Lisa Ammirati, high school science teacher and chair of the science department at Abington Friends School talks to us about her career as a science teacher and strategies to integrate classroom curriculum with events in the broader world.

In this conversation, we talk about:

*Lisa’s career in teaching [3:25];

*What it’s like being a department chair [4:58];

*What is uniquely special about teaching 10th grade chemistry [6:30];

*What Lisa has done in her classroom to connect the curriculum to the broader world [8:35];

*Why the Flint, MI chemistry unit worked so well [10:22];

*What are some challenges teachers face in connecting classroom curriculum to the broader world? [17:43];

*Why is it important to do this? [20:40];

*What can public school teachers, who may be more constrained in their curriculum, do to link the classroom to world events? [24:40];

*How can a podcast like best help in the effort to draw connections between the high school science classroom and the world of scientists and what they do? [27:50]

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