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starting #NSTA2025 off with flowers, fruit, and #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching. thanks for coming to our first talk of the conference. @drmilks.bsky.social @corwinpress.bsky.social

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Dr. Kirstin Milks - PLACE-BASED SCIENCE TEACHING
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March 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
drmilks.bsky.social
We need incredible science teaching to build an incredible future 💪
It was so great for @sayuri-neko.bsky.social & me to launch our #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching book at #NSTA2025 and connect with the future of #STEM and our communities. Find out more: tinyURL.com/PlaceBasedScienceTeaching
Dr. Kirstin Milks - PLACE-BASED SCIENCE TEACHING
🌱 Click here to get an email when the book is available! 🌱
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March 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
drmilks.bsky.social
#PlaceBasedScienceTeaching is on the road this week! @sayuri-neko.bsky.social & I are giving ✨four talks✨ to launch our book, coming this fall w/ @corwinpress.bsky.social.
Visit our website to learn more, including where to find us at #nselaPhilly25 & #NSTASpring25!
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We're presenting! #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching NSTA National Conference in Philadelphia, March 26-29
March 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
drmilks.bsky.social
What a WONDERFUL tale of unexpected nature in our everyday life from @nytimes.com!
🎁 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n... #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching #NYC #mushrooms
Hunting the Wild Mushrooms of New York City (Gift Article)
There are thousands of species of fungus in the city, with names like American dyeball, dingy twiglet and devil’s dipstick. Some even glow in the dark.
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April 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
sayuri-neko.bsky.social
awake early for #NSTA2025 in philly? come visit our session, field experiences: blending digital learning and outdoor adventures for #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching at 8:00am in marriott salon h.

see you soon! @drmilks.bsky.social @debbiekh.bsky.social @corwinpress.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
sayuri-neko.bsky.social
our first session at #NSTA2025 was a fun experience! thanks for sharing space to learn about blended digital experiences for #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching.

flowers, fruit, and fun. more to come in the next two days! @drmilks.bsky.social @debbiekh.bsky.social @corwinpress.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
drmilks.bsky.social
#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 💚
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.
July 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
drmilks.bsky.social
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
October 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
drmilks.bsky.social
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
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.
June 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
drmilks.bsky.social
Thrilled to kick off the new year with some exciting news! ✨ My amazing friend Whitney and I will be sharing our expertise on #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching at both #NSTA and #ISTE national conferences this year!

Three cheers for #ScienceEducation #community! #EduSky
We're presenting! #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching NSTA National Conference in Philadelphia March 26-29, 2025 and I'm presenting at 2025 ASCD annual ISTE Live 25 - Spark Joyful Learning June 29-July 2, San Antonio TX
December 31, 2024 at 9:55 PM
drmilks.bsky.social
#PlaceBasedScienceTeaching was so fun to present with @sayuri-neko.bsky.social at #NSELA2025 this morning! What a great community 💜Excited for #NSTA2025 and the @corwinpress.bsky.social book coming this September! 🌱
Whitney Aragaki and Kirstin Milks stand smiling in front of the NSELA signage at the annual conference in Philadelphia
March 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
drmilks.bsky.social
SO excited and proud that #PlaceBasedScienceTeaching is out the world!!
sayuri-neko.bsky.social Dr. Whitney Aragaki @sayuri-neko.bsky.social · Oct 4
standing where it all started. mahalo waiākea. 💙

alongside @drmilks.bsky.social , we sought to develop a resource that honors the places, people, & communities that pour into our students. now here we are: place-based science teaching is available nationwide!

we can’t wait to connect with you.
October 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
drmilks.bsky.social
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
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
June 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
corwinpress.bsky.social
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
September 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
drmilks.bsky.social
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
October 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM