Oct
1
to Feb 1

Apply For The Hawai'i Social Justice Educator Award

 
 

Calling all Hawai‘i educators doing locally-based social justice work!

Applications for the Hawai‘i Social Justice Educator Awards are open now through February 1, 2025! Apply today for one of two $2,500 educator awards to use toward your outstanding work in the 2025-2026 school year.

The Social Justice Education in Hawai‘i Project is a joint initiative of the Hanahauʻoli School Professional Development Center (PDC) and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education (UHM COE). It is aimed at growing the capacity of local educators to inspire youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. Made possible by the generosity and forward thinking of Jana and Howard Wolff, The Social Justice Education in Hawai‘i Project works to ensure more teachers, administrators, counselors, and other school practitioners have access to high-quality professional development programs and resources needed for effectively carrying out social justice education initiatives in Hawai‘i.

The Hawai‘i Social Justice Educator Awards are an important component of this project, providing financial awards to acknowledge, illuminate, sustain and grow local educators who are planning and doing exemplary social justice work in the State of Hawai‘i. Two $2,500 educator awards will be granted for outstanding project proposals to be implemented in the 2025-2026 school year.

 
 
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Oct
22
to Jan 14

Cultivating Self-Awareness, Connection, Belonging, & Leadership in Schools

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Cultivating Self-Awareness, Connection, Belonging, & Leadership in Schools

An online workshop series with Captain & Poets

Dates: Tuesdays, November 19, December 10, 2024, and January 14, 2025

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Hawaii

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: $45 per session

Scholarships available! Inquire here.

The Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center invites educators and administrators to a 4-part online workshop series with Jennifer Johnson of Captains & Poets this fall. Captains & Poets is on a mission to reach as many young people and educators as possible around the world to create positive change. The basic premise of the program is that we each have a unique Captain and Poet inside which enable us to be our best, most authentic selves in the world. The following sessions are available a la carte, but taken together, serve to re-empower educators through self-awareness, connection, belonging and leadership.

Reigniting Your Sense of Purpose
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Time: 12-1 pm Hawaii, 2-3 pm Pacific, 5-6 pm Eastern

We are all at risk of feeling overwhelmed, uninspired, and disconnected at times. Our identity and our well-being are directly correlated with having a sense of purpose in the world. Learn about your inner Captain and Poet and how they can help you reconnect with what matters most to you, reignite a sense of well-being and motivation - and find a renewed sense of purpose in all that you do! Walk away with simple strategies for energizing your personal and professional life and maintaining a sense of purpose.

Teaching and Modeling Resilience
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Time: 12-1 pm Hawaii, 2-3 pm Pacific, 5-6 pm Eastern

Resilience in the classroom is a hot topic these days but we often treat it superficially and expect teachers to simply know how to nurture their own resilience and that of their students. Learn about the combining factors that contribute to each of our signature approaches to resilience and identify strategies for fueling your own resilience while creating a nurturing environment for everyone.

Harnessing the Leader Within
Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Time: 12-1 pm Hawaii, 2-3 pm Pacific, 5-6 pm Eastern

What would your school be like if every teacher was empowered to ignite their own unique expression of leadership? Explore your inner Captain and Poet and how their partnership has the potential to help you identify the intrinsic value you bring to your role and how to navigate challenges. See that the secret to being the best leader you can be is by showing up as your authentic self!

About the Facilitator:

Jennifer Johnson B.A., B.Ed., M.A

As a parent, a former educator, an entrepreneur and a passionate change-maker, Jennifer is on a mission to empower young people to be their best selves to create a better world. She has an M.A. in Education in Curriculum, Teaching and Organizational Learning from OISE and has been a curriculum writer and has designed and implemented numerous transformational programs over the span of her career. She is a seasoned leader in education and the corporate world, a CTI Coach, and a graduate of the Harvard Leadership Program. As a parent of two children, her focus is on nurturing self-leadership skills and the ability to navigate an increasingly dynamic world with compassion, resilience, and authenticity.

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Jan
11
to May 3

Leaders of Social Justice in Education: Theory to Practice

 
 

Leaders of Social Justice in Education: Theory to Practice

Course Dates: January 18 through May 3, 2025, with (2) in-person sessions to open and close the program at Hanahau’oli School, plus (7) Virtual class sessions (please click on the “Learn more and apply” button below to view the detailed schedule)

Cost: $142 for 3 UHM credits; $100 refundable deposit if not pursuing credits.

This course is designed to create a cohort of social justice education (SJE) leaders who will explore what SJE means in Hawaiʻi and how we can work together to support education that is just, inclusive, and situated in place, histories, and contexts. By exploring a range of theoretical and practical resources (e.g. the Learning for Justice website and Social Justice Education Standards), this cohort of SJE educators will hone their dispositions, knowledge, and skills with the goal of empowering students through critical knowledge, collective action against oppressive systems, and greater participation in a diverse democracy. Participants will explore a range of perspectives around social justice education, facilitate discussions with peers, reflect on their learning, and propose a social justice action project.

Course participants will meet in person at the beginning and end of the course. Travel funding for Hawai‘i residents outside of Oʻahu is available. Other class meetings will be virtual to accommodate educators from around the state. Before applying, please review the schedule of class meetings and other course details carefully here or by clicking on the “Learn more and apply here” button below to ensure you can fully participate.

The course is offered through a collaboration between the Hanahau‘oli Professional Development Center and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education, thanks to the generous funding of Jana and Howard Wolff. It is open to all educators or aspiring educators with a commitment to SJE. Selection preference will strive to be inclusive of varying perspectives, teaching experience, and location.

Those pursuing University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa course credits will enroll in EDCS 440, which provides 3 credits towards the Sheltered Instruction Qualification requirement for HIDOE teachers.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Jingwoan Chang, PhD

Born in Taiwan and raised in Singapore, Jingwoan Chang conducted her doctoral dissertation research on social justice education in Hawaiʻi in the Curriculum Studies Department in the College of Education, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. She taught Mandarin Chinese for over 16 years, mostly in K-12 classrooms in Chicago and Honolulu, and has Master's degrees in history and East Asian Languages and Civilizations. Jingwoan currently supports the World Languages program in the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design for the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education.

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Feb
15
to May 3

Natural Scientists: Children in Charge Spring 2025

 
 

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Saturday, May 3, 2025

9:00AM-4:30PM

At Hanahau'oli School

Join us at the Hanahau’oli School Professional Development Center for a locally developed STEM workshop for early childhood educators. Natural Scientists: Children in Charge is designed for educators across the state of Hawai‘i who work with children in preschool through grade 1, and will take place over the course of three face-to-face meetings, with assignments, opportunities for observation at Hanahau’oli School to see this work in action, and coaching along the way.

Designed with a progressive approach to early childhood STEM education, the workshop will explore theories and practices that demonstrate how children learn best when teachers allow understanding to emerge from a student's play, hands-on explorations, and dynamic discussions stemming from interactions with the natural environment. Participants will learn how to maximize the initiative, questions, and observations of children to joyfully integrate STEM exploration in their early childhood classrooms. In alignment with theories that students learn best and are highly motivated when the school curriculum reflects their cultures, experiences, and perspectives, the workshop will feature a number of progressive place-based resources, strategies and experiences that will enrich your curriculum. 

Thanks to a generous grant by the Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation, 25 participants will be paid a $300 stipend to participate, and up to 10 educators from neighbor islands will receive an additional $750 travel stipend to cover air, hotel, and ground transportation for the meetings. Participants must be present at all three face-to-face meetings and complete all assignments to receive stipends upon completion of the program. We are seeking to have representation across the Hawaiian islands and acceptance will be offered on a first-come-first served basis after geographic location is considered.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to be inspired and experience meaningful ways to engage young children in STEM learning, while being paid to learn and grow!

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

Participants will explore:

  • The process for creating a social-emotional safe zone for learning in the early childhood classroom

  • How to plan and teach early childhood STEM concepts, related to food sustainability

  • Inquiry practices for early childhood STEM education (e.g. asking questions, observing the natural world, gathering and analyzing data, forming conclusions, and taking action)

  • Place-based resources for early childhood education

  • STEM as “discovery in the natural world” and how technology can be used for making thinking visible, documenting learning, and assessment

Participants will:

  • Identify and define progressive and place-based approaches to early childhood STEM teaching and learning.

  • Experience and apply progressive and place-based STEM teaching and learning strategies to their particular teaching contexts.

  • Experience and build connections with local place-based STEM experts, locations, and resources.

  • Design one or more early childhood STEM lessons that meet the needs of students in their particular teaching context. 

  • Implement STEM lessons in their particular teaching context and use technology to document student growth.

  • Reflect on early childhood STEM lesson implementation in a professional community of inquiry.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Lauren Inouye is an early childhood educator who taught at Hanahau‘oli School for 36 years. She was part of the team who pioneered multiage classrooms at the school, and helped to launch the kindergarten and first grade classroom. She is the co-author of a book chapter in the NSTA publication titled, “Inquiry: The Key to Exemplary Science” (2009) and has presented this work “Inquiry With Young Scientists: Helping Children to Investigate Their World” at NSTA national conventions in Boston, New Orleans and San Francisco and at the Early Childhood Math & Science Institute of Region IX Head Start Association in Pasadena, California. She is also a regular presenter at The Hanahau`oli Teacher Collaborative: An Institute for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design. In her retirement, she continues to work at Hanahau’oli School substitute teaching, tutoring and supporting school initiatives. 

Carla Matsui is a K-1 Teacher at Hanahau'oli School, where she has taught Junior Kindergarten and in the multiage K-1 classrooms for the past eleven years. She holds a Master's of Education in Teaching degree from The University of Hawaii at Mānoa in Education and Teaching, along with credentials in Early Childhood Education from Chaminade University. She previously taught at KCAA Preschools and in the DOE. Her role in the project will include helping to plan and teach the Natural Scientists: Children in Charge workshop.

Summer P. Maunakea, PhD is an assistant professor of Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Education and Leadership at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, College of Education. Currently, she teaches courses on curriculum leadership, place-based education, sustainability, interdisciplinary science and social studies grounded in an indigenous perspective. As part of the Kokua Hawaiʻi Foundation’s ʻĀINA In Schools team, she instructs professional development courses that prepare educators, parents, and community members to teach from the ʻāina, utilizing the ʻĀINA In Schools Curriculum. Summer is a lifelong learner of intergenerational approaches to the holistic well-being of people and the natural environment. Her role in the project will include connecting educators to the transformative community organizations and partners that aim to support Hawaiʻi educators.

Robert G. Peters, EdD served as Hanahau`oli Head of School from 1982 to 2013.  He received a Doctorate in Education from the University of Massachusetts, with a concentration in Foundations of Education and Curriculum Design.  Currently he serves as Chair of the Hawaii State Early Learning Board and is President of the Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation Board of Trustees.  Peters has taught graduate curriculum courses for the University of Hawaii and in the UH/HAIS Masters Degree Program in Private School Leadership.  He is the primary instructor in an annual summer institute titled The Hanahau`oli Teacher Collaborative: An Institute for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design. Dr. Peters has served on a number of local and national boards and is currently a member of the State Advisory Council for the federal Preschool Development Grant and an accreditation trainer for HAIS.

Mollie Taylor is a JK Teacher at Hanahau'oli School. She holds a Master's degree from The University of Hawaii at Manoa in Curriculum Studies for the ages Pre K-3. She also holds a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. Mollie attended Hanaha'oli School as a child and enjoys the full circle process of continuing her learning here now as a teacher.

