Jill Meinecke2025-05-15T10:56:13-10:00May 15, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: climate justice, Hawaii high school students, Mapping justice, STEM|
Mapping Justice, a free virtual summer program for Hawaiʻi high school students, seeks applicants for its program for students to dive into climate and social justice issues in their communities, while learning fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Jill Meinecke2025-01-16T10:27:59-10:00January 16, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: K-12, National Science Foundation, PAEMST, President Joe Biden, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, STEM, Washington D.C.|
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.
Jill Meinecke2024-12-18T12:22:36-10:00December 2, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Agriculture, business, Central Theatre Arts Academy, Hawaii Board of Education, Hawaii Department of Education, Learning Center programs, Mililani High, Performing arts, STEM|
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.
Jill Meinecke2022-05-27T13:52:39-10:00May 27, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: gender and sexuality alliance, Hawaii DOE, ʻIlima Intermediate, Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Civil Rights Award, menstrual equity, NEA, pono award, Rep. Amy Perruso, Sarah Milianta-Laffin, STACY Award, STEM|
The National Education Association (NEA) honored an ʻIlima Intermediate teacher with the prestigious Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Civil Rights Award.
Jill Meinecke2021-12-10T19:09:05-10:00December 10, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: benefit, donate, Elementary students, elementary teachers, Hawaii DOE, special education, STEM, students, Waipahu Elementary School, waipahu high school, Waipahu Intermediate School|
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.
Jill Meinecke2021-12-01T12:59:40-10:00November 29, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Art, coach, Early Leadership Institute, ELI, Hawaii DOE, Hawaii educators, Kapaa Middle, Kauai Chapter, leadership, mentor, NEA, New Hawaii Educators, Retention, STEM, Teach abroad, Technology|
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.
Evan Kumasaki2020-10-06T06:48:00-10:00October 6, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: astronaut, Day of Discovery, Hawaii Space Grant Consortium, Lacy Veach, nasa, steam, STEM|
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.
Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:52:50-10:00September 22, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: AFCEA Hawaii, grants, STEM|
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.
Evan Kumasaki2021-04-21T17:15:42-10:00May 18, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: HCR, human and civil rights committee, pono award, Sarah Milianta-Laffin, social justice, STEM|
“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.”
