Jill Meinecke2025-05-13T15:34:13-10:00May 13, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: design thinking, Design Thinking Hawaii, Hawaii Foundation for Educators, HFE, HSTA headquarters, interdisciplinary, professional development, Stanford d-School open-source process|
The Hawaiʻi State Teacher Association and Design Thinking Hawai’i are launching the Design Thinking Laboratory to empower teachers to integrate design thinking into their classrooms and develop interdisciplinary lesson plans or units for student implementation.
Jill Meinecke2025-04-04T11:12:31-10:00April 2, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Class VIII, Hawaii Pacific University, IPD, learnsoft, Master's Program, microcredentials, PD, professional development, Spalding University|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association has been working hard to create new professional development (PD) credit options since we successfully negotiated with the employer to create Class VIII, and many members have been looking for ways to obtain credits to reclassify and increase their pay.
cschubert2024-11-01T16:54:33-10:00November 1, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: 2024, bargaining, demands, HSTA, new, professional development|
This year, Hawaiʻi voters have an opportunity to strengthen our state’s long legacy of protecting equal rights.
Terri Inefuku2024-08-08T15:46:46-10:00August 8, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: courses, HIDOE, learnsoft, PDE3, professional development, transcript|
As the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education continues to transition its PDE3 Learning Management System, employees can access the Learnsoft LMS with their Single Sign On credentials.
Terri Inefuku2024-07-22T14:39:08-10:00July 22, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaiian music, Jeff Peterson, Kaʻohekani, Kamuela Kimokeo, Kapena De Lima, Kawaikapuokalani Hewitt, professional development, Raiatea Helm, Windward Community College|
Public school educators can participate in a new online program at Windward Community College to learn about Hawaiian music, integrate it into their student lessons, and earn professional development credits that can boost their salaries.
Terri Inefuku2024-07-03T07:42:10-10:00July 3, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Amanda Allgood, Aspiring Educators, Joshua Kamalani, NEA Aspiring Educator Conference, NEA Conference on Racial and Social Justice, professional development, Sarah Mark, teachers, University of Hawaii West Oahu|
Three aspiring educators from the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu traveled to Philadelphia to learn more about the profession, connect with fellow educators across the country, share the challenges they face and discuss solutions.
Jill Meinecke2024-04-18T13:30:45-10:00April 15, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: 2024 STACY Award, Hawaii Island, Hope McKeen, HSTA Government Relations Committee, Keonepoko Elementary, professional development, STACY Award, Stacy Nishina|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association recognized Hope McKeen, or Kumu Pualani to her students, a Hawaiian studies teacher at Keonepoko Elementary, with the 2024 STACY Award for Teaching Excellence.
Terri Inefuku2024-03-20T12:30:45-10:00March 20, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: courses, Hawaii State Department of Education, PDE3, professional development, upgrade|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is updating its web-based professional development software system. No new courses will be offered until this transition is complete.
Jill Meinecke2024-03-18T14:47:20-10:00March 18, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: AI, AI tools, Artificial Intelligence, Hawai’i Technology Academy, professional development, What School Could Be|
Learn how artificial intelligence can enhance your teaching effectiveness, help you minimize burnout and maximize productivity, all while preparing your students for a bright future in the digital age.
Jill Meinecke2023-09-28T16:12:23-10:00September 28, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Blade Shepherd-Jones, Colombia, Fulbright Fellow, Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms, international field study, Laura Cummings, Morocco, professional development, Sunset Elementary, Waimānalo Elementary & Intermediate|
Two Oʻahu teachers embarked on an unforgettable journey across the globe this past year, all to bring an international perspective back to their schools in Hawaiʻi as part of the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program.
