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HAIS Heads & Trustees Workshop: Sept. 10
This event is open to senior administration & trustees from HAIS member schools.
Debra Wilson, Esq. will be speaking on student well-being and legal considerations for schools & trustees, and Dr. Alexander Bivens will speak on child safety policy and best practices for schools. To see full details, the schedule, or to register for this event, please go to our website.
Accommodations: HAIS has arranged a group rate at the Kahala Hotel, applicable 3 nights prior and 3 nights after the event. For more information, please see the Workshop page.
Date: Sept. 10, 8:15 am - 8:30 pm
Location: The Kahala Hotel and Resort
Workshop Fee: $220 - includes lunch, reception and dinner
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HAIS & PBN "School Spotlight"
HAIS has formed a media partnership with Pacific Business News to promote private education in Hawai'i among prospective families through an equitable and strategic marketing plan. This initiative will help illustrate private school choice, while providing each school with a platform to highlight what it has to offer students. From August through January, each HAIS member school will be featured for one month in a "
School Spotlight" as part of a group of 15 to 20 schools with a new group of schools being featured each month. To sign up to participate in the program, please
complete this form.
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Breakfast & Talk with Barbara Bray: Aug. 22
(Heads of School and Senior Leadership - limit 3 people per school)
Topic: The Future of Teaching and Learning
Location: The Pacific Club
Cost: Free for HAIS Members
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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 Learning Walks: Sept. 7
HAIS Member Schools are invited to participate in the Fall 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 host a Learning Walk, please
complete this form. For full details on the Learning Walks, please see
the attached, or see the
Learning Walks page on our website.
Deadline to sign up to host: Sept. 7
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Breakfast & Talk with Alexandra Scott: Sept. 26
(Senior Leadership, Counselors, and Admissions Directors)
Topic
: Diversity, Gender Identity, and Growing School Culture
Location
: The Pacific Club
Cost
: Free for HAIS Members
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YogaEd. Tools for Teachers Workshop: Sept. 27
This Yoga Ed. workshop will equip teachers with a broad variety of basic principles and tools to implement short yoga breaks with
children or teens.
For more information, please see the
event page
on the HAIS website, or
their Flyer
. Please contact
Megan Polak
with any questions.
Date: Sept. 27, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Location: Holy Nativity School
Cost: $230 HAIS Member Schools (lunch, snacks, beverages included)
$255 Non-Member Schools
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Barbara Bray Playshop: Oct. 10
School culture is important. When you walk through a school, you can tell right away if students and teachers are happy, engaged, challenged, and feel supported. Culture is about building a positive school climate based on the relationships with all stakeholders in the school community. This workshop takes a deep dive into:
- the biggest issues facing us in our schools
- the principles of a positive school culture
- personal needs and the relationships with school practices
- how to create relationships that matter
- creating an environment where everyone wants to learn for the sake of learning
About Barbara:
Barbara Bray is a creative learning strategist who blogs at
Rethinking Learning
and is founder/owner of
My eCoach
that are both divisions of her company, Computer Strategies, LLC. Barbara is past co-founder of Personalize Learning, LLC and is the co-author of
both books
, Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning.
Barbara is a writer, coach, change agent, risk-taker, instructional designer, connector, and visionary. She decided to shake up her life and hosts a podcast,
Conversations on Learning
. From what she is learning from the conversations with awesome educators, thought leaders, and changemakers, Barbara has been inspired to design new materials and courses.
Location: St. Andrew's Schools
Cost: $185 HAIS Member Schools (lunch, snacks, beverages included)
$210 Non-Member Schools
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HAIS Travel & PD Scholarships
We are pleased to offer needs-based PD Scholarships for administrators and faculty from HAIS Full Member schools to attend workshops, presentations and other PD-related events run by HAIS.
Neighbor Island Schools may apply for a maximum of two travel scholarships each year, with each award totaling up to $400. The awards are intended to defray the costs of attending HAIS events and can be used to cover airfare, lodging and other expenses,related to attending HAIS programs.
HAIS PD Scholarships: Oahu and Neighbor Island Full Member Schools
These Scholarships are needs-based and available to administrators and faculty from HAIS Full Member Schools. Schools may apply for a maximum of three PD scholarships each year, which will cover the entire cost of registration at any HAIS event (excluding the Schools of the Future Conference).
