-time salaried teacher in an EnCorps partner school.

Teaching Fellowship details:

• EnCorps will place you in a local partner school for 1 semester where you will spend 2-5 hours per week as a volunteer Guest Teacher
• Fellows train online/on-demand and at 3 in-person cohort events each year by participating in enhanced skills preparation workshops
• Fellows receive extensive support and mentoring from the EnCorps staff, their cohort, and EnCorps’ network of schools
• With the help of EnCorps, you will explore a transition to teaching and if desired, your unique timeline to become a paid teacher, in as little as 9 months, or 3 years depending on your personal goals
• Fellows can earn their teaching credential from a university partner over the course of 4-14 months

*Find out more about the timeline and teaching credential options at https://encorps.org/teaching-fellowship/

Minimum requirements:

• Have a bachelor's degree
• Have at least 1 year of hands-on STEM industry work experience or have an advanced degree in a STEM field*
• Financial plan to participate in unpaid Guest Teaching for one semester

For more specific eligibility and FAQ’s, please see https://www.encorps.org/teaching-fellowship/eligibility

*Looking for backgrounds in: Accounting, finance, banking, mathematics, statistics, data analyst, computer programmer, IT, coding, product manager, engineering (civil, mechanical, ALL), healthcare, scientific research, biotech, lab work, etc.

EnCorps’ Diversity Statement

At EnCorps, we challenge current educational inequalities by connecting high needs schools with high quality STEM educators to eliminate the systemic injustice preventing children of color from entering the future STEM workforce. By recruiting, training and supporting diverse and committed STEM professionals to volunteer and teach in communities most impacted by oppressive systems, we are able to provide opportunities and access to quality STEM education. We will continue to create learning opportunities that challenge assumptions and push our team to transform practices that better serve students in the communities we serve.

Want to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders? Join EnCorps today!

Apply now: https://www.encorps.org/apply

Not interested in teaching? Become a volunteer STEMx Math Tutor: https://encorps.org/volunteer-programs

Hear from an EnCorps Fellow about why they decided to teach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waf-mAvcNjM