Dan Vanden Heuvel is a Biology and AP Biology teacher at Wood River High School in Hailey, ID and a Teacher-Ambassador for the Science Communication Lab in Berkeley, CA (
https://sciencecommunicationlab.org). He holds Bachelors degrees in English and Conservation Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Educational Technology from Boise State University. In addition to teaching, he has worked as a National Park Service ranger, wilderness instructor, and St. Luke's Center for Community Health youth outreach coordinator. Dan loves to “tell the story” of science and engages students with inquiry-based activities and encourages discovery, whether the students are learning about human evolution, genetic engineering, or stem cells. He’s even known to perform original songs about the electron transport chain! His classes also participate in authentic research projects, such as the Wolbachia Project through Penn State University and Planting Science through the Botanical Society of America.