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HAIS Workshop Proposal Page!
We strive to support member schools by developing and offering professional learning opportunities, which include workshops for school administrators, teachers, and school leadership. In order to do so, we rely on the input of educators in the field to help inform practice and programs. If you have an idea for a workshop topic or speaker, or
would
like to be considered as a presenter yourself, please take a look at the new Workshop Proposal Page on the HAIS website!
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HAIS Video Library is Now Online
HENC is a collaborative relationship which was established in December 1993 among the University of Hawaiʻi, the State Department of Education, and the East-West Center. For more information, please visit the HENC Website.
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An Inside View of Foundation Funding
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HAIS & HONOLULU Magazine Collaboration: Education Cheat Sheet
A new blog post was released on July 16, entitled "
Education Cheat Sheet: When is it OK to Quit?" Jyo Bridgewater of Holy Nativity says it's not about quitting, but how you do it that makes the difference. You can also find this article (and past HAIS & HONOLULU Magazine collaborations) on
our website.
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HawaiiKidsCAN featured St. Andrew's Schools Student
HawaiiKidsCAN's student-led candidate forum ran July 26 on KFVE, and a student from St. Andrew's Schools participated; please see below for the full
video
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HawaiiKidsCAN Student-Led Candidate Forum 2018
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8th Annual EMA Meeting: Sept. 25
Save the Date for the 8th Annual Enrollment Management Association (EMA) Meeting that will take place on September 25 at St. Louis School. This year's fall meeting will feature guest speaker Alexandra Scott. She will be speaking about "The Intersection of Gender Identity, Social Justice, and Mindfulness: How the Emergence of Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Children and Adults Creates a New Paradigm in Schools." This event is open to all school administrators, including Heads of School, Admissions Directors, Business Officers, Deans of Students and all other interested school leadership.
For more information or to register, please view the attached Flyer and their website.
Date: Sept. 25
Location: St. Louis School
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2018-19 HAIS Programs Overview
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Be sure to register before October 1st, when fees will change to the late registration rate.
Join 1800+ teachers and administrators from Hawai'i's public, private, charter and parochial schools as they focus on how to best transform our existing schools and create new learning environments for the 21st Century.
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. Please visit the
SOTF Webpage.
New! Conference Hotel:
The Ala Moana Hotel is offering attendees special SOTF Conference rates.
Use the
SOTF Booking Link
to reserve, modify, or cancel your hotel reservations at any time.
Take a look at
Keynote
Speaker Dr. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa's SOTF X Video Invitation below!
To assist with planning, a
draft of the 2018 SOTF Program
is now available. Please note, that the schedule will not be finalized until just prior to the conference. We do our best to accommodate the needs of the conference presenters, which often results in changes to the schedule.
NEW: LSOTF Pre-Conference & Leadership Track
LSOTF Pre-Conference November 7
 School teams will explore how to co-create learner centered envi
ronments that intentionally integrate student and teacher voice. A team of at least 3 individuals is required for participation and student and
teacher participation on each team is encouraged. Individuals wishing to participate should email
Deanna D'Olier
, to be added to the waitlist.
Facilitator & Featured Speaker:
Dr. Katie Martin: Head of Partnerships @ AltSchool.
LSOTF Track @ SOTF X November 8 & 9
The LSOTF track will include specific featured speakers and workshop sessions during the Schools of the Future Conference that will allow pre-conference attendees to further build upon ideas/plans developed during the pre-conference. The sessions in the track will be open to pre-conference attendees, school leaders and aspiring education leaders. The track will culminate with a reflection session at the end of Day 2 for those who participated in the pre-conference. This will both provide an opportunity to debrief the experience, and to plan for next steps to keep our community connected.
SOTF Early Bird Ticket Types and Costs
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Ticket Price |
November 8 & 9 (2-Day)
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$450 |
November 8 (Day 1)
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$225 |
November 9 (Day 2)
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$225 |
LSOTF 3-Day Ticket
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$500 |
LSOTF Pre-Conference, November 7
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$100 |
Group Discount
A group discount of 10% is available for groups of 10 or more from the same institution/organization. To receive the code, please email
Megan Polak
. Note that the group discount may not be applied to LSOTF.
