News – Page 18 – Curriculum Research & Development Group

CRDG Receives $1.4 Million Grant from US DOE for Science Project

College of Education faculty members, Kanesa Duncan Seraphin, Paul Brandon, and Thanh Truc Nguyen, from the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) were awarded a $1.49 million grant from the United States Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Led…

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COE Invention Factory Helps Middle and High School Students Learn Entrepreneurism by Making Hawaiian Steel Guitars

The College of Education Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) is teaching Oahu’s middle and high school students to develop and make products that are typically imported, but could potentially be exported from Hawai‘i. As part of a three-year National…

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A Local Educator Hopes to Bridge Generational Gap

Reported by: Marisa Yamane Email: [email protected] 5/19/2009: KHON2 Teenagers have created their own online slang, unbeknownst to many parents. A local educator is hoping to bridge the generational gap. From texting on their cell phones to creating pod casts, and…

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In Memoriam: Arthur R. King Jr.

1921–2009 Emeritus professor Dr. Arthur R. King, Jr., visionary founder and long-time director of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) at the University of Hawai‘i, died February 2 in Honolulu. He was 87. King was born and raised in…

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Ka Wana Series by Malcolm Nāea Chun

The Ka Wana series, part of the Pihana Nā Mamo Native Hawaiian education program, offers new insight into the philosophy and way of life of Native Hawaiian culture. Those raised in these traditions will find memorable recollections, while those unfamiliar…

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CRDG Organization

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Donald B. Young, Dean CURRICULUM RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT GROUP Kathleen F. Berg, DirectorHelen O. Au, Assistant Director UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL Keoni Jeremiah, PrincipalTracy Teixeira, Dean of StudentsMiki Tomita, Dean of Curriculum and Instruction Three CRDG faculty members…

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X to whY: Algebra for Understanding

01. Overview: Helping students shift from arithmetic to algebra Many students experience learning difficulties in mathematics with the shift from arithmetic skills to algebraic ideas in middle and high school. Algebraic concepts and skills are the focus of instruction in…

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CRDG Organization

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Donald B. Young, Dean CURRICULUM RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT GROUP Kathleen F. Berg, DirectorHelen O. Au, Assistant Director UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL Keoni Jeremiah, PrincipalTracy Teixeira, Dean of StudentsMiki Tomita, Dean of Curriculum and Instruction Three CRDG faculty members…

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X to whY: Algebra for Understanding

01. Overview: Helping students shift from arithmetic to algebra Many students experience learning difficulties in mathematics with the shift from arithmetic skills to algebraic ideas in middle and high school. Algebraic concepts and skills are the focus of instruction in…

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UHM CRDG staff member published as second author in The MIT Press Journals

Congratulations to CRDG’s Dean Lodes as second author on a paper published with the VR team in Presence, The MIT Press Journals. This highlights the Hōkūle‘a as the focus of the VR work and links it to classroom usage. Read article: Kilo Hōkū—Experiencing…

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COE CRDG Staff Member Receives $44K Research Award from UH Sea Grant College Program

UH Mānoa College of Education (COE) Assistant Specialist Joanna Philippoff was awarded $44K from the University of Hawai‛i Sea Grant College Program. As part of the two-year grant project, Philippoff and Co-Directors Heather Spalding of the Botany Department and Craig Nelson of…

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