 
 
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Mar
3
8:30 AM08:30

A Magnanimity of Spirit: Resiliency and Inner Development for Progressive Educators

 
 

A Magnanimity of Spirit: Resiliency and Inner Development for Progressive Educators

Date: Monday, March 3, 2025

Time: 8:30am–12:30pm

Location: Online Via Zoom

Cost: $75 (Registration scholarships available! Please inquire here)

Paulo Friere wrote that “The teacher is of course an artist, but being an artist does not mean that he or she can make the profile, can shape the students. What the educator does in teaching is to make it possible for the students to become themselves.” In order to support students in shaping themselves, it is critical that educators engage in inner development and reflection so they can be available to the relationship needed to support students in self-construction. In a time of teacher burnout and an attack on the profession by those who would seek to eliminate progressive education, it is more important than ever that educators care for their own wellness to be fully engaged with the relational work of progressive education. This session will explore approaches to inner development which aim to transform individuals and schools through collective reflective practice. Participants will be invited to engage in reflection, resilience building, and an examination of equity in their unique school contexts to continually transform themselves as progressive educators. The goal is to develop school communities which regularly examine their paradigms of teaching and learning to be able to better foster human flourishing and positive development for all involved: students, teachers, and families.

When educators focus on their wellbeing and personal development, they are able to bring their full selves to their work, engage their students through an equity lens, and better serve the students in their care. This session will be highly interactive and will invite participants to generate collective knowledge and partnerships with peers which will extend long beyond the workshop. We are not in search of easy answers. Rather, we are looking to uncover critical questions which empower us to deepen our practice in an engaged community of practitioners.

About the Facilitator:

Andrew Faulstich believes in the potential for education to be transformative for all students. He has worked across K-12 and higher education in the U.S. and China. He is the Co-Founder of the Enlightened Educator Project and the Curriculum and Pedagogy Coordinator and Humanities Guide at the Oneness-Family Montessori High School. He holds a Masters in International Educational Development from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, a Bachelors in Anthropology from the University of Rochester, a Montessori Adolescent Certification from the Association Montessori Internationale, and a certificate from the Phillips Exeter Humanities Institute.

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Mar
11
10:00 AM10:00

Experience Philosophy for Children (P4C) as a Professional Development Practice

 
 

Experience Philosophy for Children (P4C) as a Professional Development Practice: An Inquiry Exploring Education and the Flourishing Life

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Location: Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center, 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu HI 96822

Cost: $40 per participant; Scholarships available! Inquire here.

Philosophy for Children (P4C) is a worldwide movement that aims to transform the schooling experience by engaging people in the activity of philosophy. Locally, the University of Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education is the home of philosophy for children Hawai‘i (p4c Hawai‘i). The p4c Hawai‘i approach aids students and teachers in converting traditional classrooms into intellectually safe communities of inquiry. Together, they develop their ability to think for themselves in responsible ways by exploring “big questions” that arise from their interests, experiences, and learning contexts.

In addition to being a progressive education classroom practice used in schools across the world, p4c Hawai‘i can also be used to support the professional development of teachers. In a 2013 study, research demonstrated that when teachers practice p4c Hawai‘i in a professional community of inquiry with their peers, they not only improve their abilities to do philosophy with students, but they also report experiencing a meaningful, productive, transformative, and joyful approach to professional and personal growth. In a professional development context, philosophy becomes “a form of thinking, which like all thinking, finds its origin in what is uncertain in the subject matter of experience, which aims to locate the nature of perplexity and to frame hypotheses for its clearing up to be tested in action” (Dewey, 1916, p. 331). Together in this 4-hour professional development experience, educators will practice p4c Hawai‘i as a tool for wrestling with our most important questions and finding answers through self-reflection and dialogue with colleagues.

Participants will learn more about p4c Hawai‘i from Uehiro Academy faculty by doing p4c Hawai‘i with fellow participants in an intellectually safe professional community of inquiry. The experience will include:

Reading Read Dr. Toby Yos’s article “Raising the Bar: Love, The Community of Inquiry and the Flourishing Life” before we meet in person.

Questioning Generate a question you would like to dialogue and think about with fellow participants.

Voting Vote on the question that you would most like to be the focus of our inquiry.

Dialoguing Use the question selected as stimulus for philosophical inquiry, dialogue, and deep listening to support professional and personal growth.

Reflecting Reflect on what was learned from the community and inquiry, make connections and explore next steps.

Lunch will be provided.

About the Presenters:

Dr. Benjamin Lukey received his doctorate in comparative philosophy from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.  His interests in philosophy of disability, comparative philosophy, and philosophy for children (p4c) have developed from his broader goal of including more voices in philosophical discourse.  Since 2007, he has been part the p4c Hawai‘i initiative at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, piloting and developing a Philosopher in Residence project at Hawaii public high schools.  Dr. Lukey continues to support p4c Hawaii teachers and students at Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School, Kailua High School, Waikiki Elementary, Ka’elepulu Elementary, and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He is currently Associate Director for the UH Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education.

Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau is a Specialist at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Director of Curriculum and Research at the Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education, Director of the Hanahau‘oli School Professional Development Center, and Co-Director of the Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy MEd Interdisciplinary Education, Curriculum Studies program. A former Hawai‘i State Department of Education high school social studies teacher, her work in education is focused around promoting a more just and equitable democracy for today’s children. Dr. Makaiau lives in Honolulu where she enjoys spending time in the ocean with her husband and two children.

Dr. Chad Miller is the 2012 Hawaiʻi Teacher of the Year, a National Board Certified teacher, and is currently an Associate Specialist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Institute for Teacher Education. Dr. Miller also serves as the Director of Teacher Development at the University’s Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education and in this dual role, he teaches instructional methods courses, as well as courses grounded in the Philosophy for Children (p4c) pedagogy in the College of Education to teacher candidates and graduate students, alike. He also serves as a Philosopher in Residence, where he supports teacher candidates and veteran K-12 teachers as they incorporate the activity of philosophy into their classroom practice through the use of the “Philosopher’s Pedagogy.” Regardless if he is thinking about the environmental implications of “driving” clouds with third graders, the cyclical nature of violence and drug abuse with sophomores in their Language Arts classes, or the value of living the “examined life” with undergraduates, Dr. Miller finds himself participating in extremely meaningful and rigorous philosophical inquiries with students and teachers each day with the aim of creating more thoughtful and compassionate communities.

Dr. Thomas “Toby” Yos is an Assistant Specialist with the University of Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education. Arriving at the University of Hawai‘i in 1991, Toby studied under philosophy for children Hawai‘i founder Dr. Thomas Jackson and received a doctoral degree in Philosophy. Since that time Toby has been working in Hawai‘i’s schools. Over the course of the past three decades he has mentored hundreds of teachers and done p4c with thousands of students.

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Jul
17
to Jul 25

The 2025 Hanahau'oli Teacher Collaborative: An Institute for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design

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The Hanahauʻoli School Professional Development Center announces the return of our Summer Institute led by teachers, for teachers.

The Hanahau'oli Teacher Collaborative:
An Institute for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design

July 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24 & 25, 2025
8:45am-3:30pm

Cost: $1,650 for individuals, $1,550 per person for teams of 2+.
Accompanying administrators attend at no additional cost. Includes lunch daily.

HIDOE educators are eligible for a limited number of $500 partial scholarships. Please inquire here.

Childcare is available at Hanahau‘oli’s Summer School’s Wonder Camp July 21-25, at an additional cost

Our annual summer institute is back and we invite JK-12 educators from independent, HIDOE and charter schools, including those in resource/support roles, coaches and administrators to join us for this intensive dive into the theory and foundations of interdisciplinary curriculum design. Experience hands-on learning, thematic lesson examples and observation, and receive personalized coaching from Hanahau'oli teachers as you develop a dynamic unit to bring back to your own classroom.

Please click here to view a detailed course description and use the link below to register!

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Nov
7
4:00 PM16:00

Hawai'i Social Justice Educators Community

 
 

Hawaiʻi Social Justice Educators Community: Post-Election Listening Circle

Dates: Thursday, November 7, 2024

(Future gatherings scheduled for February 27, and April 10, 2025)

Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: Free

For the second Social Justice Educators Community Gathering on Nov 7, a group of educators from Shanti Alliance, the Davis Democracy Initiative at Punahou School, and the Hanahauʻoli School PDC will moderate a post-election Listening Circle, modeled on the practices of the International Institute for Restorative Practices. This Listening Circle will focus on deep listening, building empathy, and strengthening communities. The experience of a listening circle can also help us think about the possibility of restorative justice practices in our schools. Due to the thoughtfully moderated nature of a listening circle, we will select a limited number of participants of different backgrounds for this first experience.

About the Hawai ‘i Social Justice Educators Community Gatherings:

This series of four online gatherings is focused on social justice education in Hawaiʻi for those who are:

  • in a role supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, or belonging at school

  • on a committee exploring such issues

  • teaching social justice content in classes

  • engaged in advocacy or activism around social justice education

  • or are interested in learning more about the work others are doing toward these ends.

We invite you to join us for quarterly conversation in a facilitated format, where we will share and explore the successes and challenges of social justice education in schools in Hawaiʻi. A component of the Social Justice Education in Hawaiʻi Project offered by Hanahauʻoli School and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Education, these informal gatherings are offered at no cost thanks to the generosity of Jana and Howard Wolff.

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Oct
17
to Oct 20

Join Hanahau'oli Teachers & Administrators at the Progressive Education Network National Conference 2024

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Join Hanahau‘oli Teachers & Administrators at the Progressive Education Network National Conference 2024 in Columbus, Ohio

Conference Dates: Thursday, October 17 through Sunday, October 20, 2024

Location: Wickliffe Progressive School / Upper Arlington, OH

Experience three days of innovative workshops, inspiring talks, and networking opportunities with like-minded educators from across the country. Get ready to dive deep into the latest trends and best practices in progressive education. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to learn from some of the brightest minds in the field, including renowned educator authors and DEI experts, Liza Talusan and José Vilson, Harvard's educational researcher and pedagogy of play expert Mara Krechevsky, local artists and experts Jason Blair and Stephanie Rond, award-winning poet Cynthia Amoah, children's book author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds, and leader of the Harmony Project David Brown.

Additionally, a number of Hanahau‘oli School faculty and administrators will be in attendance, and following are the breakout sessions they’ll be hosting:

ʻO ka ʻĀina he waihona ʻike/The Land as Library: Building Place Literacy As An Institution to Craft Connection and Community

With Gabrielle Holt, Hanahau‘oli School Librarian

October 19, 2024, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM

“Learn from land, not about land.” - Dr. Manulani Meyer

As progressive schools across the globe reflect on how to build community, much can be learned from the Aloha ʻĀina (love of land) movements and ʻāina (land) based frameworks used in many of Hawai’i’s schools. This workshop will focus on how Hanahau‘oli School (Honolulu, HI; est. 1918) has emphasized place literacy throughout various facets of school life, what that looks like in practice, its outcomes towards connection-making and community-building, and how other schools might build place literacy themselves.

Thematic and Project-Based Learning Comes Alive at Hanahauʻoli, How Children’s Wonderings Guide Planning

With Keala Lee & Carla Matsui, Hanahau'oli School Grades 2-3 and K-1 Teachers

October 19, 2024, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM

Creating meaningful and relevant hands-on experiences for students stem from an understanding of childhood and children’s interest, and honoring their culture, place, experiences, and perspectives. Attendees will learn about the ongoing and interactive planning process of two place-based thematic units that emerge from children’s discussions, inquiry, and play.

