The first Wednesday of each month, including tomorrow, Wednesday, July 6, there is an informal informational meeting for anyone who might be interested in taking classes leading to a bachelor’s degree or post-baccalaureate degree in education. The session is at
The first Wednesday of each month, including tomorrow, Wednesday, July 6, there is an informal informational meeting for anyone who might be interested in taking classes leading to a bachelor’s degree or post-baccalaureate degree in education.
The session is at the Kaua‘i Community College Learning Resource Center from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Representatives from KCC and the University of Hawai‘i-Manoa College of Education will be on hand to answer questions, talk about distance-learning opportunities, and hand out informational paperwork and applications, said Dr. Kani Blackwell, UH-Manoa College of Education statewide teacher-education coordinator.
She coordinates statewide efforts while living on Kaua‘i.
The programs start in the summer, so those interested will be aiming for January, 2006 paperwork deadlines for classes to begin in the summer of 2006, she said.
There are 28 students in the program statewide, including eight from Kaua‘i, Blackwell said.
The programs are aimed at producing more teachers who are already Hawai‘i residents, she said.
Blackwell and other leaders in the UH College of Education are recruiting students now who may be interested in courses leading to a post-baccalaureate certificate in secondary education, bachelor’s degree in elementary education, or post-baccalaureate certificate in special education.
Successful completion of the programs provides eligibility for initial teaching licensing. The programs are offered through a combination of distance-learning strategies (course work either online or via teleconferencing, and with some intensive weekend sessions, possibly on other islands).
The annual public-information session on the programs is via a teleconference at KCC on Friday, Aug. 12, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
In addition to the regular monthly meetings each Wednesday, anyone with questions about how to become a teacher, or seeking guidance, may call the University Center, 245-8330, for Alison Shigematsu (ashigema@hawaii.edu), Blackwell said.
Blackwell may be reached via e-mail at kblackwe@hawaii.edu.
