Strong STEM Focus Continues The Physics, Physiology & Technology (PP&T) program, developed at CRDG in partnership with the Universit y of Hawai‘i’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and College of Education, is an innovative curriculum for ninth and tenth grades…
Early Childhood Education
In line with the state’s ongoing P–20 Initiative, and with the new national focus on early childhood development, CRDG’s early childhood education specialists took this new program into its second year of exploratory research on development of a comprehensive early…
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…
Computer Literacy and Computer Safety Go Hand-in-hand
In 2004, CRDG’s Truc Nguyen began work on a computer literacy curriculum that was no longer just about programming, but about the effective, efficient, and responsible use of software as well as behaviors online. In addition to technology skills, she…
CRDG Partners with HIDOE on Streamlining Standards
The Standards Streamlining Project (SSP), a partnership with the Hawai’i Department of Education (HIDOE), reexamined and recommended modifications to the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III (HCPS III) benchmarks in the core areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, and…