Lessons from the History of the Progressive Education in Hawai‘i: Using Teachers’ Reading Circles for Professional Development and Movement Building

With Amber Strong Makaiau, Director of the Hanahau‘oli School Professional Development Center

October 19, 2024, 2:50 PM – 4:10 PM

This workshop explores how teachers’ “reading circles” were used to grow progressive education in Hawai‘i from 1893 - 1899 and how they can be used today. Participants will: (1) Learn about the history of progressive education in Hawai‘i. (2) Engage in a reading circle strategy – questioning, dialoguing, and reflecting with peers.

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Oct
10
to Oct 11

He Aliʻi Ka ʻĀina Educator Conference

 
 

He Aliʻi Ka ʻĀina Educator Conference

Dates: Thursday, October 10 and Friday October 11, 2024

Time: 8:30am–3:30pm

Location: Kamehameha Schools Kapālama - Middle School

Cost: $100 + applicable online service fees


Join us on October 10 and 11 for a transformative 2-day professional development opportunity where we'll explore Hawaiian Culture Based Education, and how we can all activate and embrace our kuleana to Hawai'i.

The conference will feature over 20 unique workshop sessions organized into five conference tracks:

  • Building ʻĀina Literacy and Culturally Responsive Education in Hawaiʻi

  • Embracing Sustainability: Integrating ʻĀina-Based Practices for Hawaiʻi’s Future

  • Kālaiʻāina: The Roots and Impact of Politics on ʻĀina and Ea

  • E Ola ka ʻŌlelo: Revitalizing ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi in the Classroom

  • Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi: Historical Perspectives

Presenters and exhibitors will be joining us from across the state, representing numerous organizations including Kamehameha Schools, the Office of Hawaiian Education, and Awaiaulu. Meals and conference swag included!

Keynote Speakers

He Kauwa Ke Kanaka: The Door Opens Inward - Hawaiiʻs Role in World Healing

Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer is a native Hawaiian scholar-practitioner dedicated to the role aloha will play in world-wide awakening. She is an Indigenous writer and thinker devoted to expanding views of knowledge to better address the needs of our time. She earned her doctorate (Harvard, 1998) on the topic of Hawaiian epistemology – philosophy of knowledge – and remains intentional for its capacity to inspire, instruct and heal. Dr. Aluli Meyer is active in the Food Sovereignty, Aloha ʻĀina, EA Hawaii, and Hoʻoponopono movements throughout Hawai'i. She is now the Konohiki of Kūlana o Kapolei – a Hawaiian Place of Learning – at the University of Hawai'i West O'ahu. She is a staunch uluniu – coconut grove – activist and believes it is time to be clear about the principles of embodied knowing that creates shared purpose with others. Ulu aʻe ke welina a ke aloha. Loving is the practice of an awake mind.

Moʻolelo and Microbes: Elevating STEM Education and Research Through Aloha ʻĀina and Ea

Dr. Kiana Frank - born and raised in Kailua, Oʻahu – studies how microorganisms (the smallest forms of life that live on land and in water) shape ʻāina for productivity and health by weaving contemporary western techniques with Native Hawaiian Science. She has strong relationships working within communities using scientific hands-on experiences in the ʻāina, our natural laboratories, to inspire the younger Hawaiian generations to cultivate a connection to science through their culture. She is currently employed as an Associate Professor in the Pacific Biosciences Research Center at the University of Hawaii, Mānoa, and also sits on the boards of Native Hawaiian non-profit organizations Kauluakalana, INPEACE, and Purple Maiʻa.

 
 
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Oct
7
7:30 AM07:30

Hanahau'oli School Guided Visit for Educators

 
 

Hanahau‘oli School Guided Visit for Educators

Date: Monday, October 7, 2024

Time: 7:30am to 1:00pm

Location: Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center, 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu HI 96822

Cost: $40 per person; Scholarships are available! Please inquire here.

This fall break, educators interested in learning more about Hanahau‘oli School are invited to visit our campus for a guided learning tour with PDC Director and University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education School of Teacher Education Specialist, Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau. At this half-day visit, participants will have the opportunity to:

  • observe our school-wide, daily community-sharing experience (Flag)

  • receive a brief introduction to Hanahau‘oli School’s history of progressive teaching and learning and the work of the Professional Development Center

  • embark on a tour of our 146,000 sq ft campus

  • spend time observing our multi-age classrooms and team teaching approach

  • engage in dialogue with administrators over a hosted lunch

About the Facilitator:

Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau is a Specialist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education Institute for Teacher Education Secondary Program. She is also the Director of the Hanahau’oli School Professional Development Center and the Director of Curriculum and Research at the University of Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education. She is a dedicated practitioner of philosophy for children Hawai‘i who achieved National Board Certification while teaching secondary social studies in the Hawaii State Department of Education for over ten years. Her current projects include carrying out progressive, multicultural, social justice, and democratic approaches to pre-service social studies teacher education, using self-study research methodologies to promote international collaboration, and developing the emergent field of deliberative pedagogy.

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Sep
21
to Sep 28

The Kindness School: Curriculum and Strategies for Social Emotional Learning

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The Kindness School: Curriculum and Strategies for Social Emotional Learning

Dates: Saturday, September 21 AND Saturday, September 28, 2024

Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: $175 per individual, $125 per person for teams of 2+

Scholarships available! Inquire here.

In this workshop series, participants will learn how to create a school culture centered around kindness, empathy, and compassion. The series is broken into two 3-hour virtual sessions. In the first session, participants will learn what a Kindness School looks and feels like by hearing descriptions and watching video examples from educators and children from all corners of the world. Based on the worldwide youth kindness project, Kindness City-School: International Contest, they will also learn about the child-generated Kindness School concept and the steps educators and administrators can take to actualize a Kindness School. Kindness Schools are communities where every member of the school interacts and engages in all situations with kindness and actively pursues actions that create and further an atmosphere of kindness. In such schools the focus extends far beyond academic achievements, placing equal importance on fostering a sense of belonging, respect, and compassion among all members. Once educators understand all that is possible in the Kindness School, they’ll explore steps and resources to achieve it.

In the second session, participants will learn how to become a Kindness School by implementing a very simple, yet transformative, supplementary SEL curriculum that aligns with CASEL and other research on trauma-based instruction, gender identity awareness, equity, and social justice called Connect with Kindness: Child-Generated, Teacher-Friendly Supplementary SEL Curricula for pre-K-12. The lessons are designed to align with other SEL programming that might currently be in place and are specifically designed to fit into small pockets of time that pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade educators often have, so kindness can be taught in the moment. Educators who are using these materials have found that the lessons not only help to fill in skill gaps where some SEL programming falls short, but they align with restorative practice models. Each lesson is hands-on and project-based, leveraging the voices and ideas of the students in the classroom while introducing them to children from all over the world who, too, are expressing kindness. Lessons range from 10 minutes to several weeks in length, so there is optimal flexibility for educators. All the curriculum materials come at no additional cost to participants.

About the Facilitators:

Amy Spangler – As a lifelong public school leader, Amy has had a significant impact on countless learning communities for more than 30 years. A “trailing spouse”, Amy has been afforded the opportunity to serve schools in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Washington, Massachusetts, and Minnesota as well as in the international school community of Tokyo, Japan. She actively holds an administrator's license in Oregon.

Amy’s key to transformational success as a principal in school communities is her unwavering drive to always do what is best for children by collaboratively strategizing how to markedly improve staff and student culture, which paves the way for her schools to make significant academic gains as measured by state assessments. Notably known as a servant leader, Amy carefully listens to and engages others through authentic collaboration, shared leadership, and grit. Amy has also served as a teacher; gifted and talented program manager and professional developer; strategic planning director, principal mentor; adjunct professor; and worked on special assignments leading comprehensive public education transformation projects. As a senior leader, she, and her team developed/delivered learning to 30,000 teachers, managers, and executive leaders within a privately held early childhood education corporation. An ardent volunteer, Amy has led nonprofit organizations as a member of the board of directors, serving both as vice president, and president in four organizations.

Very recently, Amy has presented at 3 international conferences and has been a guest professor at the University de Turin in Italy. She serves on a nonprofit board raising funds for homeless Veterans and is a volunteer advocate for children with special needs. She has authored several articles/chapters for distinguished books and publications. She is the primary coauthor of Connect with Kindness: Child-Generated, Teacher Friendly Supplementary SEL Curricula (2023), which is currently being used world-wide. Amy is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, International Kindness Reset. Amy measures her success through the children whose lives she has served.

Tatyana Tsyrlina-Spady, PhD – Tatyana is a distinguished academic with an extensive background in education. Formerly an Adjunct Professor at Seattle Pacific University (USA) and Professor Emerita at Kursk State University (Russia), she also holds the title of Vice-Provost Emerita at the Regional Open Social Institute (Russia). Tatyana is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Russian-American Education Forum, an online journal. As a visiting professor at the Summer Institute on Child Advocacy in Action at UBC (Canada, 2019), Tatyana has made significant contributions to the global academic community and child advocacy. Boasting a portfolio of over 20 books and numerous papers, her expertise lies in the theory and history of education, as well as educational psychology. Her recent work involves a critical comparative analysis of history teaching in modern Russia, innovative approaches to fostering kindness and compassion in children and young adults, and the role of culture in strengthening the resilience of young people in Ukraine today.

Tatyana has actively participated in international multimedia projects for children worldwide, particularly during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, with a strong focus on kindness. She served as the director and international coordinator of these projects and a co-author of "Connect with Kindness: Child-Generated Teacher-Friendly Supplementary SEL Curricula" (2023). Tatyana has presented at over 60 international conferences worldwide, authored chapters for edited volumes, published papers in peer-reviewed journals, and contributed articles to online journals, all showcasing her unwavering commitment to education and global well-being.

Currently, Tatyana serves as the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the nonprofit, International Kindness Reset, and holds the position of Director at the Kindness City-School: International Contest. Her leadership and dedication continue to make a positive impact on the fields of education, child advocacy, and global kindness initiatives.

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Sep
17
4:00 PM16:00

Online Solutionary Micro-credential Course

 
 

Online Solutionary Micro-credential Course

Dates: Tuesdays, Sep 17, Oct 1, Oct 15, Oct 29, Nov 12, and Nov 26, 2024

Times: 4-5pm HST

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: Free! (Participants are required to purchase The World Becomes What We Teach)


The Institute for Humane Education, in collaboration with What School Could Be, is pleased to offer a Solutionary Micro-credential Course free of charge to educators in Hawai'i. The course begins September 17 and ends November 26, 2024.

This online course is for educators who seek to empower students to become skilled and hopeful changemakers, particularly with regard to social justice issues and concerns. It includes both synchronous and asynchronous components that will provide educators with both the social and ethical rationale for teaching these concepts and practices, as well as the practical steps necessary to implement solutionary inquiry to action projects with students. For more information about this program, click on the flyer below and visit the IHE website.

Participants in the course will attend and participate in six 1-hour Zoom meetings and complete approximately 30 hours of independent work (2-3 hours each week). The Zoom meetings will be on Tuesdays at 4pm Hawai'i Standard Time on September 17, October 1, 15, and 29, and November 12 and 26. NOTE: If you already know that you cannot make at least four out of the six sessions, please do not complete this application form. We invite you to apply again for a class offered at another time.

The cost of the program is being underwritten by the Institute for Humane Education and What School Could Be. There is no cost for teachers to take the course EXCEPT for the cost to acquire the book: The World Becomes What We Teach by Zoe Weil. 

