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HAIS Learning Walks: Deadline to Register is Friday
HAIS Member Schools are invited to participate in the Spring 2018 Learning Walks!
The goal of the Learning Walks is to improve practice through observation and reflection, while building collaboration among colleagues from HAIS member schools. Participants will spend a day observing at a host school, giving them the opportunity to reflect on their own practices and connect with like-minded educators.
Each participating school will follow a similar schedule, hosting a group of up to 12 educators from other HAIS member schools.
To sign up for a Learning Walk at Kamehameha Middle School Kapalama, Holy Nativity School, Le Jardin Academy, or Trinity Christian School, please complete
this form
. For full details on the Learning Walks, please see
the attached
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Registration Deadline: April 6
Location: Kamehameha Middle School Kapalama, Holy Nativity School, Le Jardin Academy, or Trinity Christian School
Cost: $30 per participant
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Digital Storytelling Workshop: April 24
The Intro to 'Ōlelo's Innovative Media For Educators: A Digital Storytelling Workshop will take place on April 24, at St. Louis High School. If you have a story to tell, or if you are encouraging your students to tell stories of their own, this is the workshop for you!
Participants will get a hands-on overview of 'Ōlelo's Educators Workshop, a service under the organization's Innovative Media for Educators (IME) program. IME certifies teachers to not only gain access to state-of-the-art production equipment, but enables them to certify their students to receive the same access to these resources. Attendees will have the opportunity to test and review the production cameras and equipment that are available through IME. By the end, participants will take part in a production activity that can be integrated into future lesson plans.
Through this service, teachers are encouraged to take full advantage of community media resources in their c
ommunity, thereby empowering their students to better navigate the growing world of digital media with a critical eye.
Registration Deadline: Apr. 13
Date:
Apr. 24,
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
St. Louis High School, Clarence T.C. Ching Learning & Technology Center, Ground Floor, Tseu Presidential Suite
Cost:
$65 HAIS member schools
$75 non-member schools
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High Tech High Workshop: 5 Spaces Left
Concrete Tools for Unpacking Complex Problems: How to Lead for Equity and Other Challenges in a PBL Setting
How can we use improvement science to develop robust project based learning cultures in our classrooms and schools? In this interactive workshop, participants will use the versatile tools of Improvement science - including empathy interviews, fishbone diagrams, and interrelationship digraphs - to dig into a problem of practice. Participants will leave with protocols and tools they can use with students and colleagues to help foster a learning culture and guide systematic improvement in their own context. This workshop is designed for change-makers at all levels-teachers, school/district leaders.
The workshop will be led by Daisy Sharrock - Project Director, Mathematical Agency Improvement Community, High Tech High Graduate School of Education. Please visit the HAIS Website for more information.
Date: April 30 & May 1 (2-day workshop)
Time:
8:30am - 3:30pm both days (continental breakfast, snacks and lunch included)
Location:
'Iolani School Sullivan Center, 4th Floor
Cost:
$350 HAIS Member Schools / $400 Non-Member Schools
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HAIS Member Meeting & Reception: May 9
The
HAIS Board of Directors invites HAIS Heads of Schools to the 2018 Annual Member Meeting & Reception, to be held at the Pacific Club. Attendees can connect with current and incoming HAIS Board Members, hear about the 2017-2018 year recap, learn about upcoming programs and initiatives for the 2018-2019 year, and network with other HAIS member school heads. For full details, please see this flyer, and to RSVP, please complete this form.
RSVP Deadline: Apr. 27
Date of Event: May 9, Meeting: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Reception: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: The Pacific Club
Cost: Free, and HAIS will reimburse neighbor island airfare
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HSDM Grants Available: Aug. 31
The Hawai'i Educational Networking Consortium (HENC) has announced that Hawai'i Schools Digital Media (HSDM) Grants are now available for the 2018/19 school year. $1,000 to $3,000 per school each year in support of curricular or extracurricular programs, student-produced digital media and video. For more information or to apply, please see this Flyer or go to their website.
