​Tara Akemi Harbison is an elementary educator-in-training from Claremont, California. She is currently working on her multiple-subject teaching credential at Cal Poly Pomona. When she's not in school, she's usually working on an art project, and you can find her covered in paint, clay, wool felt, or any number of equally messy materials. Tara has fond memories of her time in elementary school, and hopes to soon recreate some of that magic for her own students. She is committed to building communities of inquiry, inclusion, and civic engagement, and is passionate about educating the next generation of history-social science learners!