 
 

Click on the image above to download the flyer, and use the orange button below to apply today!

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Sep
13
9:00 AM09:00

Equal Opportunity for All: Applying the Universal Design for Learning Framework in your Classroom

 
 

Equal Opportunity for All: Applying the Universal Design for Learning Framework in Your Classroom

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm

Location: Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center, located at 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu HI 96822

Cost: $200 per person
Scholarships and neighbor island travel stipends are available! Please inquire here.

How can teachers meet the variety of learner needs in their classrooms in an equitable and proactive manner? This workshop is aimed at providing interactive learning activities and resources for both experienced and more novice teachers, which will support exploration into the Universal Design for Learning framework (UDL). UDL is a research-based set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful and challenging learning opportunities. They include:

  • offering information in more than one format (multiple means of representation)

  • giving students more than one way to interact with the material and to show what they learned (multiple means of action and expression), and

  • looking for multiple ways to motivate learners (multiple means of engagement).

Through the unpacking of UDL guidelines and principles from the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), participants will understand ways to positively impact the learning of students with a unique constellation of strengths, challenges, and experiences based on scientific insights into how humans learn best. Participants will also be supported as they develop a specific plan for applying the framework to their own teaching practices. By applying UDL principles, teachers will build flexibility into their instruction to support students with different life experiences, states of developmental progress, and ways and rates of learning to create a sense of belonging for each learner. Participants will walk away with strategies to use tomorrow and into the future.

Lunch will be provided.

About the Facilitators:

Leah S. Muccio, PhD is an associate professor of early childhood education in the College of Education at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. A former classroom educator, she teaches early childhood teacher education courses and supervises teacher candidates in the field. Her research focuses on equity pedagogy, early childhood curriculum, and teacher education and professional development. The aim of Muccio’s scholarship is to promote joyful learning in the early school experiences of culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse young children, their families, and their teachers.

Michael Sheehey, MEd is an assistant specialist in the College of Education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He has served as a program coordinator, course instructor, practicum supervisor, and mentor of preservice special education teachers for 12 years. He currently coordinates the Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education Program. His research interests include: inclusion in early childhood education, universal design for learning, early intervention, culturally responsive pedagogy.

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Sep
10
9:00 AM09:00

Using Philosophy for Children (P4C) to Cultivate and Nurture Collaborative Civic Space

 
 

Using Philosophy for Children (P4C) to Cultivate and Nurture Collaborative Civic Space

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Location: Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center, 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu HI 96822

Cost: $160 per participant. Scholarships available! Inquire here.

Philosophy for Children (P4C) is a worldwide movement that aims to transform the schooling experience of children by engaging them in the activity of philosophy. Locally, the University of Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education is the home of philosophy for children Hawai‘i (p4c Hawai‘i). The p4c Hawai‘i approach aids students and teachers in converting traditional classrooms into intellectually safe communities of inquiry. Together, they develop their ability to think for themselves in responsible ways by exploring “big questions” that arise from their interests, experiences, and learning contexts. When practiced with fidelity, p4c Hawai‘i cultivates and nurtures a collaborative civic space in classrooms where individuals “experience dialoguing with others as equals, [and] participating in shared public inquiry [so] that they [are] able to eventually take an active role in the shaping of a democratic society” (Sharp 1993: 343). In this workshop, participants will learn about p4c Hawai‘i from Uehiro Academy faculty and become a part of an intellectually safe professional community of inquiry. They will engage in a number of p4c Hawai‘i’s hallmark activities, including how to use p4c Hawai‘i to engage students in meaningful civil dialogue and inquiry about problems of democracy. They will also reflect on ways to apply the classroom strategies to their diverse teaching contexts.

This workshop is designed for K-12 educators, higher education faculty, and community educators who are interested in exploring how p4c Hawai‘i can be applied to contexts outside of the regular classroom setting. It is also designed for teachers who are interested in interdisciplinary and integrated approaches to education, as well as teachers who want to apply the practice to traditional subject areas and coursework (e.g. Social Studies, English Language Arts, Advisory, etc.)

Lunch will be provided.

About the Presenters:

Dr. Thomas Jackson (Dr. J) is Director of the UH Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education. In 1979 he received his doctorate in Comparative Philosophy from the University of Hawai'i.  In 1984 he learned of the work of Dr. Matthew Lipman, creator of the now world recognized initiative Philosophy for Children (P4C). Inspired by a three week training workshop at Montclair State College conducted by Dr. Lipman & Ann Margaret Sharp, attended by some 30 international educators Dr. J returned to Hawai'i, intent on bringing this incredibly rich, promising initiative to Hawai'i.  philosophy for children Hawai'i (p4cHawai'i) is our own "Home Grown" expression of  Lipman's original inspiration.

Dr. Benjamin Lukey received his doctorate in comparative philosophy from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.  His interests in philosophy of disability, comparative philosophy, and philosophy for children (p4c) have developed from his broader goal of including more voices in philosophical discourse.  Since 2007, he has been part the p4c Hawai‘i initiative at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, piloting and developing a Philosopher in Residence project at Hawaii public high schools.  Dr. Lukey continues to support p4c Hawaii teachers and students at Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School, Kailua High School, Waikiki Elementary, Ka’elepulu Elementary, and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He is currently Associate Director for the UH Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education.

Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau is a Specialist at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Director of Curriculum and Research at the Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education, Director of the Hanahau‘oli School Professional Development Center, and Co-Director of the Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy MEd Interdisciplinary Education, Curriculum Studies program. A former Hawai‘i State Department of Education high school social studies teacher, her work in education is focused around promoting a more just and equitable democracy for today’s children. Dr. Makaiau lives in Honolulu where she enjoys spending time in the ocean with her husband and two children.

Dr. Chad Miller is the 2012 Hawaiʻi Teacher of the Year, a National Board Certified teacher, and is currently an Associate Specialist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Institute for Teacher Education. Dr. Miller also serves as the Director of Teacher Development at the University’s Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education and in this dual role, he teaches instructional methods courses, as well as courses grounded in the Philosophy for Children (p4c) pedagogy in the College of Education to teacher candidates and graduate students, alike. He also serves as a Philosopher in Residence, where he supports teacher candidates and veteran K-12 teachers as they incorporate the activity of philosophy into their classroom practice through the use of the “Philosopher’s Pedagogy.” Regardless if he is thinking about the environmental implications of “driving” clouds with third graders, the cyclical nature of violence and drug abuse with sophomores in their Language Arts classes, or the value of living the “examined life” with undergraduates, Dr. Miller finds himself participating in extremely meaningful and rigorous philosophical inquiries with students and teachers each day with the aim of creating more thoughtful and compassionate communities.

Dr. Thomas “Toby” Yos is an Assistant Specialist with the University of Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education. Arriving at the University of Hawai‘i in 1991, Toby studied under philosophy for children Hawai‘i founder Dr. Thomas Jackson and received a doctoral degree in Philosophy. Since that time Toby has been working in Hawai‘i’s schools. Over the course of the past three decades he has mentored hundreds of teachers and done p4c with thousands of students.

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Aug
29
4:00 PM16:00

Hawai'i Social Justice Educators Community

 
 

Hawaiʻi Social Justice Educators Community: Gender Equity in Schools

Dates: Thursday, August 29, 2024

(Future gatherings scheduled for November 7, February 27, and April 10)

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (please note the end time has been extended from 5:30pm for this particular session)

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: Free


Join us for our first online gathering of the school year on August 29, 2024, where a panel of amazing educators and students will share about their advocacy for gender equity in schools. Please check out the PDC website for more details on our panelists.

  • Dr. Lei Ahina-Dawson, clinical psychologist and Director of Social and Emotional Health at ʻIolani School

  • Sara Andrin, health aide at Hawaii Technology Academy community and advocate for period equity and sexual health education

  • Quinn Goo, a master’s student in educational psychology and a graduate assistant for the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, is dedicated to increasing diversity and accessibility in education.

  • Leilani Moran Hurtt, junior at Mid-Pacific Institute, co-leader of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Club

  • Madeline Lucy Nicolas, junior at ʻIolani School, an advocate for challenging the stigma surrounding the female body

  • Kaelyn Pacpaco, senior at ʻIolani School, a Period Warrior and advocate for a positive period-culture at ʻIolani School

  • Candice Sakuda, Director of Community & Civic Engagement at ʻIolani School

  • Dr. Lisa Vallin, lecturer in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

  • Nikki-Ann Yee, co-founder of Maʻi Movement with her sister Brandy, pursues the mission of fighting the shame and stigma of period poverty for all menstruators in Hawaiʻi.

About the Hawai ‘i Social Justice Educators Community Gatherings:

This series of four online gatherings is focused on social justice education in Hawaiʻi for those who are:

  • in a role supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, or belonging at school

  • on a committee exploring such issues

  • teaching social justice content in classes

  • engaged in advocacy or activism around social justice education

  • or are interested in learning more about the work others are doing toward these ends.

We invite you to join us for quarterly conversation in a facilitated format, where we will share and explore the successes and challenges of social justice education in schools in Hawaiʻi. A component of the Social Justice Education in Hawaiʻi Project offered by Hanahauʻoli School and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Education, these informal gatherings are offered at no cost thanks to the generosity of Jana and Howard Wolff.

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Aug
26
8:30 AM08:30

Understanding the Young Child

 
 

Understanding the Young Child: A Progressive Approach for 0-6

Date: Monday, August 26, 2024

Time: 8:30am–3:00pm

Location: Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center, located at 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu HI 96822

Cost: $160
Registration scholarships available! Please inquire here.

Are you curious about progressive approaches to education or parenting, but don’t know how to bring that into your classroom or household in a productive way? If so, this workshop is designed to support parents and educators who work with children ages 0-6 years in exploring how progressive education can be used to support learning in the early years. 

Pamela Strode, an early childhood Montessori educator and instructor, will be guiding this workshop focusing on four daunting yet crucial aspects of early childhood for the progressive parent and educator: 

  • The Cosmic Task of the Caregiver and the Child

  • Communication with the Child

  • Social Development and Interaction

  • Discipline for the Young Child

In this workshop, Pamela will help you to feel empowered to help children be the most successful version of themselves while helping you to become the caregiver or teacher you have always envisioned yourself to be. Professional development hours will be offered for early childhood educators, and lunch will be provided.


About the Facilitator:

Pamela Strode is the owner and director of Strode Montessori. She became inspired when she began working with infants and toddlers after earning her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Economics in 2008 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She went on to earn a Master’s in Education Curriculum Studies with a focus on Early Childhood Education in 2010 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa while simultaneously earning her AMS Infant/Toddler Montessori teaching credentials at the Montessori Education Center of the Rockies in Boulder, Colorado.

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Jul
15
to Jul 23

The 2024 Hanahau'oli Teacher Collaborative: An Institute for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design

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The Hanahauʻoli School Professional Development Center announces the return of our Summer Institute led by teachers, for teachers.

The Hanahau'oli Teacher Collaborative:
An Institute for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design

July 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22 & 23, 2024
8:45am-3:30pm daily

Cost: $1,500 for individuals, $1,400 for teams of 2+.
Accompanying administrators attend at no additional cost.

HIDOE educators are eligible for a limited number of scholarships ranging in value from $500 to $1,500. Please inquire here.

