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July 2017
Hawai‘i Meaningful Environmental Education for Teachers: Huli ‘Āina Kumu Wai curriculum orientation
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
July 25–27, 2017—We are currently recruiting intermediate and high school teachers for the 2017-18 school year professional development program. The year-long program starts with a 3-day hands-on workshop that will introduce teachers to the Huli ʻĀina Kumu Wai field science curriculum. The workshop will include instruction on Hawaiian cultural protocol, kilo observation skills, field sampling techniques, watershed education, and 14 lessons to share with middle and high school students.
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Climate change: How is it impacting Hawai‘i?
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
July 25, 2017—Dr. Chip Fletcher from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa will discuss several aspects of climate change in an interactive discussion and question-and-answer session with the community.
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Kū ‘Āina Pā Summer Intensive:
School learning gardens as a platform for ʻāina-based education using the Hawai‘i School Garden Curriculum Map as a guide
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)
June 4–7, 2018—The Kū ‘Āina Pā School Garden Teacher Training Program’s 2018 Summer Intensive will introduce teachers to the Hawai‘i School Garden Curriculum Map and identify strategies to integrate it with the Hawai‘i State Department of Education’s Nā Hopena A‘o (HĀ) cultural framework. The four-day training will address four fundamental components of teaching and learning in a school garden: A Sense of Place, Living Soil and Living Plant, Nourishment, and Nature’s Design.
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Hawai‘i Island Vog Network Workshop for Educators
September 8, 2018—Hawaiʻi Island Vog Network: A Yearlong Professional Development Program for Middle and High School Educators
This yearlong course is limited to 6th- through 12th-grade teachers on a first-come, first-served basis. Please complete the application form no later than July 30, 2018 so we may learn more about you. You will receive notice of acceptance by August 7, 2018.
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Hawai‘i Island Meteorology Network Educator Workshop
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)
September 28, 2019—Join us to learn how to teach about weather and climate using both traditional Hawaiian and Western scientific practices! Through a partnership between The Kohala Center and the Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT), ongoing support will be available to you and/or your school/organization from scientists and cultural practitioners through April 2020.
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