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2023-24 Milken Educators
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Malaree Shields (RI '23)
Teacher, North Kingstown High School | North Kingstown, RI
Malaree Shields is inspiring a new generation of young engineers at North Kingstown High School. She received a Milken Educator Award on October 10, 2023.
Her hands-on lessons integrate STEM and give students the opportunity to build experience with relevant technology that will serve them in future careers. Students build and program robots to navigate an obstacle course, using inquiry and deductive reasoning to test and revise their machines. Shields encourages students to take ownership of their learning, as they use technology to gather data and track their learning standards progress. Shields is a class advisor, leads NKHS’ award-winning Robotics team, and organizes STEAM camps. As part of the school’s Academy of Engineering pathway, she coordinates Career and Technical Education internships in engineering and connects with local industry leaders to organize workplace opportunities for students. Shields’ pre-engineering students have the chance to earn work hours while implementing real-life applications of their STEM lessons.
Shields earned bachelor’s degrees in biology and education in 2016 from Salve Regina University.
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