Learning Transforms

Dr. David Blades is working directly with the BC Ministry of Education and other governments across Canada to change the way we teach science in schools. "Teachers need to do more than teach scientific facts; they need to relate their lessons to the students' roles as citizens, so that kids can, for example, combat global warming at home," says Blades. Blades also teaches his own students how to make science relevant in their future classrooms. "If you can't explain a lesson's importance, then you shouldn't teach it. You need to connect it to life."