Application Deadline: August 31
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HAIS & HONOLULU Magazine Collaboration: Education Cheat Sheet
How much screen time should my child be getting? How do I help my child with homework? How can I help my children be 'well-rounded' without over-scheduling them or stressing them out? Busy parents want the answers to all of these questions and more, but often find they don't have the time to dig into the details of all of these meaty topics. HAIS's
own Colleen Green offers this list of helpful articles and videos that you can finish in less than half an hour.
You can also find this article (and past HAIS & HONOLULU Magazine collaborations) on
our website.
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2018 SOTF Early Bird Registration is Open!
Registration is open for the 10th Annual Schools of the Future Conference, convening November 8 & 9, at the Hawai'i Convention Center. Join teachers and administrators from Hawai'i's public, private, charter and parochial schools as we focus on how to prepare student learners for the future.
SOTF X will explore a wide-range of topics, offering a variety of tracks as a means of illuminating content relating to best practices in 21st Century Education:
- Project/Design/Inquiry-Based learning
- Teaching & Learning with Technology
- Social & Emotional Learning
- Early Childhood Learning
- Education Research
- Place-Based & Culture-Based Learning
- STEM/STEAM
- Teaching & Instructional Best Practices
SOTF Early Bird Ticket Types and Costs
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Early Bird November 8 & 9 (2-Day)
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$350 |
Early Bird November 8 (Day 1)
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$175 |
Early Bird November 9 (Day 2)
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$175 |
Please Note: On June 1, 2018 the Standard Ticket will take effect.
Group Discount
A group discount code is available for groups of 10 or more from the same institution/organization. To receive the code, please email
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Dr. Sugata Mitra
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Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
Co-author (with Dan Siegel) of two New York Times bestsellers "The Whole-Brain Child" and "No-Drama Discipline"
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Dr. Christina Kishimoto
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Dr. Susanne Nobles
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Melanie Rick
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Dr. Miki Tomita
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Kendall Zoller
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More to come...
This collaborative event is presented by the Hawai'i Association of Independent Schools, the Hawai'i State Department of Education and the Hawai'i Community Foundation in partnership with Hawai'i Society for Technology in Education and the Pillars of Peace Fund of the Hawai'i Community Foundation to highlight the best practices that are taking place in our learning environments today and being planned for those of tomorrow.
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For Students, Parents and Educators
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LGBT+ Awareness Presentation: Now until May 11
Assets' student William Fritts believes that creating a safer environment for LGBT+
students
is vital. His current work is related to LGBT+ education as part of Assets' Flex Program; as such, he is offering his services to hold informative presentations at HAIS member schools to try to reduce discrimination towards LGBT+ students.
The presentation is flexible; it can be modified to fit the designated audience, including faculty, administration, high school students - and even younger students - about creating a safe LGBT+ environment. Fritts is offering this presentation during school hours as part of his classwork, or whenever it fits best for the school; his goal is to help reduce the need to "come out," rather then just "be."
If you're interested in having William Fritts come to your school and speak, please contact him directly.
Date: Available until May 11
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A Crisis of Connection: Apr. 10
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he Honolulu Waldorf School will be hosting A Crisis of Connection: An Evening with Mary Gordon. Gordon is recognized internationally as an award-winning social entrepreneur, educator, author, child advocate and parenting expert who has created programs informed by the power of empathy. In 1981, Mary created the Parenting and Family Literacy Centres, which became public policy; in 1996, she created the Roots of Empathy (ROE) program, which recently received two global education awards. UpSocial's euro city "Accelerating Change through Social Impact" recognized ROE as the best innovation providing a solution to the challenge of the exclusion of vulnerable children, and The HundRED Global organization chose it as one of 100 most inspiring innovations in K12 education. For more information about ROE, visit
their website
; to see more information for this event, please see
the flyer
, or
register
using this link.
Date: Apr. 10, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Honolulu Waldorf School
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HPU Preview Day: Apr. 14
Hawaiʻi Pacific University's (HPU) Open House event is happening next Saturday, April 14. At Preview Day, you can meet and speak with faculty, current students, alumni, and staff, and learn more about HPU's Academic
Programs, Athletic Programs, Career Development, Financial Aid, Study Abroad, and more. Attend, and you will receive a $500 visit grant if you are then admitted and enroll for Fall 2018.
