K. Renae Pullen has been an educator for over 20 years. Ms. Pullen has been the elementary science specialist for Caddo Parish Public Schools in Shreveport, LA for six years. Prior to that, she was an elementary classroom teacher for 16 years. Besides being a dedicated science educator, Ms. Pullen has served on several local, state, and national committees as well as presented at numerous workshops and conferences. Ms. Pullen is a member of the National Science Foundation’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Advisory Panel and a member of the Board on Science Education for the National Academies of Sciences. She has developed science assessment resources and conducted professional development opportunities for science as a Teacher Leader Advisor for the Louisiana Department for Education in 2018-2021. In 2008, she was honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching.

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