Year In Review – Page 2 – Curriculum Research & Development Group

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Literacy and Hawaiian Education Program

Literacy and Hawaiian Education Programs Continue to Build on Success CRDG’s Literacy and Hawaiian Education (LHE) office has administered seven grants that have collectively served fifty-one local schools. On average, these schools serve larger percentages of Native Hawaiian students than…

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Modeling Approach to Algebra Partnership with Hawai‘i Department of Education

A discussion initiated by the Hawai‘i Department of Education (HIDOE) about ways to help more students succeed in algebra has resulted in a year-long course created and produced by CRDG mathematics researchers for public high schools in Hawai‘i. The resulting…

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Mathematics Professional Development Program Continues to Grow and Innovate

The Math Teachers’ Circle (MTC) program was developed at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) and has grown into a nationwide movement aimed at establishing the foundation for a culture of problem solving among mathematics teachers in the United States.…

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CRDG Researchers Share Expertise in Achieving Algebra Readiness

CRDG mathematics researchers Hannah Slovin and Fay Zenigami were invited to teach at the Algebra Readiness for Every Student interactive institute for teachers in grades six through eight organized by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in New Orleans…

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Research Looks at Integration of Early Mathematics Learning

Researchers at CRDG began work in 2002 on Measure Up, a unique elementary mathematics program that uses measurement as the basis for developing understanding of algebraic concepts as early as first grade. The program, based on preliminary work by a…

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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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