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Want to learn more about a research-based educational approach designed to help especially Native Hawaiian students to reach their highest potential?

Then join award-winning Hawaiian educator, researcher and Hawaiian language and culture expert Dr. Kū Kahakalau for a 6-part series exploring Pedagogy of Aloha.

This series will follow a flipped classroom model, requiring you to first watch a video and then join us for a 1-hour ZOOM discussion of the video with Aunty Kū.

For our first session, please register and watch the Introduction to Pedagogy of Aloha video. Then join us on ZOOM on October 17, 2023 from 5:00PM-6:00PM, where you can ask questions and share manaʻo.

PEDAGOGY OF ALOHA SERIES
1. Introduction to Pedagogy of Aloha
2. Building RELATIONS and creating collaborative learning environments
3. Focusing on RELEVANCE through the integration of ʻĀina, ʻŌlelo and Moʻomeheu
4. Teaching RESPONSIBILITY to Learning by Making Impact
5. Assessing RIGOR through Performance-based Assessment
6. Having FUN in an atmosphere of aloha

Donʻt miss out on this unique opportunity to engage with Aunty Kū, kanaka educator extraordinaire, with decades of experience successfully educating Hawaiian and local students of all ages using her Pedagogy of Aloha.

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CULTURE-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE TEACHERS 
OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS

HOʻOMŌHALA ʻIKE KUMU ʻĪNANA, or HIKI, helps current teachers of Native Hawaiian students and future teachers who want to work with Native Hawaiian students to expand their knowledge so that they can meet the unique needs of their students. 

HIKIʻs culture-based professional developments, trainings, and incentives help to grow pre- and in-service educators working with Native Hawaiian PK-12 students, thus addressing Hawaiʻi’s ongoing disparities in education. Research shows that teacher quality and cultural competence greatly impact student education outcomes.  This is especially true for Native Hawaiians and other indigenous populations and communities of color.

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HIKI is grounded in a Pedagogy of Aloha, which purports:

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Relations + Relevance + Responsibility = Rigor + Fun

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