Dublin High Engineering Teacher Honored

From Dublin Unified School District: Dublin High School Engineering teacher Eugene Chou was honored as the Project Lead the Way State Engineering Teacher of the Year at the annual PLTW Summit in Riverside.

Ms. Chou is in her 10th year of teaching at Dublin High School. She has taken a leading role in Dublin High’s burgeoning Engineering Academy – a program that has grown from 60 students to more than 400 in the past seven years - and was the faculty advisor responsible for the start-up of the Gael Force Robotics Club, which has competed in regional, state, national and international competitions, taking home numerous awards.

In addition, Ms. Chou founded the Engineering Mentoring program for students in their junior year, recruiting professional engineers from around the Tri-Valley to work directly with students. The mentor program has proven to be a model for our state.

“We are thrilled to see Eugene receive this recognition,” said Dublin High principal Maureen Byrne. “Through her dedication and vision, she has put Dublin High School’s Engineering program on the map. She has led the effort with a committed group of teachers to create a unique and amazing educational experience for Dublin students.

Project Lead The Way is a non-profit organization that creates comprehensive science programs for K-12 students in the subject areas of Engineering, Biomedical Science and Computer Science. The PLTW program is a series of modules, units or courses for elementary, middle and high school students, including in-depth professional development for teachers, classroom support and more.

Dublin Unified has been participating in the PLTW program for eight years. There are currently PLTW programs at Dublin High School, Wells and Fallon Middle Schools and an elementary pilot program at Amador Elementary School.

Photo courtesy of Dublin Unified School District