Does anyone know any former elementary teacher who made a successful transition to UX or Product Design?

Of course, I have very little income to spare for additional training. I have an amateur freelance graphic design background and I’m teaching myself as much as I can, along with working on the Google UX Design certificate through Coursera.

I’m also trying to figure out how to best sell my teaching experience on a resume. I want to frame my data analysis skills, etc. any tips?

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My colleague was an elementary school science teacher. She leveraged her thoughts on redesigning some of their antiquated textbooks, but ultimately she was brought in through a partner program through a local school, while she was learning, then hired fulltime.

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Thank you for the insight! I am hoping to be accepted into some kind of apprenticeship or internship to get my foot in the door! I hadn’t thought to look into local school programs so I will keep an eye out for that!

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