Unprofessional Engineering Podcast: STEM Teacher Janet Andrade

Jake and Luke from the Unprofessional Engineering Podcast have taught me all kinds of things like the ways the Mayans and Egyptians built their pyramids, all of the foods we have today thanks to the Chicago World's Fair, the beginnings of companies like Ford and Boeing. Recently, the guys introduced me to an amazing STEM teacher in Janet Andrade and a program from Chevron that is helping fund STEM projects in several communities.

Janet teaches 8th grade at Bud Carson Middle School in Hawthorne, California and is a former Project Lead The Way California Teacher of the Year. In the episode, she shares how she has been able to use funding from Chevron's "Fuel Your School" program to complete several Donors Choose projects. Not only are students doing amazing things in her classroom, but they are also going on to pursue high-level careers like in aerospace engineering.

Whether you are a STEM teacher or not, there is a little inspiration for everyone as Janet tells her story. Give it a listen.