The twenty-first century job market is vastly different from that of the twentieth century. People who have specialized skills and experience with computer aided design (CAD), computer assisted manufacturing (CAM), and computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines are expected to have…
Elementary Science Program Focuses on Climate Change in the Pacific
As part of a larger effort that seeks to expand education about climate change in Micronesia, CRDG’s Carol Ann Brennan and Tom Scarlet are working to create curriculum for elementary schools that will build toward a deep understanding of climate.…
Use of CRDG Science Programs in Russia Expands
The adaptation of CRDG’s elementary science program Developmental Approaches in Science, Health and Technology (DASH) by educators in Russia continued this year with Carol Ann Brennan’s summer visit to Moscow to teach a DASH course for teachers, administrators, and other…
Two Projects Address Science in Elementary Education
The Science in Early Elementary (SEE) project began work this year to build an elementary science curriculum that is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The research team of Lori Fulton and Brian Lawton has begun to develop…
GAs Contribute to CRDG
As a research unit within the University of Hawai‘i, CRDG is home to a talented group of graduate assistants (GAs) who advance their education while contributing in significant ways to CRDG’s work. The graduate students featured here study in departments…