For this episode, I interviewed Liesel Christensen, a teacher at Pocatello High School. Liesel shared how she is focusing on shifting her labs from a traditional format to more of a true investigation where they get to use their agency to dig into the content. It was clear that she wants her students to experience the wonder of science. As a good example of this, as she spoke about why she likes dissections, she said, "seeing the complexity of life, allows me to value it more." Liesel thoughts were encouraging and focused on the good teachers already do and the power of making small changes. Finally, Liesel shared a personal experience of going through cancer treatment and how learning about the medicine itself and how it targets the cancer cells has been fascinating, but being able to share that with students to better help them understand why they are learning these biological concepts, has been very impactful for her and for them. Her students have responded in beautiful ways. I felt so inspired after our converstation and hope that you will be as well.
