Teachers interested in learning more about the positive results of integrating culture into Hawai‘i’s classrooms are invited to attend a workshop at the annual Pacific Rim Conference Monday. This interactive afternoon session features educators and programs focused on relevant learning
Teachers interested in learning more about the positive results of integrating culture into Hawai‘i’s classrooms are invited to attend a workshop at the annual Pacific Rim Conference Monday.
This interactive afternoon session features educators and programs focused on relevant learning opportunities where students gain knowledge about themselves, this place they call home and the communities to which they belong, while also addressing standards.
A mix of information sharing and experiential activities will be offered during this five-hour workshop. The Na Lau Lama initiative, a statewide collaborative effort to improve achievement of Native Hawaiian students will be presented.
Attendees will meet community organizations working in collaboration with educators, see educational videos made in Hawai‘i and experience lessons from locally created curricula while receiving free resource materials during the workshop’s interactive “edu-dating” time.
Keynote speaker is Puanani Burgess, a respected Native Hawaiian facilitator and community development consultant in Hawai‘i, nationally, and across the Pacific. Her presentation will be about “Gift-Based Curriculum.” Kumu Lehua Veincent, principal at Keaukaha Elementary, will also share how he has helped integrate school and community, leading to students achieving annual yearly progress. Research data supporting culture-based education will also be presented.
Attendees will also be able to participate in additional morning sessions and special lunchtime activities. For more information visit hawaii.edu/pacrim or call workshop coordinator Sara Banks, 479-1431.