For more information or to RSVP to Preview Day, please visit their website.
Date: Apr. 14, 8:00am
Location: Aloha Tower Marketplace
8:00am - 9:00am: Check-in and Breakfast
9:00am - 2:00pm: Program and Lunch
2:00pm: Optional Campus Tours
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School Safety Summit: Apr. 20
Play Therapy Services presents the School Safety Summit; a Day of Action: Mental Health Experts Address Gun Violence & School Safety. The event is free for a limited time. These series of presentations are designed as educational material for parents and teachers; mental health clinicians will share some information that might be helpful when thinking about school safety or in regards to a specific child or classroom. For more information about the event, please see
their Flyer, or to read up on the all access pass, or register for free event access, please visit
their website
.
Date: Apr. 20, 8:00am ET
Location: Online
Cost: Free
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It's Great to Be a Teacher: Apr. 21
The University of Phoenix has announced the 3rd Annual
It's Great to Be a Teacher in Hawai'i
event, to be held on Saturday, April 21, 2018. This is an event designed to help those interested start a career as a substitute teacher, or transition into a full-time teacher. This event is open to the public, with complimentary parking available. Please see additional details
on their flyer, or register on their website.
Date: Apr. 21, 9:00am - 1:00pm (Registration at 8:30am)
Location: Leeward Community College Education Building
96-045 Ala 'Ike
Pearl City, HI 96782
Cost: Free
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Finding Hope Under a Dark Cloud: Apr. 24
The associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor of Geology and Geophysics in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Dr. Fletcher is globally recognized for his award-winning and innovative research. Dr. Fletcher has been published in over 100 peer-reviewed articles and three textbooks, and his research focuses on the impacts of sea level rise on island shorelines. His lecture, "Finding Hope Under a Dark Cloud: What to
Expect
from Climate Change & How We Might Respond," will shed light on the effects of climate change and how we should respond, based on recent research. For more details, please see their Flyer; to register for the event, please go to their website.
Date: Apr. 24, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Tenney Theater at St. Andrew's Schools
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LAB Hawai'i State Round: Apr. 28
Open to students and teachers from middle through high school, the Learning Across Borders (LAB) program focuses on promoting four thematic principles: environmental science, project-based and place-based learning, student leadership, and cross-cultural navigation. This year's LAB Hawaii State Round will be at Punahou on April 28. Select Participants from LAB Hawaii's State Round will be invited to the Global Lab in Vietnam (July 18-25) with participants from Vietnam, China, Bhutan, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Guam, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and more. To
register
for the event, please visit their website. For more information on the program, please see their flyer, their Guide Book, the LAB 2018 Theme, and LAB's Theory of Change.
Registration Deadline: Apr. 9
Date of Event: Apr. 28
Location: Punahou
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Ellison Onizuka Day of Exploration: Apr. 28
The
2018 Ellison Onizuka Day of Exploration will
be
free
and open to the public. Organized and presented by the Aloha Council, Boy Scouts of America, and many volunteers, this STEM event has over 100 STEM-related activities and over 40 hands-on workshops.
Workshop registration
has been open since Mar. 9, and each participant is limited to 2 workshops. For more detail, please see
their flyer
.
Date: Apr. 28, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
Cost: Free
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Children's Literature Writing & Art Contest: May 1
The upcoming 19th Biennial Conference on Children's Literature will have an Art & Writing Contest. Children's Literature Hawai'i (CLH) is asking
participants
to "Celebrate the Places We Come From, Real or Imagined." Those who wish to enter the competition can create original art or writing inspired by the stories and images of Hawai'i, the Pacific, and their own imagination. For those submitting writing, please see this Flyer for full details; for those submitting art, please see this Flyer for full details.
