Children in Hawai'i demonstrate the highest rates of oral caries in the nation due to multitude of factors, such as a lack of appropriate funding or education, absence of fluoridation in water systems, no local dental schools, and racial/ethnic/socioeconomic disparities. This quality improvement project aimed to increase confidence and knowledge…

Cultural heritage materials can offer rewarding learning opportunities and impactful experiences for students across a variety of disciplines, especially in the humanities and social sciences. However, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the attendant move to online instruction at many colleges and universities, disrupted pedagogical practices and the ways…

The Hawai'i State Department of Education is excited to provide a comprehensive menu of engaging summer learning opportunities for students in the upcoming summer months. This summer, offerings will span all grade levels, from a transition program for incoming kindergartners to paid summer internships for our graduating seniors. Schools have…

This policy brief outlines the Common Core implementation plans for 15 states, including the professional development and resources/tools--such as instructional materials, toolkits, frameworks, crosswalks, and curriculum guides--that each state is providing. The authors suggest that supplemental resources like McREL's Common Core…

This study investigated criteria that 91 pre-service teachers used to evaluate award-winning virtual museum exhibits for future use in teaching. Individual differences affected ratings, including teaching experience, age and gender. A categorization of participants' reasons for selection included audience level, site design and information…

To support teachers in enhancing ocean literacy, the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) has developed a series of portable, hands-on science kits on selected topics in oceanography. This paper provides an overview of kit content, describes how the kits were developed, and evaluates their efficacy as a curriculum…

An interest in Hawaii's people of different ethnic and racial heritage is reflected in this collection of photographs. Each photograph is accompanied by a short description of the individual photographed. Individuals have been selected from the following ethnic groups in Hawaii: Caucasian, Samoan, Puerto Rican, Hawaiian, Korean, Filipino, Chinese,…

A program to upgrade the reading skills of Hawaiian children is described. (CK)

The Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) is a research unit of the College of Education at the University of Hawai'i. Part of its mission is to develop curriculum materials for students in grades K-12. The social studies section of CRDG has been developing curriculum materials on Asia since the early 1990s. As part of a project…

The Hawaii English Project (HEP) was established to redefine the basic English program in Hawaii schools. Planning teams used a systems approach to solve the problems of language instruction. Instructional designs and materials were produced and tested on students. Analysis of variance was performed on test results. Conclusions are: (1) the HEP…

The use of instructional technology is integrated into the curriculum design of several projects in the Hawaiian public schools. This article reviews four of these integrated projects. (JY)

Describes the history of the development of the Curriculum Research and Development Group and makes some general conclusions on the Group's progress. (RK)

In this booklet, an eleven year old Hawaiian boy describes his family and his life in Hawaii. Included are descriptions of his school, his participation in sports, his home and his food. A glossary of Hawaiian terms used in the text is provided. (EB)

Reviews 11 films on volcanic eruptions in the United States. Films are given a one- to five-star rating and the film's year, length, source and price are listed. Top films include "Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes" and "Kilauea: Close up of an Active Volcano." (AIM)