Bloomington Indiana Commission on the Status of Women 2026 Woman of the Year: Dr. Kirstin Milks, Biology Teacher and Girl Scout Leader, Bloomington High School South
Stunned and incredibly grateful for this honor — being named my city’s 2026 Woman of the Year for my work in innovation education and youth development here in Bloomington! Thanks so much for this recognition, @citybloomington.bsky.social 💙
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I see a report of a confirmed tornado with this storm, in the last 2-3 minutes, so take this storm seriously. (Not on this radar image, but elsewhere.)
Ty as always — you are so good to do this for all of us
This storm is still looking "good" (read: strong & dangerous) and I think we are in for a close call here. A few minutes after 7:00. Now's the time to finish up your plans.
Decorative Image Array of the Bracket Guide, the Combatant Logo and the 2026 Bracket. Screen-reader materials available at the LibGuide.
BRACKET DROP DAY!!!!
Get yours now at the LibGuide! libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...
Pick your portal: Players, Learners, or Educator!
#2026MMM
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@cody.im I heard there might be a weather balloon…????
Congrats to @sayuri-neko.bsky.social and @drmilks.bsky.social for their book, Place-Based Science Teaching! I had the opportunity of contributing my personal story with Minecraft Education and place-based learning to this amazing work.
Get your copy here:
www.corwin.com/books/place-...
Such fun for @sayuri-neko.bsky.social & I to be live on the airwaves at WPFW! Thanks for having us on #UMustLearn as we talked about the power of #PlaceBasedTeaching & how it can help us build a more hopeful & just future.
More: tinyurl.com/PlaceBasedScienceTeaching
Such fun to join my school's #STEM teams at #MCCSC's #STEAM night, where we ran an engineering design challenge! Thanks to our students for helping engineers of all ages flex their prototyping power 💪
(all photos posted with kid & parent/guardian permission)
#iteach #stemeducation #innovation
UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
Our book is here! @sayuri-neko.bsky.social & I are so thankful to all of you who’ve been cheering us on!
Learn more at link in bio 💚
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#placebasedscienceteaching #placebasedlearning #scienceteacher #innovation #education #teaching #stemeducation #newbook
SO excited and proud that #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching is out the world!!
If you're attending #NSTA in November, this article from Corwin author @sayuri-neko.bsky.social will help you bring a place-based lens to the conference: www.nsta.org/blog/ca...
@drmilks.bsky.social #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching
The ISTE Live and ASCD Annual photo booth is a delight this year - and we are delighted to be standing in front of it. Text reads SPARK JOYFUL LEARNING in vibrant, Texas-inspired font with stylized plants and animals all around.
#ISTELive #ASCDAnnual is delightful - join @sayuri-neko.bsky.social and me for #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching tomorrow with our easy, ?-based framework for sparking #stemeducation that's relevant, rooted in community, and just plain FUN! See you Wed July 2, 11–11:30, HBGCC-Stars at Night Turbo Talk 💚
That is exquisite
hope this means i have your vote
@debbiekh.bsky.social @corwinpress.bsky.social👋😁
Place-based Teaching: Expeditions in the Schoolyard By: Kirstin Milks and Whitney Aragaki ISTE/ASCD Conference Wednesday July 2, 2025, 11:00 AM
Field Experiences: Blending Digital Learning with Authentic Outdoor Education in Biology By: Kirstin Milks and Whitney Aragaki ISTE/ASCD Conference Monday June 30, 2025, 1:00 PM
Excited to be back in action w/ Whitney, bringing the joy of #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching to #ISTELive and #ASCD this week! See you Mon for tech & authentic #STEM and/or Wed for the power of place-based curriculum in transforming education for students AND their teachers 💚 @sayuri-neko.bsky.social
Yay! 'Wally, the resident corpse flower at the Indiana University Bloomington Biology Building Greenhouse, is preparing for another bloom.' today.iu.edu/iub/live/new...
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Rewarding & Inspiring Great Teaching Since 1983 PAEMST Awardee leads Bloomington High School South to $125K STEM competition win In the span of a school year, a team of teenage scientists in Bloomington, Indiana, designed an athletic hearing-aid headband, pitched their invention on a national stage, and won a $125,000 prize package for their school. Kirstin Milks - a 2019 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient - was the coach and mentor behind the team. Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is an annual contest that challenges students to leverage STEM to improve their community. The contest is multiphase: teams submit proposals and activity plans, work with Samsung employees to develop prototypes, and create videos showcasing their products. It culminates in a live pitch where finalists present their solutions to a panel of judges. "The goal is to honor and support student- led innovation," said Milks, who teaches AP Biology and introductory science at Bloomington High School South.
On the #PAEMST blog today: innovation education, featuring my students!
So thankful to the PAMEST network for showing me how it's done - and to #SamsungSolve for supporting student change-making through #STEM innovation & #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching
📲 paemst.nsf.gov/blog/post/147
Congratulations to David Renner, the 2025 ISTA ESP of the year! David greets the students and parents every morning with a handmade sign that brings them joy and laughter as he directs traffic, so the students congratulated him with handmade signs of their own. @ista-in.org
Bulletin board that says “words of wisdom” - it’s a collective mural for students to share what they’ve learned with next year’s incoming students
Today we celebrate the amazing class of 2025. It’s been a tremendous honor to be your teacher — thank you for sharing your wisdom, your courage, your empathy, and your wit with me (and next year’s students!)💜
I wanna see more classroom teachers delivering keynotes, facilitating workshops, and given space and larger platforms to talk about what’s working/not working with students in this moment.
Too many educator conferences, not nearly enough current teacher voices and experiences.
Amazing!!