Childcare available at Hanahau‘oli’s Summer School’s Wonder Camp July 15-19, at an additional cost

Our annual summer institute is back and we invite JK-12 educators from independent, HIDOE and charter schools, including those in resource/support roles, coaches and administrators to join us for this intensive dive into the theory and foundations of interdisciplinary curriculum design. Experience hands-on learning, thematic lesson examples and observation, and receive personalized coaching from Hanahau'oli teachers as you develop a dynamic unit to bring back to your own classroom.

Please click here to view a detailed course description and use the link below to register!

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Jun
27
12:30 PM12:30

Nurturing Climate-Conscious Classrooms Across the Curriculum - NOW ONLINE

 
 

Nurturing Climate-Conscious Classrooms Across the Curriculum

NOW ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Thursday, June 27, 2024
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Cost: FREE!

Join Blue Planet Foundation for a "Climate in the Classroom" workshop designed for educators who work with students in grades 6-12 statewide. Teachers wield significant influence as drivers of lasting change within our communities. The Nurturing Climate-Conscious Classrooms Across the Curriculum workshops aim to equip attendees with SDG- and NGSS-aligned content covering the latest in climate science, Hawaiʻi’s education and energy landscapes, and strategies to amplify youth voice in and out of the classroom.

Tailored to accommodate educators' busy schedules, participants will receive ready-to-use climate presentation slides, a comprehensive suite of digital resources, and an interactive Energy Kit containing materials and activities to enhance students' understanding. Additionally, six copies of the book Teaching Climate Change for Grades 6–12 will be shared via a raffle, with free shipping addresses within Hawaii. Attendees will also learn about presentation and field experience opportunities offered by Blue Planet's partners.

Armed with newfound knowledge and resources, educators will leave the workshops prepared to empower their students to confront one of today's most pressing global challenges.

This professional development workshop is made possible with the support of our partners, Hawaiʻi Energy, the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, Atherton Foundation, and Clearway Energy.


About the Facilitator:

Griff Jurgens leads Blue Planet’s education programs, fostering student and teacher engagement across the islands. With initiatives like Climate Crew, he develops curriculum, facilitates PBL projects, and empowers youth to enact change in their communities. As a former teacher with over 12 yrs. in the classroom, Griff is dedicated to education and committed to uplifting youth voices. Outside work, Griff contributes to sustainability films and founded Songs With You, a personalized song music company.

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Jun
7
to Jun 8

Finding Why: Learning About and Launching “Life Design” Curriculum and Coursework

 
 

Finding Why: Learning About and Launching “Life Design” Curriculum and Coursework 

Friday, June 7, 2024 9:00am to 4:00pm

AND

Saturday, June 8, 2024 9:00am to 1:00pm

In the Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center
located at 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu HI 96822

Participants are eligible to receive a $250 participation stipend
and a limited number of modest travel stipends are available for neighbor island participants

Life changes when you develop a process for self-understanding and personal wayfinding.

Inspired by Designing Your Life (Stanford’s “most popular class”) and Life Worth Living (the “most in-demand course” in Yale’s Humanities Program), Finding Why was launched at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) in Summer 2023. A cohorted exploration of a life well-lived, this course was piloted with a group of local high school students who spent two weeks digging into some of life’s biggest questions:

  • Identity: How does my unique life journey make me who I am today?

  • Values: How do I want to measure my life? What do I really want most?

  • Time, Energy, Money: How do I build a life that "works"?

  • Pivoting & Course Correction: What do I do when things aren't working?

This course supported students in learning more about themselves and becoming more deliberate in the design of their life path. At the end of the course they reported being better prepared to take ownership of their educational journey (and beyond) with new levels of conviction and certainty. With a clear end goal in mind, the theory is that they will be more likely to persevere in the face of life’s challenges.

The purpose of this workshop is to share more about the rationale behind offering “life design” curriculum and coursework, and models (both national and local) for introducing a course like this in your school or educational context. We will explore the big ideas from purpose education and life design. You will hear the story of Finding Why and successful initiatives from across the country. Then, you will participate in a facilitated process of designing for your own context, dreaming and designing together with peers. Each participant will leave with a personal action plan for incorporating lessons learned into their own work with students.

Funded by the UHM Strategic Investment Initiative, participants in this workshop will receive $250 stipends for participating in the two-day workshop then developing and implementing a plan for integrating lessons learned into their schools and educational contexts. A limited number of neighbor island travel stipends are also available on a first come, first served basis.

This workshop is primarily intended for educators who work with high school or adult aged students, but all are welcome to apply.

About the Facilitators:

Jaimee Rojas, Ed.M., has spent most of her 24 years in education at an equity-centered project-based charter school organization, High Tech High, in San Diego. She has most recently served as an Instructional Coach at Punahou School where she was coaching teachers in math and place-based, sustainable project design. She now works as a School Designer with EL Education. She received her Masters in Education in School Leadership from Harvard University Graduate School of Education and her Bachelor's Degree from Pepperdine University in English and Writing. She holds teaching credentials in English, Social Science, and Special Education and was a Humanities Teacher for 14 years.  Jaimee is passionate about serving schools to cultivate student-led experiences of deeper learning and belonging She has founded three schools in her career with High Tech High. She has a 20-year-old son in college in Arizona and loves to go on road trips with him, watch him play baseball, and just continue to connect as he enters young adult life. She also loves good food, good company, hot yoga, running on the beach, chasing waterfalls, and traveling.

Tyler Fujita, M.Ed. is the Project Director for Finding Why. He led the team’s efforts to launch the project, secure support from UHM, and oversee project delivery from design through pilot. Additionally, Tyler is the Assistant Director of the Wo International Center at Punahou School. In this role, he works on programs related to global and experiential/travel-based education. He brings previous experience as a management consultant and nonprofit program officer. Tyler earned an M.Ed. in Curriculum Studies (Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy) from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

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Apr
25
4:00 PM16:00

Hawai'i Social Justice Educators Community: A Quarterly Gathering

 
 

Hawaiʻi Social Justice Educators Community: A Quarterly Gathering

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: Free

The Hanahau’oli School Professional Development Center and the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa College of Education invite you to a series of hosted events focused on social justice education in Hawai'i. If you are:

  • in a role supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, or belonging at school;

  • on a committee exploring such issues;

  • teaching social justice content in your classes;

  • engaged in advocacy or activism around social justice education; or

  • interested in such topics…

We invite you to join us for quarterly conversation and networking in a loosely facilitated format, where we will share and explore together the successes and challenges of social justice education in schools in Hawai'i. 

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Apr
19
9:00 AM09:00

Tools and Strategies for Assessing Literacy Growth Over Time

 
 

Tools and Strategies for Assessing Literacy Growth Over Time

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm

Location: Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center, located at 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu, HI 96822

Cost: $200 per person
Scholarships available! Inquire here.

Literacy development is a process, so how can elementary educators assess literacy development over time? In this workshop, K-6 educators will explore classroom-based literacy assessments designed to inform data-driven instructional decisions. They will be introduced to an array of literacy assessments, which cover discrete elements of reading, literacy indicators for tracking student progress over time, and practical methods for using assessment outcomes to enhance literacy instruction. While formal and standardized assessments are widely used in schools due to their efficiency, they have limitations in providing the nuanced insights needed for day-to-day instructional decisions. This workshop will equip educators with insights into classroom-based assessment practices, which can effectively capture literacy growth over time. Participants will learn how to pair standardized/formal assessments with classroom-based assessments to build a more comprehensive understanding of students’ development.  

During our time together, we will:

  • Explore research-based literacy indicators, enabling schools and teachers to make informed decisions when tailoring indicators to align with their unique programs. 

  • Engage in hands-on assessment practice, having time for reflection, and the close examination of essential literacy indicators as we consider data informed instructional decisions.

  • Plan, either collaboratively within school teams or individually to consider our own students' needs.

Lunch will be provided.

About the Facilitator:

Dr. Stephanie Buelow is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in the School for Teacher Education. Her current work is focused on teacher preparation and literacy leadership.She teaches undergraduate literacy methods courses in a field-based teacher preparation program, directs the Elementary Literacy Clinic, and teaches graduate courses in Literacy Leadership. Stephanie is the Co-Director of the Hawaii Writing Project and teaches the Hawaii Writing Project’s Invitational Summer Institute. She also currently serves as the President of the Hawaii Council of Teachers of English. Stephanie is the 2018 recipient of the University of Hawaii’s Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching. Her research interests lie in disciplinary literacies, new literacies, and teacher learning and development. Stephanie’s publications have appeared in The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Literacy Practice and Research; The Reading Teacher; Reading Horizons; Middle School Journal; and The Journal of Literacy and Language Education. Stephanie draws upon twelve years of elementary teaching experience in culturally, linguistically, and socioeconomically diverse schools to ground her current work as a teacher educator. In addition to classroom teaching experience, Stephanie was a Literacy Coach, Title I Coordinator, Technology Specialist, and District Level Literacy Resource Teacher--all of which offered her opportunities to work with administrators and teachers from diverse K-12 settings.

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Mar
7
8:30 AM08:30

Essential Water Competencies for our Keiki

 
 

Essential Water Competencies for our Keiki

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Time: 8:30am–12:00pm

Location: Beginning at Hanahau'oli School, located at 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu HI 96822 and concluding at Magic Island, Ala Moana Beach Park (2.2 miles, 10 min drive)

Cost: $100 per person

Scholarships are available! Please inquire here.

In Hawai‘i, we live  on an island, which offers incredible opportunities for us to explore and enjoy aquatic environments. However, it also presents unique challenges and responsibilities when it comes to water safety. This is especially true for anyone that lives or works with children. Our keiki are often exposed to the ocean from a young age, making it essential for them to develop water competency skills early on. At this workshop, we will address the needs of parents/guardians and educators who want to ensure the safety of our keiki in and around water. The water safety skills will be learned both in a classroom environment and in the water.

In the workshop participants will be taught specific water safety skills that they can use to educate children.  At the end of the workshop, participants will be equipped to create a safer aquatic experience for our keiki and foster a community that understands and practices water safety. 

This workshop is essential for anyone who works with children, especially those in and around water. This includes Physical Education teachers, lifeguards, swim instructors, and parents/guardians.

Please note: this workshop is not a water safety certification course, but an informational educational experience that will teach participants basic water safety competencies and skills.

Workshop Agenda:

In the classroom at Hanahau‘oli School:

8:30-8:50 Introduction and ice- breaker “What does it mean to know how to swim?”

8:50-9:15 Hawaii Aquatic Foundation: what they started and why it’s important to continue their work

9:15-9:50 Water Competencies – Making the shift from swimming skills to water competencies 

9:50-10:00 Review beach tasks. Break up into groups for the beach. Handouts, and Questions

In and out of the water at Ala Moana Beach Park:

10:00-10:30 Travel to Magic Island, Ala Moana Beach Park, Lifeguard Tower 1E (12 minute drive, 2.2 miles) and be ready with swimsuit, rash guard, sun protection, and goggles (optional)

10:30-12:00 16 Water Competencies and how to teach them across all levels

About the Facilitator:

Chelsea Huang was born and raised in San Francisco, CA and moved to Hawai’i in 2006 to swim at UH-Manoa. She quickly found a wonderful group within the swim community and it reignited her love for open water swimming. She has 2 decades of experience teaching, coaching, and training swimmers of all ages and abilities. Water safety was instilled in her at a very young age and combined with her experience and love for swimming she hopes to share that with as many of Hawai’i's keiki as she can.

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Mar
2
9:30 AM09:30

The Art of Positive Teaming

 
 

The Art of Positive Teaming

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Time: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Location: Hanahau'oli School, located at 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu, HI 96822

Cost: $100 per person
Scholarships available! Inquire here.