Deadline Date: May 1
Date of Conference: June 8 & 9
Submit Art:
Children's Literature Hawai'i,
Kuykendall Hall 402
1733 Donaghho Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
Attn: Todd Sammons
Location of Conference: Chaminade University
Cost: Free
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Letter Carriers' Food Drive: May 12
The 26th National Association of Letter Carriers Union Food Drive is coming up this May. Those who want to donate can do so by leaving non-perishable food/canned goods by their mailbox on May 12 for the mail carrier to pick up. The donated food will be delivered to the local Foodbank, which supplies multiple non-profits and feeding programs in Hawai'i. Canned protein is most needed
. See
this flyer
for more detail.
Date: May 12, 4:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Hawai'i Foodbank Warehouse
2611 Kilihau St. Honolulu, HI 96819
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Mahalo to Our HAIS Supporting Member
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HPU M.Ed. in Educational Leadership: Fall 2018
The Master's in Educational Leadership Program is a one-year, online degree program for teachers that already possess a license and/or are already practitioners. The program will consist of 33 credits that will broaden one's approach to teaching in K-12 settings. Students will have an opportunity to become educational leaders through a comprehensive preparation program that will expose students to current educational issues and trends. HPU is now accepting applications for the Fall 2018 academic year, starting August 20th.
For
full details on the program and how to apply, please go to their website.
Date: Registration open now
Location: Online
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Educator Workshops: Apr. 7
Education Incubator (EI) is hosting a series of Innovation with Aloha (IWA) Educator Workshops.
Educators present on a variety of topics, and participants brainstorm lesson and classroom applications to cultivate a culture of innovation, and empower students in their class and school. For more information, please see their flyer; for full details, or to register, please go to their website.
Date: Apr. 7, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Halau 'Inana
2438 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
Cost: $35.00
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SEL Innovation Grants Available: Apr. 20
Education First is
seeking applications
for teacher-led projects that foster social and emotional learning (SEL) skills in students in grades PK-12 through the NoVo Foundation SEL Innovation Fund.
They will award up to
$5,000 to individual or groups of teachers
to implement an innovative project in their classrooms and schools in the 2018-19 school year.
They are also looking for applications from districts and charters to support innovative social and emotional learning in students grades PK-12;
up to $25,000 per year will be awarded
for applications selected for district-level work. For more details, or to see application materials, please go to their website.
Deadline Date: Apr. 20, 5:00pm PT
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SEL Competence Assessment Design Challenge: May 4
The Assessment Work Group has launched the 2nd Annual Design Challenge, a
competition for direct assessments of student social and emotional learning
. The
Challenge
will use lessons learned from the first Design Challenge and place a particular focus on addressing practitioners' assessment needs. Assessment developers are encouraged to create well-designed direct assessments, and winners receive up to $5,000.
For more
information
, please see the Assessment Work Group's
recent blog post
about the Design Challenge; to see full details or apply, please see their website.
Submission Deadline Date: May 4
Location: Online
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Institute for Thematic Instruction:
June 25 - July 6
Join Hanahau'oli faculty and former Head of Hanahau'oli, Dr. Bob Peters, for hands-on, in-depth learning to understand and design interdisciplinary, thematic learning experiences for your students.
For
full details on the 2-week program, please go to their website.
Date: June 25 - July 6, weekdays, 8:45am - 3:00pm
Location: Hanahau'oli School
Cost: $1,350* including materials.
*Multiple participants from a school receive a discounted rate. Administrators attend at no additional cost.
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Global Educator Strand:
July 23 - 25
This 3-day session focuses on the sharing of school curriculum, vision and pedagogical alignments around personalized, product-oriented global learning. Through a facilitated design process, participants collaborate on projects with educators from more than 25 schools in 10 countries. Attendees also connect with students participating in the
Student Global Leadership Institute
to observe and interact with their experiences with global change making. The goal of this design is to create opportunities for conversations and collaborations to take place, so that educators can return to their schools with new programming ideas. For more information or to register, please visit their website.
Date: July 23 - 25, 8:30am - 2:30pm
Location: Punahou School
Cost: $300
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Links and Resources
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For a complete list of resources, please visit the
HAIS Website
and browse the Resources Tab.
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School and Other Upcoming Events
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