Lawmakers approve $50K grant to restart educator externship program

2023-05-19T13:39:45-10:00May 19, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

State lawmakers approved a $50,000 grant in aid request this month that will provide funds to restart an externship professional development program for educators.

Oʻahu teacher named inaugural Scholastic Teacher Fellow

2023-04-14T11:24:47-10:00April 14, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

The program, which is in its first year, assembled a team of 12 K–8 educators with diverse levels of experience and backgrounds to collaborate with Scholastic Education Solutions’ product development, research and publishing teams.

2023 Teach Our Future benefit concert raises $45K for Hawaiʻi educators

2023-04-03T10:56:07-10:00April 3, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi Foundation for Educators (HFE) teamed up Saturday with local music performers for the third annual “Teach Our Future” benefit concert to raise over $45,000 for teacher professional development.

2023 Teach Our Future benefit concert

2023-03-20T16:48:32-10:00March 20, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Join us at HFE’s third annual fundraising concert, “Teach Our Future,” on Saturday, April 1, at McKinley High School’s auditorium at 6 p.m. This lively concert features top local musicians including Imua, Hālau Lilia Makanoe, The Camarillo Brothers, Eric Lee, Crossing Rain, and more.

Free aspiring educators virtual event set for March 20

2023-03-10T12:36:24-10:00March 10, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Calling all aspiring educators in Hawaiʻi! If you’re looking to join a community of fellow aspiring educators and build a support network before you enter a Hawaiʻi public school or worksite, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is here to help.

Frequently asked questions about salary compression, potential teacher pay changes

2023-01-05T09:41:25-10:00November 10, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The HIDOE is reviewing the salary and work history of the entire teacher workforce to determine which teachers are eligible for upward movements on the salary scale. HIDOE expects to issue new personnel action forms (known as Form 5s) on Oct. 26.

HSTA offers PD course on implicit bias, microaggressions, stereotypes

2022-10-07T11:11:05-10:00October 7, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

HSTA members from across the state worked together to create this course for their colleagues. Their goal is to help educators become aware of these biases in themselves and others, and learn to address them.

Hawaiʻi Island educator chosen for the NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship

2022-09-27T12:11:15-10:00September 27, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Pualeilani Fernandez, a Hawaiian history teacher at Hilo Intermediate, was chosen to represent Hawaiʻi in the 2023 cohort of the NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship.

HSTA, state reach agreement to restore job-embedded PD

2022-09-13T09:07:13-10:00August 3, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii State Teachers Association this week reached an agreement with Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi and Gov. David Ige to restore 21 hours of job-embedded professional development (PD), including both the return of the paid time and three PD credits.

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