Co-teaching or team teaching provides educators with the opportunity to build on each other's strengths and skills to plan, organize, instruct and assess students for improved teaching and learning. In this workshop, join two Hanahau‘oli School veteran teachers who each have over twenty years experience with team teaching. They will share their journeys as team members and how they learned the art of “teaming by doing.” Following a lively presentation, this active professional development experience will include the examination of varied case studies to highlight the tenants of powerful, productive and positive team teaching. Participants will have opportunities to plan for team teaching and reflect on the effectiveness of their own teams. Additionally, participants will walk away with a toolbox of ideas and resources that will support school leaders and team members’ roles within their particular school settings.

This workshop is designed for all educators serving on a teaching team as well as those hoping to implement the team teaching model. We invite early educators through high school teachers, department chairs, school leaders, and educators who work with adults. If possible, we encourage participants currently working in teams to attend as a team.

About the Facilitators:

Kathy Galdeira Many places of learning have contributed to Kathy's passion for teaching and commitment to children. Beginning at Lanikai Elementary, continuing into the Punahou School community then onto Lewis & Clark College, each learning community offered her insights into the joyful process of learning. Earning a B.A. in Elementary Education and Psychology, her classroom career began in Oregon and found its way back to Hawaii. Her relationship with Hanahau'oli School began in 1987, spanning 34 years of classroom teaching, 22 of which were in multi-age 7-9 year old classrooms. Her children are alumni of this special place. Together they share a passion for this beautiful Island Home. Her new found joy arrived with the recent birth of her first grandchild.

Maile Ostrem Maile started her teaching career in Hawai‘i after following her lifelong dream of becoming an early childhood educator. She’s a proud graduate of Sacred Hearts Academy, Arizona State University, and the University of Hawai‘i's Masters program in Early Childhood Education. Her first decade of teaching offered experience in teaching students ages 3-12. They included teaching for the KCAA preschools where was charged with spearheading a Gifted Program. Other years were spent at St Patrick’s School and three different elementary schools in the Windward District of ‘Oahu. These experiences led her to her dream job, joining the faculty of Hanahau‘oli School in 1985 as their First Grade Teacher. She thrived there for 13 years and helped develop a strong curriculum and many cherished traditions that continue to this day. Once the school decided to change to a multiage structure which included team teaching, Maile was placed on the initial team of three teachers in their Kindergarten-First Grade Classroom called Kukunaokalā. The school continued to expand the programs and Maile taught in both the K-1 and 2-3 classrooms for the remaining 21 years of her career before retiring in 2019. Throughout her career Maile was also a mentor for student teachers with the University of Hawai‘i and was an active contributing workshop leader with the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools. Most recently she helped lead workshops throughout the State for Early Childhood Educators. She continues to substitute at Hanahau‘oli, conducts workshops, and enjoys the freedom to spend retired life traveling, being with family, and keeping active with paddling, golf, pickleball and hula.

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Feb
28
1:30 PM13:30

Conflict De-Escalation & Resolution

 
 

Conflict De-escalation & Resolution

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Time: 1:30 to 3:00 pm

Location: Hanahau'oli School Pavilion, located at 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu, HI 96822

Cost: Free

Join the Hanahau‘oli Professional Development Center and Sgt. Bryne Nagata of the UH Mānoa Department of Public Safety to learn and practice methods for conflict de-escalation and resolution in educational environments. 

In this 90 minute workshop, we will learn about precipitating factors to conflict, signs of agitation, and discuss verbal and nonverbal de-escalation techniques. In addition, we will discuss how to end the de-escalation process, and what to do when de-escalation isn’t possible. Recommended for all educators, administrators, and school employees, this workshop is provided at no cost and aims to support educators as they work to maintain the safety of our school communities.

About the Facilitator:

Sergeant Bryne Nagata has been at the UH Manoa Department of Public Safety for 10 years. In that time, he has held the ranks of Officer, Corporal, and now Sergeant. He has various responsibilities, including being assigned to the Crime Prevention Unit (CPU), where he teaches not only University departments and offices but outside the University as well. He has worked with both public and private sectors, including the City and County of Honolulu's DMV staff, Summer Fun leader staff, and private entities such as Waikiki Health Center and Kline-Welsh Behavioral Health Foundation staff. He also oversees both the administrative and patrol responsibilities at the Kakaako Campus which is home to the University's John A. Burn School of Medicine and Cancer Center.

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Feb
22
4:00 PM16:00

Hawai'i Social Justice Educators Community: A Quarterly Gathering

 
 

Hawaiʻi Social Justice Educators Community: A Quarterly Gathering

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: Free

The Hanahau’oli School Professional Development Center and the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa College of Education invite you to a series of hosted events focused on social justice education in Hawai'i. If you are:

  • in a role supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, or belonging at school;

  • on a committee exploring such issues;

  • teaching social justice content in your classes;

  • engaged in advocacy or activism around social justice education; or

  • interested in such topics…

We invite you to join us for quarterly conversation and networking in a loosely facilitated format, where we will share and explore together the successes and challenges of social justice education in schools in Hawai'i. 

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Feb
17
to Feb 18

Natural Scientists: Children in Charge

 
 

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Saturday, May 4, 2024

9:00AM-4:30PM

At Hanahau'oli School

Join us at the Hanahau’oli School Professional Development Center for a locally developed STEM workshop for early childhood educators. Natural Scientists: Children in Charge is designed for educators across the state of Hawai‘i who work with children in preschool through grade 1, and will take place over the course of three face-to-face meetings, with assignments, opportunities for observation at Hanahau’oli School to see this work in action, and coaching along the way.

Designed with a progressive approach to early childhood STEM education, the workshop will explore theories and practices that demonstrate how children learn best when teachers allow understanding to emerge from a student's play, hands-on explorations, and dynamic discussions stemming from interactions with the natural environment. Participants will learn how to maximize the initiative, questions, and observations of children to joyfully integrate STEM exploration in their early childhood classrooms. In alignment with theories that students learn best and are highly motivated when the school curriculum reflects their cultures, experiences, and perspectives, the workshop will feature a number of progressive place-based resources, strategies and experiences that will enrich your curriculum. 

Thanks to a generous grant by the Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation, 25 participants will be paid a $300 stipend to participate, and up to 10 educators from neighbor islands will receive an additional $750 travel stipend to cover air, hotel, and ground transportation for the meetings. Participants must be present at all three face-to-face meetings and complete all assignments to receive stipends upon completion of the program. We are seeking to have representation across the Hawaiian islands and acceptance will be offered on a first-come-first served basis after geographic location is considered.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to be inspired and experience meaningful ways to engage young children in STEM learning, while being paid to learn and grow!

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

Participants will explore:

  • The process for creating a social-emotional safe zone for learning in the early childhood classroom

  • How to plan and teach early childhood STEM concepts, related to food sustainability

  • Inquiry practices for early childhood STEM education (e.g. asking questions, observing the natural world, gathering and analyzing data, forming conclusions, and taking action)

  • Place-based resources for early childhood education

  • STEM as “discovery in the natural world” and how technology can be used for making thinking visible, documenting learning, and assessment

Participants will:

  • Identify and define progressive and place-based approaches to early childhood STEM teaching and learning.

  • Experience and apply progressive and place-based STEM teaching and learning strategies to their particular teaching contexts.

  • Experience and build connections with local place-based STEM experts, locations, and resources.

  • Design one or more early childhood STEM lessons that meet the needs of students in their particular teaching context. 

  • Implement STEM lessons in their particular teaching context and use technology to document student growth.

  • Reflect on early childhood STEM lesson implementation in a professional community of inquiry.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Lauren Inouye is an early childhood educator who taught at Hanahau‘oli School for 36 years. She was part of the team who pioneered multiage classrooms at the school, and helped to launch the kindergarten and first grade classroom. She is the co-author of a book chapter in the NSTA publication titled, “Inquiry: The Key to Exemplary Science” (2009) and has presented this work “Inquiry With Young Scientists: Helping Children to Investigate Their World” at NSTA national conventions in Boston, New Orleans and San Francisco and at the Early Childhood Math & Science Institute of Region IX Head Start Association in Pasadena, California. She is also a regular presenter at The Hanahau`oli Teacher Collaborative: An Institute for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design. In her retirement, she continues to work at Hanahau’oli School substitute teaching, tutoring and supporting school initiatives. 

Carla Matsui is a K-1 Teacher at Hanahau'oli School, where she has taught Junior Kindergarten and in the multiage K-1 classrooms for the past eleven years. She holds a Master's of Education in Teaching degree from The University of Hawaii at Mānoa in Education and Teaching, along with credentials in Early Childhood Education from Chaminade University. She previously taught at KCAA Preschools and in the DOE. Her role in the project will include helping to plan and teach the Natural Scientists: Children in Charge workshop.

Summer P. Maunakea, PhD is an assistant professor of Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Education and Leadership at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, College of Education. Currently, she teaches courses on curriculum leadership, place-based education, sustainability, interdisciplinary science and social studies grounded in an indigenous perspective. As part of the Kokua Hawaiʻi Foundation’s ʻĀINA In Schools team, she instructs professional development courses that prepare educators, parents, and community members to teach from the ʻāina, utilizing the ʻĀINA In Schools Curriculum. Summer is a lifelong learner of intergenerational approaches to the holistic well-being of people and the natural environment. Her role in the project will include connecting educators to the transformative community organizations and partners that aim to support Hawaiʻi educators.

Robert G. Peters, EdD served as Hanahau`oli Head of School from 1982 to 2013.  He received a Doctorate in Education from the University of Massachusetts, with a concentration in Foundations of Education and Curriculum Design.  Currently he serves as Chair of the Hawaii State Early Learning Board and is President of the Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation Board of Trustees.  Peters has taught graduate curriculum courses for the University of Hawaii and in the UH/HAIS Masters Degree Program in Private School Leadership.  He is the primary instructor in an annual summer institute titled The Hanahau`oli Teacher Collaborative: An Institute for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design. Dr. Peters has served on a number of local and national boards and is currently a member of the State Advisory Council for the federal Preschool Development Grant and an accreditation trainer for HAIS.

Mollie Taylor is a JK Teacher at Hanahau'oli School. She holds a Master's degree from The University of Hawaii at Manoa in Curriculum Studies for the ages Pre K-3. She also holds a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education. Mollie attended Hanaha'oli School as a child and enjoys the full circle process of continuing her learning here now as a teacher.

 
 
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Feb
10
to Apr 6

ʻĀina-Based Learning & Social Justice: A Hands-On Workshop Series for Elementary Educators

 
 

ʻĀina-Based Learning & Social Justice: A Hands-On Workshop Series for Elementary Educators

Dates: Saturday, September 9, 2023; Saturday, November 18, 2023; Saturday, February 10, 2024; Saturday, April 6, 2024

Times: Vary by date, please see below

Cost: $100 per session


In this 4-part workshop series, educators will learn and practice techniques that employ ʻāina-based learning to promote social justice education in ways that are engaging, relevant, and developmentally appropriate for elementary-aged keiki. The first session will serve as an introduction to theories and practices for using culturally-grounded, place-based experiences to facilitate research, discussion, and action around social justice issues that impact students and their communities. In each of the following three sessions, participants will visit sites around Oʻahu to learn from ʻāina-based educators who are facilitating this learning in their places. Following the ʻōlelo noʻeau, “huli ka lima i lalo”, participants will get down and dirty with hands-on, outdoor experiences. Participants should expect to collaborate, participate, and connect to create place-based lessons and activities that engage students in civic responsibility that supports a sustainable, just future for Hawaiʻi! 

