Year In Review 2006 – Page 7 – Curriculum Research & Development Group

Fire Destroys University Elementary School Building

On June 13, 2006, a devastating fire destroyed the University Elementary School (UES) building. The building had housed the University Laboratory School athletic and physical education offices; weight and athletic training rooms; and choral, drama, hula and chant, and orchestra…

Marketing and Publications Services (MaPS)

In the rapidly changing landscape of marketing and publishing in the education arena, CRDG’s Marketing and Publication Services (MaPS) continued to expand its product and service offerings in 2006. MaPS has undergone many changes in the last few years under…

CRDG Summer Programs: Exploring Our Island Home

Summer Programs expanded again in 2006 to reach a broader range of students. Fueling the almost 50 percent growth in enrollment was the addition of a pair of classes for students entering the third grade and the program’s first foray…

Publications

Chapters in Books Okazaki, C., Zenigami, F., & Dougherty, B. (2006). Classroom research informs Measure Up: A different look at elementary mathematics. In S. Z. Smith & M. E. Smith (Eds.), Teachers engaged in research: Inquiry into mathematics classrooms, Prekindergarten–…

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…

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…

CRDG Organization

X to whY: Algebra for Understanding

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…

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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