Implementating the No Child Left Behind Act has resulted in great challenges for teachers, and by extension, a greater need for professional development, than ever before. CRDG’s Science Section has responded to this need by creating a series of two-…
Partnerships and Grants Add to Professional Development Opportunities
In addition to the many grant-funded projects that incorporated professional development for teachers in Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific, CRDG continued its commitment to quality professional development in 2005 with courses on Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island, and in…
DASH in the Pacific Islands
2005 saw CRDG’s Carol Brennan completing a four-year project in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and beginning work with the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands (CNMI). The work in RMI began in 2001 with the implementation using a…
STARnet
STARnet: Casting a Broader Net Through Teaching and Technology began in 2005 with five schools in the Hilo area: Kea‘au Middle School, Pāhoa Intermediate School, Ka‘ū High & Pāhala Elementary, St. Joseph Middle and High School, and Connections Public Charter…
Hawai‘i Interactive Television System (HITS)
Frank Pottenger and Sandra Shimabukuro continued to provide professional development in science to elementary teachers statewide in 2005 through the Hawai‘i Interactive Television System (HITS). In addition to specific sessions focused on the DASH program, they expanded the content this…