  • Session 1: Saturday, September 9, 2023, 9:00am-1:00pm

    Hanahau‘oli School  Professional Development Center
    1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu, HI 96822

    In this classroom-centered session, learn why place-based, culturally-influenced outdoor education experiences should be a part of every curriculum. Explore how these experiences are inspirational springboards for deeper and more authentic learning, and how they engage learners in exploring issues of social justice.

  • Session 2: Saturday, November 18, 2023, 9:00am-1:00pm

    Luluku (Kaneohe) Site: `Āina Aloha o Nā Lima Hana

    In this site-based session, participants will connect with the ʻili ʻāina of Luluku in Kaneʻohe, learning about the agricultural history and significance of this place with the ʻohana of ʻĀina Aloha o Nā Lima Hana. Participants will also learn how this place has been impacted by development projects like the H-3, and what is being done to feed this place and its people through restorative practices like hands-on ʻāina work. This workshop is part of a 4-part series focused on teaching about social justice issues through ʻāina-based learning. However, this site-based session is open to anyone, with a specific invitation to educators that serve students in Kaneʻohe.

  • Session 3: Saturday, February 10, 2024, 8:30am-3:30pm

    `Ewa Sites: Moanalua Valley & Loko Iʻa Pāʻaiau

    In this site-based session, participants will connect with two wahi pana in the ʻEwa area, Moanalua Valley and Loki Iʻa Pāʻaiau, and learn about the history and cultural significance of these wahi. As this workshop is part of an ʻāina-based learning for social justice series, participants will also learn about how these wahi have been impacted by colonization, development, and other land use policies and practices. This site-based workshop is open to anyone, with a specific invitation to educators that serve students in the moku of ‘Ewa and in the communities surrounding Moanalua Valley.

    8:30am-11:30am: Moanalua Valley w/Moanalua Gardens Foundation, at Moanalua Valley Neighborhood Park, located at 1857 Ala Aolani Street, Honolulu, HI 96819. Participants will learn about the history and cultural significance of Kamananui valley through ʻāina based activities and learn how students and communities can apply their experiences to their own communities!

    12:30-3:30pm: Loko I‘a Pā‘aiau, located at 122-184 McGrew Loop, Aiea, HI 96701. Participants will “huli ka lima i lalo” with the kahu of this wahi to learn about and connect with this loko iʻa (fishpond) at the east end of Puʻuloa. We will hear moʻolelo, learn about the structure and maintenance of loko iʻa, and see community-led restoration work in action!

  • Session 4: Saturday, April 6, 2024, 9:00am-3:30pm

    Wahiawa Sites: Kūkaniloko Birth Site & Kāʻonohi w/Hoʻōla Hou iā Kalauao

    In this site-based session, participants will learn about the wahi pana of Kūkaniloko and visit the urban loʻi, Kāʻonohi, in the ahupuaʻa of Kalauao in ʻAiea. As this workshop is part of an ʻāina-based learning for social justice series, participants will also learn about how these wahi have been impacted by colonization, military occupation, and other development-related and use policies and practices, as well as how communities are continuing to protect and mālama them. This site-based workshop is open to anyone, with a specific invitation to educators that serve students in the Wahiawa & Aiea/Pearl City communities.

    9am-11am: Kūkaniloko Birth Site, located at the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Whitmore Ave. in Wahiawa, HI 96786 (specific directions about parking will be shared with registered participants prior to the workshop). The Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawa shares their 50-year place based educational program onsite in their Outdoor Classroom. Participants will learn about Wahi Kapu O Kūkaniloko through moʻolelo - traditional comprehension - and connect to the piko of Oʻahu.

    12:30pm-3:30pm: Kāʻonohi w/Hoʻōla Hou iā Kalauao, meeting at Pearlridge Center Makai Parking Lot (near the old Sears). Participants will “huli ka lima i lalo” in the urban loʻi, Kāʻonohi, in the ahupuaʻa of Kalauao in ʻEwa. We will learn from the kahu of this wahi pana, and experience firsthand how both students and communities can learn from, and help support the perpetuation of this place.

Drawing upon Bella Finau-Faumuina’s years of practice in the field, along with the scholarship and research of Jessica Sobocinski, this workshop series promises to delve into best practices for social justice education informed by Hawaiian culture and value-informed frameworks. K-6 classroom and garden teachers, as well as community educators who serve elementary-aged keiki will find this workshop series most applicable. While it is encouraged that teachers commit to all four workshops, site-based workshops are available as stand-alone experiences for elementary educators from those communities.

This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Professional Development for Agriculture Literacy (PDAL), award #2023-67037-39950, and Center for Getting Things Started.

About the Facilitators:

Jess Sobocinski has been involved with school gardens and farm to school education in Hawaiʻi for a decade, serving as an educator, curriculum creator, and program administrator. She is passionate about culturally-responsive, place-based food and agriculture education, and its role in nurturing resilient children and communities. Jess holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Indiana University and a M.Ed. from UH Mānoa. Jess currently resides on a 24-acre forest in Paʻauilo and teaches 1st grade at Honokaʻa Elementary.

Bella Finau-Faumuina is from the ahupuaʻa of Kalihilihiolaumiha and the ʻili ʻāina of Mokauea, Oʻahuʻs last fishing village.  She is an advocate/educator, who is dedicated to implementing Hawaiian culture, history, and practices into public schools across Hawaiʻis pae ʻāina. She currently serves as a resource teacher on the windward side of Oʻahu, on behalf of Compassionate Koʻolaupoko, providing support to schools and teachers around culturally relevant, trauma-responsive practices. 

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Jan
29
to Jan 30

Developing Ecosocial Literacy: Cultivating the Skills and Mindsets of Sustainability

 
 

Developing Ecosocial Literacy: Cultivating the Skills and Mindsets of Sustainability

Dates: Monday January 29 and Tuesday January 30, 2024

Time: 8:30am–4:30pm

Location: Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center, located at 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu HI 96822

Cost: $350 for the 2-day workshop

Scholarships and neighbor island travel stipends are available! Please inquire here.

Join Chris Zorn, local artist, musician, and SEL teacher, at a 2-day workshop that aims to support educators in creating conditions for all life to flourish, thrive and persist in balance and harmony for the long haul. Discover your agency to bring forth a more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.

The recent devastation on Maui brings into sharp relief the challenges we’re facing in the 21st century. Long-term issues of environmental and social injustice, the increasing consequences of climate change and the importance of working together creatively and effectively across differences can no longer be ignored. Student learners need mentors and guides who can support their transformative journey to ecosocial literacy and empower their co-creative capacity for positive change.

Ecosocial literacy, in its simplest terms, might be thought of as the awareness, understanding and skills necessary to gracefully live in harmony and balance with one another and our non-human neighbors and kin, in perpetuity. Part of that wisdom includes a dynamic social awareness. How do we get along well with one another and joyfully enrich one another’s lives? Part of that wisdom is a deep, abiding ecological perspective. How do we fit harmoniously into the vast, intricate web of life from which we evolved and contribute to the continued flourishing and beauty of all life? The two are inextricably connected.

This workshop will introduce participants to ecosocial literacy and explore the frameworks, mindsets, values and practices to help student learners of all ages develop the awareness and skills necessary to contribute to a more equitable, just and sustainable 21st century. We’ll discover our own agency as educators and learn ways we can contribute to this transformation regardless of our particular educational environment.

Each day is experiential, interactive and hands-on. We will learn through our own participation, which will include exercises, group activities, personal reflections and generative dialogue with others.

Developing ecosocial literacy is a comprehensive topic and we will cover a lot of ground. Upon registration, participants will receive a workbook to help facilitate participation in the workshop along with additional information, references and practices to explore after the workshop. To explore some of the foundations of ecosocial literacy in advance of registering for the workshop, visit Chris Zorn's website here, where you'll find a number of essays and activities that will be included in the workbook.

Wear comfortable clothing (for simple movement), and bring your journal and favorite writing tools for self-reflection and taking creative notes. A variety of other creative supplies, as well as a light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

About the Facilitator:

Chris Zorn is an artist, musician and educator, mentored in the practices and mindsets of contemplative and deep ecological education. For the past three decades, he has applied the principles and practices of ecosocial literacy to deepen the learning experience for students of all ages from kindergarteners to seniors.

In response to the multiple growing crises of planetary and human health and well-being, he developed a year-long transdisciplinary leadership course, Transforming Ecosocial Leadership, which offers older students (grades 10 and up) the opportunity to immerse themselves in the mindsets and daily practices of ecosocial literacy. He applies the same underlying principles and practices in his work with younger students.

He holds a Masters Degree in Ethnomusicology from the University of Colorado at Boulder and has taught at CU Boulder, Naropa University, a number of community colleges, private and public schools, the Honolulu Museum of Art School and many other locations. For the past 20 years he has taught music, art, social and emotional learning, and leadership at the University Laboratory School to students of every grade level.

Learn more about Chris and his work at www.czorn.net.

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Jan
13
9:30 AM09:30

Introduction to Structured Word Inquiry

 
 

Introduction to Structured Word Inquiry: To Support Reading and Spelling Development in the Classroom

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Time: 9:30-11:30 am

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: $40 per person

Join Laci Hitchcock for an informative and engaging workshop introducing K-5 teachers to Structured Word Inquiry (SWI).  SWI is a scientific investigation of words: how word parts, structure, origin, and historical development come together to tell the story of what words mean, how words are connected, and how they are spelled. It is an approach to “literacy instruction that engages learners of all ages and abilities by making sense of our surprisingly logical spelling system. English spelling can only be understood through scientific investigation of the interrelationship of morphology (bases & affixes), etymology (historical influences) and phonology (grapheme-phoneme correspondences)” (Bowers & Kirby, 2010). SWI fosters an active and inquiry-based learning environment, encourages students to explore language in a hands-on manner, and promotes critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

In this short introductory workshop, participants will discover the core principles of SWI, its pivotal research contributors, and practical tools essential for implementation. We will briefly experience the power of SWI in enhancing vocabulary development and reading comprehension. We will discover strategies that promote critical thinking, linguistic exploration, and a deeper understanding of word patterns and connections. By the end of the session, educators will be equipped with practical insights and resources to integrate SWI into their daily teaching practices, fostering a more profound appreciation for language among their young learners.

About the Facilitator:

Laci Hitchcock is an Apple Learning Coach and National Board Certified Teacher. She is currently the Curriculum Director at Mary Star of the Sea School. She has been an educator for 11 years while teaching internationally for 5 years. She has experience as a classroom teacher, literacy coach, and curriculum director. Laci believes in fostering student curiosity through an inquiry, innovative and hands-on approach. In Laci’s free time, she loves to go to the beach with her family, run and swim. She also enjoys running half and full marathons and has completed two 70.3 Ironmans.

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Dec
11
4:30 PM16:30

Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy, MEd Curriculum Studies Online Information Session

Come Learn More About the Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy, MEd Curriculum Studies at an Online Information Session

Date: Monday, December 11, 2023

Time: 4:30-5:30pm Hawai‘i (6:30pm Pacific / 8:30pm Central / 9:30pm Eastern)


Are you ready to answer the call of the progressive education movement? 

Apply for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy, MEd Curriculum Studies with the second cohort beginning Fall 2024. Join like-minded progressive educators seeking to create a better future society through work with children, schools, and communities. As a Professional Development School and partner in this program, field experiences are also available at Hanahauʻoli School.

