Step 1: Explore your options.
Spoiler alert: You have lots of them.
Step 2: Land a job you love.
You’re not alone!
Learn how other teachers made the leap into new careers in education technology.
From Teaching to Product Marketing
Jeremy Schifeling discusses his journey from kindergarten teacher to Marketing manager at Khan Academy!
From Teaching to Customer Success
Learn from Paige Pollara’s transition out of the classroom and into customer-facing work at edtech start-up NoRedInk!
From Teaching to Sales
Eric Sarb explains how his experience as a middle school teacher prepared him to hit quota as a Sales Manager!
From Teaching to L&D
Follow Sara Stevick’s path to career fulfillment as an instructional designer and advocate for other teachers.
About Me
Here’s the short version: I used to be a teacher, realized that it wasn’t for me, and felt totally stuck. I didn’t know what else was out there for me and hiring managers didn’t immediately see my skills as transferable.
Today I’m lucky to have found a career in EdTech that makes me happy — you can tell because I’m smiling in this picture, obviously — and I created Transitioning Teacher because I want to help other teachers do the same!