Lee Ann Howell has been a 7th Grade Science (STEM) teacher at Colonel Smith Middle School in the Fort Huachuca Accommodation School District for 9 years. She has worked in the district for 15 years in various positions. Before becoming a science teacher, she was a special education assistant in the middle school, ELL Site Instructor, and ELL District Coordinator. She is a STEMAZing Teacher Leader Program graduate and has served on the District Instructional Leadership Team for 6 years.  She believes every student deserves engaging lessons where students get to have hands on experiences where they're not just hearing about what they are learning.  She takes the role of a coach and students take an active role in collaborative hands on problem solving fun.