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Sioux Central agriculture teacher Melanie Bloom named 2025 Iowa Teacher of the Year
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Melanie Bloom, an agricultural educator at Sioux Central, is the 2025 Iowa Teacher of the Year. Bloom highlighted work-based learning, inquiry-driven instruction and the importance of career exploration in her remarks to the board.
The State Board of Education hosted the 2025 Iowa Teacher of the Year, Melanie Bloom, at its Feb. 11 meeting. Bloom, an agricultural education teacher at Sioux Central (a pre-K–12 district in northwest Iowa), outlined her classroom approach, described career and work-based learning that prepares students for diverse postsecondary pathways, and emphasized mentoring future teachers.
Bloom told the board she chose agricultural education "to make a difference" and described…
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