Patricia "Patt" Dennis has been dedicated to education since 2018. She began at the MLC STEM Center, focusing on STEAM programs and chess for K-8 students. Patt served as an AmeriCorps reading coach and later worked as the Learning and Technology Coordinator for the WELL Grant Program. After serving as District Technology Director, she returns to the library as a School Library Media Specialist. Patt holds a B.A. in English and two M.A.s, and is pursuing an Ed.D. in Educational Technology Leadership, focusing on game-based innovative learning as an emerging educational technology tool.Patt Dennis, an experienced educator, has been a STEM instructor at the MLC STEM Center, delivering STEAM education to K-8 students. With a background as an AmeriCorps reading coach and roles in literacy and technology coordination, Patt currently serves as the District Technology Director and STEAM Educator at an East Orange, NJ charter middle school.Patricia has been in education and innovative learning since 2018. She started her career as an extracurricular instructor for a STEM Center, providing various STEM-related educational programs to students in grades K - 8th, specializing in chess instruction. Patricia served as an AmeriCorps reading coach for three terms, providing in-depth reading resources for 2nd - 3rd ELA classrooms. She has worked in roles such as Learning and Tech Coordinator, School Library Media Specialist, and currently serves as the District Technology Director, Technology teacher, and Instructional Technology Specialist at a charter middle school. Her current doctoral research interest is game design in learning.