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= Vincent Allen (mistervincentallen@gmail.com) = As of June 28th, 2013 I will have been teaching in a middle school setting for 10 years. I have an undergrad in Biological Sciences and was an academically successful "science" student in k-12 settings. Yet, the type of science education I was exposed to was focused on memorization of abstract theories a facts as well as the replication of predetermined science labs. Only now, after taking two M.Ed. courses focused on the Nature of Science and STSE (Science, Technology, Science and the Environment) Education, do I realize that another way of teaching science is possible and needed. Based on my belief that the purpose of (science) education is to transform society, I try to teach all subjects with a social justice lens. With this in mind, I aim to create/introduce meaningful contexts for my students to imagine and assess multiple futures. My current school's motto, in reference to students, is, "The leaders of tomorrow work here," but it should be, "The leaders of today work here." If I were to add education tags to myself they would include: global citizenship, socio-scientific issues, constructivism, environment, heterosexism, mathematics, gaming, activism.