The EnCorps Career Pathway

After EnCorps receives your signed offer letter, you will begin to move through our Educator Pathway. The steps on the pathway are as follows:

·     Exploring Education – Tutoring (commitment: 3 months, 3-5 hours a week minimum).  You will begin your journey into teaching as a volunteer tutor and observer in local EnCorps partner schools. Your first experience will be tutoring students in after school and/or enrichment programs or in a classroom. You will spend 3-5 hours per week facilitating student learning, gaining valuable experience in schools and with students in a recognized EnCorps partner program. This exploration into teaching provides you with time to take the required exams (CBEST/CSET) and consider whether full time teaching is the right pathway for you.

·     Learn to Lead – Guest Teaching (Commitment:  at least 3 months, 3-5 hours a week) During this phase, you are paired with an EnCorps cooperating mentor math or science teacher and spend at least one day a week (3-5 hours per day) in that teacher’s classroom observing, working with individuals and small groups of students, and eventually teaching portions of lessons and whole lessons to the class.  This structured 10-week program provides an opportunity for you to gain valuable classroom experience and to make connections with schools who may eventually be looking to hire STEM teachers.

Lead to Learn - Credentialing and Full-time Teaching Following the Fit Review, EnCorps helps you to explore the various types of credentialing programs to help you identify what kind of program will work for you.  When you begin working in the classroom, your Program Director will continue to support you with observations and feedback to strengthen your teacher practice.

Visit the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for the most up to date list of approved teacher credentialing programs in California.