Six Hawaiʻi educators honored with top STEM award

2025-01-16T10:27:59-10:00January 16, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

President Joe Biden announced Monday six Hawaiʻi teachers have been selected as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest award K-12 math and science teachers can receive from the U.S. government.

How teacher advocacy helped save statewide learning center programs

2024-12-18T12:22:36-10:00December 2, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Geneva Esguerra, an acting and play production teacher at the Central Theatre Arts Academy based at Mililani High, helped spearhead a successful campaign to stop the BOE from approving the slashing of $1.7 million from the budget for statewide learning center programs.

ʻIlima Intermediate teacher earns national human and civil rights award

2022-05-27T13:52:39-10:00May 27, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The National Education Association (NEA) honored an ʻIlima Intermediate teacher with the prestigious Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Civil Rights Award.

Student-run after-school program serves up snacks for a good cause

2021-12-10T19:09:05-10:00December 10, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Started as a project-based learning activity for Angie Fujimoto’s fully self-contained (FSC) special education class at Waipahu Elementary, Snack Shack sells a variety of food and beverages to students, with proceeds benefiting the school.

Meet HSTA Early Leadership Institute coach, Kapaa Middle teacher Michael Hurst

2021-12-01T12:59:40-10:00November 29, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

HSTA named Michael Hurst, a Kauai Chapter member and Kapaa Middle School art teacher, as ELI’s first coach. Hurst holds a doctorate in educational leadership and brings more than 30 years of experience working with teachers in a coaching and mentor role to the program.

Educators welcome at 19th annual Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery

2020-10-06T06:48:00-10:00October 6, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery takes place Saturday, Oct. 24, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual event will be held virtually this year with a lineup of keynote speeches and workshops, a scavenger hunt, and the chance to be invited on virtual live field trips in November and December.

STEM grants from AFCEA Hawaii available to educators for first time

2020-11-05T15:52:50-10:00September 22, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

For the first time, the Hawaii chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA Hawaii) is offering science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) grants to teachers and others associated with teaching STEM subjects to Hawaii students.

HSTA’s 2020 Pono Award winner continues social justice work during COVID-19 crisis

2021-04-21T17:15:42-10:00May 18, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

“I tend to say I’m a scrappy Title I public school kid turned scrappy Title I public school teacher. We know hungry kids can’t learn. Let’s feed them. Hot kids can’t learn. Let’s get those ACs going. If kids are embarrassed to wear dirty uniforms on campus, let's get a campus laundry. It’s just the work teachers do.”

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