Brittney Tarr is a PreK-6 STEM Specialist at Thomas Metcalf Laboratory School and a doctoral student at Illinois State University researching the development of STEM identities within elementary aged students and the benefits of play-based, exploratory learning. In her 10 years of teaching, she has been a special education teacher, and ELL teacher, and a STEM specialist. Her passion lies in making STEM accessible for all so all students are empowered to be change agents in their world.