'Kahua A'o'--A Learning Foundation: Using Hawaiian Language Newspaper Articles for Earth Science Professional Development
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| Title: | 'Kahua A'o'--A Learning Foundation: Using Hawaiian Language Newspaper Articles for Earth Science Professional Development |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Chinn, Pauline W. U, Businger, Steven, Lance, Kelly, Ellinwood, Jason K., Stone, J. Kapomaika'i, Spencer, Lindsey, McCoy, Floyd W., Nogelmeier, M. Puakea, Rowland, Scott K. |
| Source: | Journal of Geoscience Education. May 2014 62(2):217-226. |
| Availability: | National Association of Geoscience Teachers. Carleton College W-SERC, One North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057. Tel: 540-568-6675; Fax: 540-568-8058; e-mail: jge@jmu.edu; Website: http://nagt-jge.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED) |
| Contract Number: | 1108569 S362A090012 S362A110069 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Hawaiians, Earth Science, Science Instruction, Indigenous Populations, Space Sciences, STEM Education, Disproportionate Representation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teamwork, Culturally Relevant Education, Place Based Education, Faculty Development, Newspapers, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Case Studies, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes |
| Geographic Terms: | Hawaii |
| DOI: | 10.5408/13-019.1 |
| ISSN: | 1089-9995 |
| Abstract: | "Kahua A'o," a National Science Foundation Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences project, seeks to prepare educators to address issues of underrepresentation of Native Hawaiian students in Earth and Space Science (ESS) and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. An interdisciplinary team provides culturally grounded, place and standards-based curricula, and professional development (PD), drawing on 4,000-plus weather- and geology-related, Hawaiian-language newspaper articles that convey the importance of ecological knowledge to identity, social status, and sustainability. The project expands Hawaiian resources for science educators and scientists, supports revitalization of an endangered language, and presents original research correlating articles on drought and rains with 19th century El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. Professional development with two cohorts of educators finds interest in studying local phenomena, using technology to map cultural and science phenomena, incorporating place and culture into instruction, and, in some schools, challenges to implementing interdisciplinary instruction |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 35 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1164147 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | "Kahua A'o," a National Science Foundation Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences project, seeks to prepare educators to address issues of underrepresentation of Native Hawaiian students in Earth and Space Science (ESS) and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. An interdisciplinary team provides culturally grounded, place and standards-based curricula, and professional development (PD), drawing on 4,000-plus weather- and geology-related, Hawaiian-language newspaper articles that convey the importance of ecological knowledge to identity, social status, and sustainability. The project expands Hawaiian resources for science educators and scientists, supports revitalization of an endangered language, and presents original research correlating articles on drought and rains with 19th century El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. Professional development with two cohorts of educators finds interest in studying local phenomena, using technology to map cultural and science phenomena, incorporating place and culture into instruction, and, in some schools, challenges to implementing interdisciplinary instruction |
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| ISSN: | 1089-9995 |
| DOI: | 10.5408/13-019.1 |