Applications are being accepted now through March 1, 2024. Join the program coordinators, Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau and Dr. Chad Miller, at a Virtual Information Session which will include a short presentation, question and answer session, and dialogue to share more about the program. Click here to learn more and apply.


Click on the image above to download and share the program flyer.

 
 
 
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Nov
9
4:00 PM16:00

Hawai'i Social Justice Educators Community: A Quarterly Gathering

 
 

Hawaiʻi Social Justice Educators Community: A Quarterly Gathering

NEW DATE: Thursday, November 9, 2023 (previously November 16, 2023)

Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Location: Online via Zoom

Cost: Free

The Hanahau’oli School Professional Development Center and the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa College of Education invite you to a series of hosted events focused on social justice education in Hawai'i. If you are:

  • in a role supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, or belonging at school;

  • on a committee exploring such issues;

  • teaching social justice content in your classes;

  • engaged in advocacy or activism around social justice education; or

  • interested in such topics…

We invite you to join us for quarterly conversation and networking in a loosely facilitated format, where we will share and explore together the successes and challenges of social justice education in schools in Hawai'i. 

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Nov
6
4:00 PM16:00

Niente Senza Gioia – Nothing Without Joy!

 
 

Niente Senza Gioia (Nothing Without Joy!): Lessons Learned from a Year-Long Sabbatical in Italy Studying the Reggio Emilia Approach

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Time: 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: Hanahau’oli School Professional Development Center, located at 1922 Makiki Street

Cost: $15 per person, includes light pupu and refreshments

Sarah DeLuca, early childhood educator at Hanahauʻoli School, spent the 2022-23 school year on a sabbatical in Italy to study the Reggio Emilia approach to teaching and learning. She participated in graduate coursework, school visits, literature reviews, and study tours in the town of Reggio Emilia. Her goal was to incorporate fresh ideas into her own practice as a progressive educator, by focusing on three major aspects of the Reggio Emilia approach:

  • The teacher as a researcher of children's thinking

  • Documentation as part of "making children's thinking visible”

  • The environment as educator, with a focus on a sense of place

In this talk she will share all that emerged from her incredible year of learning and growth, richer and more meaningful than she could have ever imagined. She will explain how she gained an even broader and more beautiful schema of learning, education, and children, and detail the many parallels between progressive education and the Reggio Emilia approach. This will include highlighting the ways in which these learning outcomes were inextricably linked to her experience as a parent of children at an Italian Forest School, and her family’s immersion into Italian culture, and its way of life. The talk will conclude with Sarah’s major takeaways from her sabbatical year, and the unexpected learning outcomes of her experiences.

Sarah DeLuca is a K-1 early childhood educator at Hanahauʻoli School, where she has been teaching and learning with and from her students, colleagues, and families since 2009. Sarah was born and raised in the Kaimuki area and is an alumna of Iolani School. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon in International Studies and her (MEdT) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She has lived and studied in Italy and enjoys traveling to spend time with extended family there. She finds great joy in working alongside young children, particularly exploring our beautiful island home, creating art, and getting lost in the wonderful world of books.

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Oct
12
7:30 AM07:30

Hanahau'oli School Guided Visit for Educators

 
 

Hanahau‘oli School Guided Visit for Educators

Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023

Time: 7:30am to 1:00pm

Location: Hanahau'oli School Professional Development Center, 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu HI 96822

Cost: $40 per person; Scholarships are available! Please inquire here.

This fall break, educators interested in learning more about Hanahau‘oli School are invited to visit our campus for a guided learning tour with PDC Director and University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education School of Teacher Education Specialist, Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau. At this half-day visit, participants will have the opportunity to:

  • observe our school-wide, daily community-sharing experience (Flag)

  • receive a brief introduction to Hanahau‘oli School’s history of progressive teaching and learning and the work of the Professional Development Center

  • embark on a tour of our 146,000 sq ft campus

  • spend time observing our multi-age classrooms and team teaching approach

  • engage in dialogue with administrators over a hosted lunch

About the Facilitator:

Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau is a Specialist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education Institute for Teacher Education Secondary Program. She is also the Director of the Hanahau’oli School Professional Development Center and the Director of Curriculum and Research at the University of Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education. She is a dedicated practitioner of philosophy for children Hawai‘i who achieved National Board Certification while teaching secondary social studies in the Hawaii State Department of Education for over ten years. Her current projects include carrying out progressive, multicultural, social justice, and democratic approaches to pre-service social studies teacher education, using self-study research methodologies to promote international collaboration, and developing the emergent field of deliberative pedagogy.

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Oct
10
9:00 AM09:00

Courageous Critical Conversations: Writing Questions to Explore Tough Topics with Elementary Students

 
 

Courageous Critical Conversations: Writing Questions to Explore Tough Topics with Elementary Students

Date:  Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Time: 9:00am-3:00pm

Location: Hanahau‘oli School Professional Development Center, 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu, HI 96822

Cost: $200. Scholarships and neighbor island travel stipends are available! Please inquire here.

In this workshop, Pre-Kindergarten through 6th Grade educators will learn how to create and ask purposeful questions in the practice of Courageous Critical Conversations (CCC)–conversations on the topics of race, class, gender, privilege, sexuality, and racial violence–in elementary curricula. Offered as both a stand-alone and follow up session for those already familiar with the CCC framework, participation in a prior CCC workshop is not required. 

This workshop offers an opportunity for hands-on practice with Courageous Critical Conversations. After some introductory work focusing on identity and goal-setting, participating teachers and administrators will practice writing questions around critical topics that engage, elicit, challenge, honor, and propose action for their elementary students in relation to one or more children’s texts. Participants will leave the workshop with the new and extended knowledge and confidence they need for making Courageous Critical Conversations a regular part of their teaching practice.  

All workshop participants will receive two children’s books related to social/environmental justice that they can use to facilitate Courageous Critical Conversations with their students.  If you are attending a second CCC workshop, you will receive new texts (not the same as the previous workshop). Lunch will be provided.

About the Facilitators:

Rayna Fujii, Ph.D. serves as the Elementary Statewide Coordinator for the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa College of Education providing licensing for K-6 teachers throughout the island state. Previously, she worked as an elementary school teacher for nine years in the Department of Education for the State of Hawaiʻi. Dr. Fujii currently teaches undergraduate courses on teacher preparation, including introduction to teaching, social studies and multicultural education. Additionally, Dr. Fujii has co-facilitated professional development workshops focused on social studies, social justice issues, CCCs and elementary social studies to in-service teachers. Dr. Fujii has presented her work at local, national and international conferences, including the International Conference for Social Justice, Schools of the Future, National Council for Social Studies, Association of Teacher Educators, and the International Conference on Education Hawai’i. Throughout her career, she continues to pursue her interests in social justice, social studies, teacher education and online/distance learning.

Rosela Balinbin Santos, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and Cohort Coordinator at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, College of Education working with teacher candidates pursuing a Bachelor's degree in K-6 education. Dr. Balinbin Santos currently teaches undergraduate courses in teacher preparation, including introduction to teaching and social studies. She spent several summers co-teaching an inquiry into Japanese education and field study experience course with other COE faculty in partnership with a university from Japan. Dr. Balinbin Santos has also taught ethnic studies and women’s studies courses at the UH Maui College through the UH Mānoa Outreach Summer Session Program. She has co-facilitated professional development workshops focused on social studies, the Hawaiʻi Core Standards in Social Studies (HCSSS), social justice issues and Courageous Critical Conversations (CCC). Dr. Balinbin Santos serves on the UHM College of Education’s Teacher Education Committee on Social Studies and co-chairs the Tinalak Filipino Advisory Council. She has presented her work at local, national and international conferences, including the Association of Teacher Educators, International Conference for Social Justice, Schools of the Future, National Council for Social Studies, and the Hawaiʻi Educational Research Association. Throughout her career as a former elementary teacher and in higher education, Dr. Balinbin Santos continues to pursue her interests in social justice, diversity, equity and community advocacy.

Lisel Alice Murdock-Perriera, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Studies at Sonoma State University. In addition teaching preservice and in-service teachers during her Doctoral work at Stanford University and as a lecturer at Mills College, Dr. Murdock-Perriera received a three-year teaching fellowship and two independent development (TEAGLE) grants to provide training and course development in rehearsal techniques and pedagogical approaches essential to this project. She has also received small research grants to support this work through her University. Her research in this area has been presented at the Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, the American Educational Research Association Conference, and the Conference on Education and Social Justice. In addition to a publication in Professing Education, she has one manuscript in revision and one under review on the topic of critical conversations. Dr. Murdock-Perriera has coordinated with ten schools and districts and more than thirty classrooms in implementing CCCs with young children (ages 3-10) as well as teaching sections on this topic in two of her courses each semester.

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Oct
1
to Feb 1

Apply For The Hawai'i Social Justice Educator Award

 
 

Calling all Hawai‘i educators doing locally-based social justice work!

Applications for the Hawai‘i Social Justice Educator Award are open now through February 1, 2024 for two $2,500 awards to use toward your outstanding work in the 2024-2025 school year.

The Social Justice Education in Hawai‘i Project is a joint initiative of the Hanahauʻoli School Professional Development Center (PDC) and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education (UHM COE). It is aimed at growing the capacity of local educators to inspire youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. Made possible by the generosity and forward thinking of Jana and Howard Wolff, The Social Justice Education in Hawai‘i Project works to ensure that more teachers, administrators, counselors, and other school practitioners have access to high-quality professional development programs and resources needed for effectively carrying out social justice education initiatives in Hawai‘i. This includes opportunities to learn more about the Southern Poverty Law Center’s critically acclaimed Learning for Justice materials, resources, and professional development opportunities. Launched in 2022, a new and exciting component of the overall project is the Hawai‘i Social Justice (HSJ) Educator Award – a financial award program that aims to support the growing work of social justice educators in Hawai‘i. 

The Hawai‘i Social Justice Educator Award aims to acknowledge, illuminate, sustain and grow local educators who are planning and doing exemplary social justice work in the State of Hawai‘i. Two $2,500 awards per school year are awarded for outstanding project proposals, through the 2026-2027 school year.

 
 
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Oct
1
to Nov 10

Leaders of Social Justice in Education: Theory to Practice (EDCS 440)

 
 

Leaders of Social Justice in Education: Theory to Practice (EDCS 440)

Location: Hybrid meetings in person at the Hanahau’oli Professional Development Center, and online via WebEx

Course Dates: January 9 through May 7, 2024

Applications: Open now through November 10, 2023

Cost: $142 for for 3 UHM or HIDOE Reclassification credits; $50 refundable deposit if not pursuing credits.

We invite current and aspiring educators to join us on this exploration of what social justice in education means in Hawai‘i. Through reading, discussion, reflection, and collaboration around theoretical and practical resources, this cohort will build transformative knowledge and skills with the goal of empowering students through critical knowledge, collective action against oppressive systems, and greater participation in a diverse democracy.

The course consists of synchronous and asynchronous meetings, and a choice of in-person or remote attendance between January 9 and May 7, 2024. Sponsored by the Hanahau‘oli School Professional Development Center, UH Mānoa College of Education, Punahou School Davis Democracy Initiative, and Hawai‘i Department of Education, and is a component of the Social Justice in Education Project.

Applications are being accepted now through November 10. Click on the orange button below to apply today, and email project coordinator Ger Thao at gthao@hawaii.edu with any questions.

 

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