Patty Born Selly is an assistant professor of environmental education and STEM at Hamline University. She previously served as the executive director of the National Center for STEM Elementary Education at St. Catherine University. Selly has over twenty years of experience in early childhood education and regularly consults other educators on science and nature education approaches for young children. She is the author of Teaching STEM Outdoors, Early Childhood Activities for a Greener Earth, and Connecting Animals and Young Children.