The Pihana Nā Mamo project, a collaboration with the Hawai’i Department of Education (HIDOE) and funded by the U. S. Department of Education through the Native Hawaiian Education Act, wrapped up a successful 9-year collaboration in 2009 with impressive results…
CRDG Evaluators Contribute to Body of Knowledge in Evaluation
Every year CRDG’s team of evaluators produces evaluation studies for internal and external projects. But what most people don’t see is the thoughtful reflection that goes on “behind the scenes,” reflection that both informs their work and contributes to the…
Classroom Makery Enhancing Students’ Interest in STEM
In the latest stage in an ongoing process, Neil Scott and his team expanded their Makery project into three charter schools on Hawai’i Island where students and teachers have begun to work in a Makery Cloud. The Makery concept grew…
Long-time Relationships Support Education for Military Children
With their families’ frequent relocations in service to our country, military-dependent children often attend as many as nine different schools from kindergarten to twelfth grade. The problems they encounter with enrollment, eligibility, placement, and graduation have long been a concern…
STEM Focus Benefits Teachers and Students in Mathematics
Lesson Study Approach Brings New Insights to Teachers A request from the principal of Stevenson Middle School to expand on previous professional development work CRDG had conducted at his school has resulted in another partnership funded by the HIDOE Math…