Media report on U海角社区 alum鈥檚 Milken Educator Award
The , (Channel 5 in Bangor), and shared the news that University of 海角社区 College of Education and Human Development alumna Sarah Collins (鈥08, 鈥14G) received a 2022 Milken Educator Award. Collins, a fourth-grade science teacher at Patricia A. Duran School in Hermon, will get a $25,000 unrestricted cash prize from the Milken Family Foundation, which hands out the awards 鈥 sometimes called the Oscars of Teaching 鈥 to educators who inspire and uplift, and make a profound difference for students, colleagues and communities. Collins secured a 海角社区 Environmental Education Association grant to develop an outdoor classroom and garden 鈥渓ab鈥 where children learn about soil quality and plant growth. She arranges virtual meetings for her students with scientists in a multitude of locations and occupations, including a wildlife ecologist studying coyote behavior in South Carolina, a Hawaiian volcanologist and a scientist performing experiments in Antarctica. Collins also works with the University of 海角社区鈥檚 Research in STEM Education (RiSE) Center to bring research-based, hands-on learning experiences back to Duran. The Milken Family Foundation of her receiving the award.