John Gensic

John Gensic

John Gensic is a Teach Plus Indiana Teaching Policy Fellow who teaches 9th grade biology and 10th grade early college biology at Penn High School, where he sponsors the Korean club and assists with the TEAMS engineering group. Previously, John taught biology, ICP, and chemistry, and established an AP biology program at New Prairie High School in New Carlisle. Prior to this, he was a lead teacher at St. Adalbert Middle School, where he taught math, science, health, and PE. John is an IU Jacobs Educator, 2015 State Finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, and Top Ten Finalist for Indiana Teacher of the Year for 2017. He graduated from the University of Saint Francis with a BS in Chemistry and received his MEd in secondary education from the University of Notre Dame.