Nancy Penchev is a STEM/Design Teacher and Instructional Technology Coordinator. Her goal in education is to help students find their passions and then to leverage those passions throughout their learning. Nancy founded an award-winning non-profit that encourages to explore and create using STEAM. Nancy has led STEAM webinars for several online platforms and writes a Teacher Blog for PBS SoCal. Her conference presentations include local, state, national, and international conferences where she connects with teachers to learn and share best practices. Her favorite presentations are with her students where they share their passions and how teachers can partner with their students to make classrooms great learning environments.