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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. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
Educational researcher affiliated with FLACSO in Quito, Teaches at Harvard University Extension School. See her
welcome video for more.
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Featured Speakers
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Dr. Alexander Bivens
Child Safety Expert, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Director of Training for a school-based behavioral health program on Kauai
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Dr. Milton Chen Edutopia, &
Kristi Yamaguchi
Always Dream Foundation
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Dr. Susanne Nobles
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Melanie Rick
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Melissa Schlinger
Vice President of Practice and Programs at CASEL (SEL)
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Dr. Miki Tomita
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Kendall Zoller
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Stephen Zwolak, Executive Director of University City Children's Center (Early Childhood,
CEO of LUME Institute
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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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Hawai'i LifeSmarts: Registration Now Open
LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas: Personal Finance, Consumer Rights & Responsibilities, Health & Safety, the Environment, and Technology through online quizzes and in-person competitions. Teams must consist of 1 adult coach/teacher and at least 4 students. For more information, visit
their website, or contact
Theresa Kong Kee.
Registration: o
pened
Aug. 1
Online Competition: opens Oct. 22
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Hawai'i History Day 2018-2019 Kick-Offs
Coming up are the Hawai'i Council for the Humanities (HCH) Hawai'i History Day Kick-offs. Kick-offs are open to new and returning
teachers and students interested in learning more about History Day. The 2018-2019 theme is Triumph and Tragedy in History.
Dates/Locations:
Aug. 18, Hawai'i Island Kick-Off, UH Hilo
Aug. 25,
Oahu Kick-Off
, Hawai'i Tokai Int'l College
Aug. 28, Moloka'i Kick-Off, Moloka'i High School Library
Sept. 8, Kaua'i Kick-Off, Kaua'i Community College
Sept. 15, Maui Kick-Off, UH Maui
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of Peace Workshop Series: Sept. 15
Learn and discuss how to build the "Ceeds" of
critical thinking, courage, conflict resolution, compassion, c
onnection, collaboration, and commitment
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Speakers
include Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng and Dr. Kerrie Urosevich, as well as adult and youth guest speakers from education, community youth service, parenting, and those with personal struggles that they overcame.
Educators, parents, caregivers, community workers will all be in the same room for a common goal, to learn peace building strategies for yourselves and youth.
Dates: Sept. 15, Nov. 17 (2018),
8:00am - 3:30pm
Jan. 26 (2019), 9:00am - 1:30pm
Location: HPU, Hawai'i Loa Campus
45-045 Kamehameha Hwy.
Main Building - Room 101
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Cost: $75.00 to attend all 3 days (breakfast, lunch, materials included)
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CTL EMERGE Conference: Nov. 6
The Center for Tomorrows Leaders (CTL), a Hawai'i non-profit, is focused on Student Leadership. In
November
they will be holding their biannual conference, "EMERGE: Taking on Tomorrow," open to all Hawai'i students, grades 9-12, from all public, private, and charter schools.
This year's theme unites 1,000 students from across the state with the purpose of building their leadership skills and confidence in the hopes of creating a vision for the future of Hawai'i. Local leaders from various industries will speak to students to share their stories, as well as to help inspire Hawai'i's young potential leaders.
For more information on the conference, please see their website, and this open letter for
students and teachers interested in the event. Registration opens Aug. 20.
Date: Nov. 6
Location: Hilton Hawaiian Village
Cost: $30 per student
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2019 EPI Teacher Fellowship Application: Sept. 1
Educators have the opportunity to get a field-based professional development experience through
Ecology Project International (EPI), an international education and conservation nonprofit. Educators accepted into the program will collaborate with one another on real-world conservation projects and learn EPI's experiential education framework in the field.
Applications for the 2019 Program are now being accepted. To learn more about the program, please see their Flyer, or
the website.
Application Deadline Date: Sept. 1, 2018
Date: April & August, 2019
Locations:
Hawai'i, Costa Rica, Baja California Sur, and Yellowstone National Park
Cost:
EPI covers all costs,
except a $250-$600 program fee and the participant's airfare to the program site
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Links and Resources
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| Edutopia: What is the Social Brain? |
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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For more information about these events, click the links above to see the previous e-news issue with the original articles.
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