Superintendent’s EDUCATION UPDATE HAWAII STATE DEpARTMENT OF EDUCATION | MARCH 2016

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS TOP STrive Hi ScHOOlS: elA GrOWTH Lanakila El 75% Board approves new Voyager PCS 74% Opportunities Farrington High 74% science standards EDUCATORS Kaumualii El 73% T he Board of Education physical sciences), Kohala High 72% (BOE) approved the adoption of (2) Science and Engineering Based on the challenges and Moanalua Middle 72% Next Generation Science Practices (engaging in scientific success of technology integration Standards (NGSS), which brings investigation to answer Pearl City at University Lab School and the Highlands El 72% a more engaging and enjoyable questions, and engineering Access Learning pilot, trainers in approach to learning science. design to solve problems), the Roosevelt High 72% Future ready Pillars Implementation is planned for (3) Crosscutting Concepts institute will provide advice on Helemano El 71% 2018-19 (secondary) and 2019- (conceptual ideas common to all best practices, and tips on Kilohana El 70% 20 (elementary). HIDOE will areas of science). student collaboration and teacher Kipapa El 70% develop resources, supports and NGSS will replace the Hawaii pedagogy. Goal: support a collaborative school culture and Lehua El 70% assessments with teacher input Content and Performance and in collaboration with local Standards III for Science. enhance a Common Core education partners. NGSS “Unlike previous content Standards-based learning includes: standards the NGSS is aimed to environment. 4.0 PDE3 credits. March 18-19, Moanalua Middle. (1) Disciplinary Core Ideas excite young people about www.janusgroup.us/courses (science specific concepts in the science and engineering,” said Full results online life, earth, engineering and Asst. Supt. Suzanne Mulcahy. bit.ly/StriveHI14-15release During the 2016-17 Na Kumu Alaka‘i Teacher leader Academy (TlA) , teacher leaders NEA chairwoman sees arts in action will participate in sessions on instructional leadership, Students at Kai El steeped in such wonderful organizational change, and showcased their arts-integrated traditions, long established, collaborative strategies to curriculum with the head of hundreds and hundreds of improve collective professional artistic excellence, Jane Chu, years. We also get to honor the practice. TLA begins with a three- chairwoman of the National new ways of thinking and get day summer leadership institute Endowment for the Arts: “The our children ready to be the in July, followed by six learning celebrations of the folk and leaders of the next generation.” sessions throughout the school year. Due April 8. Announcement traditional arts in Hawaii are Story: bit.ly/NEAvisit16 Chu with students at Kalihi Kai El. on Leadership Institute site: Success Stories intranet.hawaiipublicschools.org/ offices/leadership “I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.” — Oprah Winfrey SCHOOLS MALAMA HONUA IN THE BULLYING — WHAT IT IS, STUDENTS SQUARE OFF LOCAL STREAM WHAT IT ISN’T OVER GAME-BASED MATH The $10,000 challenge from the National Kaimuki High students donned From CAS Leila Hayashida: Eighteen student teams from America Grant Endowment for the Arts offers rubber boots and took The outcry against bullying the Leeward and Central support primarily to small and positions in parallel lines along often is individuals over- Districts competed in the 3rd mid-sized organizations for Palolo Stream, assisting UH- identifying developmentally Annual Math Games, going projects that extend the reach of with critical research in expected arguments — tiffs, head-to-head in academic the arts to underserved groups. the Hawaii Stream Bio- breakups or playground and strategy challenges on Requires matching funds. assessment Protocol. What tussles — into allegations of DimensionU's multiplayer Partnerships encouraged. did they find? A shocking alien “bullying.” That has negative gaming platform. Then the www.arts.gov/grants- species invasion. outcomes for all of us. teachers took a turn. organizations/challenge-america Story: bit.ly/KHSbiostudy Story: bit.ly/HIDOE-BullyFacts Story: bit.ly/HIDOE16MG

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SPOTliGHT ON NUTriTiON WAiMeA HiGH liFTOFF! March is National Nutrition Month ! Since last summer, Waimea This year’s theme, "Savor the Flavor of High VidRoc students have Eating Right," encourages everyone to been working tirelessly to take time to enjoy food traditions and achieve a single goal: to launch appreciate the pleasures, great flavors a rocket, equipped with camera, and social experiences food can add to GPS and transmitter, and our lives. Great ideas for your broadcast the video feed across classroom here, including nutrition the state. It’s happening March 11 questions of the day, polls, taste tests at 8:30 am! Watch live at and more: www.eatright.org/resources www.thecube.com (listed under /national-nutrition-month . Share your Joyce Evens, Waimea High School experiences with #NNM16. Menehune TV (MTV)).

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celeSTiAl eDUcATiON SHOW US THe reSeArcH Journey through the Universe The Hawaii State Science & promotes sustained education in the engineering Fair returns to the Hawaii critical areas of science, technology, Convention Center with a showcase of engineering and mathematics (STEM) winning research projects from the by sending scientists, astronomers and state’s district competitions. The public engineers into classrooms with real- can view student work Wednesday, world experiments and challenges. March 30 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Top Events around Hilo, with scientist finishers will compete at the Intel educators in grades 2-12 classrooms International Science & Engineering during the week of March 7. Learn Fair in Phoenix May 8-13. Learn more: more: www.gemini.edu/journey student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef

Supt.’s Corner

At any given time of the photography, infuse arts into classroom Chu noted, “Many of us came year there’s a good chance that ceramics & learning schoolwide. Kalihi Kai to the arts because it was an you’ll see the artistic talents of glass, comic art, is one of three Hawaii schools equalizer. In my case, my parents our students showcased in public painting, mixed media, recently selected to implement spoke Chinese and they wanted areas. Student works of art are sculpture and more. The exhibit Turnaround Arts, a national me to speak English. The arts displayed at the State Capitol, runs through April 15 at the public-private partnership was a way for me to the , Hawaii State Art Museum — supported by the NEA, which communicate way beyond and at shopping malls. it is a must see! deploys arts integration strategies everyday conversation. What A special exhibit is on display Among those who have seen to help challenged schools you’re doing for these children is now at the Hawaii State the exhibit so far is the improve attendance, parent equalizing the playing field.” Foundation on Culture and the Chairwoman of the National engagement, student motivation The Department is committed Arts, a valued partner in Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and academic achievement. to arts integration and ensuring recognizing and supporting the Jane Chu, who recently visited For schools with large that our schools have the artistic aspirations of our our state. Chu also spent time at numbers of English language resources they need to continue students. The Hawaii Regional Pomaikai Elementary and Kalihi learners, like Kalihi Kai, arts opening these doors for all of our Scholastic Art Awards features Kai Elementary to see arts- education is critical in fostering students. Learn more about our stunning and provoking student integrated curriculum in action. higher-level thinking, creative arts partnerships and success submissions in 15 categories of Pomaikai, of course, has a problem solving and stories: bit.ly/HIDOEarts . art media, including architecture, long-running partnership with the engagement. It inspires students fashion, drawing and illustration, Maui Arts and Cultural Center to to overcome barriers.

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