Dan Vanden Heuvel has been a Biology and AP Biology teacher at Wood River High School in Hailey, ID since 2012 and was a 2025 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. Dan loves to “tell the story” of science and engages students with inquiry-based activities, 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. Dan was also a presenter for the Science Communication Lab at the National Association of Biology Teachers conference and at iSTEM in 2025.
