Thomas “TJ” McKenna is a lecturer in Science Education at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He has spent the past 20 years as a scientist, educator (formal and informal), science communicator, STEM Ed. researcher, and faculty member focused on uncovering and supporting what works well in STEM education – where, and why? He works at the nexus of policy, practice, and research in ways that deepen the understanding of how to make progress on the ecological problem of supporting teachers (pre-service & in-service) in their efforts to offer high quality science learning to all students.