The marine science education efforts of CRDG’s Kanesa Duncan continued to expand this year through collaborations with the University of Hawai’i Sea Grant College Program, the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), Maui Community College (MCC), and others. In her…
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
CRDG continues to focus on P–20 learning progressions and associated curriculum development, professional development, evaluation, and implementation support in STEM. CRDG STEM programs are recognized nationally and internationally as being among the best inquirybased programs available.
New Curriculum Products in Development
Curriculum developers in the STEM fields were busy this year with two new textbook projects. Mathematics faculty are collaborating with the Center for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education at Iowa State University to create a new algebra text…
Bringing Mathematics into the Community
The School and University Partnership for Educational Renewal in Mathematics (SUPER-M) project, a National Science Foundation Graduate STEM Fellows in K–12 Education (GK–12) funded program, partners UHM graduate mathematics fellows with K–12 teachers. The goal of GK–12 is to enhance…
Mathematics Professional Development for the Leeward Complex
The CRDG Mathematics Section has partnered with the Hawai‘i DOE Leeward Complex on Bridging the Mathematical Continuum, an NCLB consolidated grant in the Nānākuli/Pearl City/Waipahu (NPW) Complex, for two of its components involving the use of technology. Participating mathematics teachers…