Nā Hōʻike
45 Minute Workshops
Title: An Environmental Education Needs Assessment
Presenter: Hoʻoululāhui Erika Perry
Session: Fostering collaborative efforts among diverse communities 45 minute workshop
9:00am - 9:45am
Participants would engage in discussion surrounding 4 or 5 pre-identified topics for about 7-minutes each topic. Each topic will be facilitated at a different table. Possible topics: 1) Areas of need for EE in your area; 2) Share successes and challenges regarding initiating collaborations/partnerships; 3) Define successful EE; 4) Evaluation strategies: what works for you? After each session participants rearrange themselves randomly to sit at a new table with a different mix of people until attending all offered discussions. The last 15 minutes will be dedicated to highlights from each discussion shared with the whole group.
Title: Slugs, Slime, and Citizen Science: Prevention & Awareness through Professional Development
Presenter: Franny Brewer
Session: E Nānā i Nā Keiki 45 minute workshop
9:00am - 9:45am
Working in groups, participants will create a model of the rat lungworm parasite lifecycle using clay. This activity is part of a standards-based lesson in the curriculum designed by Kathleen Howe and the Jarvi Lab team at UH-DK Inouye College of Pharmacy. This curriculum was the foundation for a 3-credit professional development class for teachers that was presented in Fall 2018 on the Big Island. During the workshop we will explore some of the other lessons, how they were modified to fit grade and subject level needs by participating teachers, and discuss the opportunities available for teachers across Hawaii to involve their students in a Citizen Science program to collect data about slugs and snails across the state.
Title: Alaka'ina Digital Bus: Mobile STEM and 'Ike Hawai'i Classroom
Presenter: Dav Yuan
Session: Nā Wai a Kāne 45 minute workshop
9:00am - 9:45am
The Alaka`ina Digital Bus integrates STEM with traditional knowledge into projects for public schools on Maui and Moloka'i. Through the use of our mobile classrooms we bring students into the field connecting them to the importance of science and culture while establishing connections to nature and their environment. In addition to sharing an overview of our programs from both islands, we will be engaging the audience with a sample of our place based- and hands-on activities using the Maui Digital Bus. Attendees will navigate through stations, collect information, organize as a team, and participate in an online game assessment. Participants will be required to engage in traditional methods of observation while integrating modern techniques of data analysis.
Title: Exploring Environmental Identity Development through the lens of Young Children
Presenter: Carie Green
Session: Fostering collaborative efforts among diverse communities 45 minute workshop
11:00am - 11:45am
This interactive workshop/forum presents a framework for considering childrenʻs Environmental Identity Development (EID), childrenʻs sense of self in/with/for the natural world. Drawing from psychosocial developmental theories, and considering familial, sociocultural, geographical, and educational contexts, the model postulates that a childʻs sense of Trust in Nature forms the foundation of healthy EID, informing the development of values, dispositions and behaviors in and towards other living beings and the natural world. Research using wearable cameras (Sensory Tours) with young children in rural and non-rural Alaska settings will be presented to show the diverse ways in which a childʻs environmental identity is formed.
Title: The Transformative Power of HĀ
Presenters: Kuʻulei Makua & Karen Nakasone
Session: E Nānā i Nā Keiki 45 minute workshop
11:00am - 11:45am
In this presentation we will share the moʻolelo of transforming learning environments by incorporating the NĀ Hopena Aʻo (HĀ) framework. The HĀ framework is a set of outcomes -- Belonging, Responsibility, Excellence, Total Well-Being all grounded in Hawaiʻi (BREATH). Participants will engage in activities that lead to HĀ outcomes.
Title: Storytelling for place based environmental education – Engaging communities past, present, & future
Presenter: Cheyenne Hiapo Perry
Session: Nā Wai a Kāne 45 minute workshop
2:40pm - 3:25pm
Storytelling, mo‘olelo, are very human ways of communicating ideas, concepts, history, and data across cultural and political boundaries, and link all humans to each other in our commonalities. In place based environmental education storytelling speaks of the beauty and uniqueness of our wahi pana (special places), and our connection/relationship to the places that sustain us and our communities. Come on a journey to the wahi pana of Hilo on the Island of Hawaii as we explore storytelling as a valuable tool to teach, learn, and connect deeply toour landscapes and to each other.
Title: Connecting Communities Through the Shared Understanding of Place as ʻOhana
Presenter: Melanie Leilā Dudley
Session: E Nānā i Nā Keiki 45 minute workshop
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Ever have difficulty bringing an outdoor experience into the classroom or connecting science and Hawaiian culture? This workshop will provide educators with tools to create their own place-based curriculum that can be adapted to any classroom or outdoor field experience and can help connect diverse communities. Participants will be exposed to hands-on bio-cultural curriculum through mo'olelo, oli, ho'olauna and other hands-on activities. Attendees will learn through direct participation. All activities will be highly interactive with a focus on depicting the importance of relationships, balance, native species, water and connectivity to the functioning of ecosystems and the resiliency of communities.
25 minute Workshops
Title: Saving 'Ōhi'a: Bringing Communities Together In Film
Presenter: Kim S. Rogers
Session: Fostering collaborative efforts among diverse communities 25 minute discussion
9:50am - 10:15am
In this presentation, we'll look at how a documentary that shared the cultural and scientific story of Rapid 'Ōhiʻa Death captured the interest of various communities across the islands and generated a wide variety of outreach and education opportunities--including the creation of an 'Ōhiʻa badge for Girl Scouts in Hawaii and a 10-acre reforestation community project.
Title: Using Design Thinking and Sustainable Design to Build Student Agency
Presenter: Sarah Sterling-Laldee
Session: E Nānā i Nā Keiki 25 minute discussion
9:50am - 10:15am
The Great Falls Summer STEAM Enrichment summer camp is a collaborative effort of the Paterson Public Schools (PPS) and the Paterson Education Fund (PEF). This collaboration is especially unique in our urban high poverty district because it serves as a training ground for new teaching methods through its embedded professional development for program teachers and other youth development workers. The program's place based approach positions students who are typically underrepresented in the Sciences as agents of change while they engage with a local environmental concern. This year staff and students used the design thinking process to develop students final projects. Student groups identified an area of concern or promise in their local community and used design thinking to fashion solutions or enhancements to improve their quality of life through sustainable urban planning. They addressed issues including localized flooding due to combined sewage overflow and impervious surfaces and alternative transportation options to reduce congestion and air pollution.
Title: Huliau Climate Literacy Project Resources for Educators
Presenter: Malia Cahill
Session: E Nānā i Nā Keiki minute workshop
9:50am - 10:15am
The Huliau Climate Literacy Project works with science teachers in grades 7-12 to integrate hands-on climate literacy activities into their curriculum in alignment with Next Generation Science Standards. This includes classroom visits, hands-on activities, and an online climate change curriculum library for teachers. The ultimate goal of the program is to build climate literacy in our community by supporting teachers in teaching about climate change and encouraging constructive dialogue on campus and at home. The workshop would give an overview of available resources and provide hands-on demonstrations of some of the activities.
Title:Pūpūkāhi i holomua: Building collaboration among educators to promote environmental stewardship
Presenter: Blaire J. Langston
Session:Fostering collaborative efforts among diverse communities 25 minute discussion
10:30am - 10:55am
Ever have difficulty bringing an outdoor experience into the classroom or connecting science and Hawaiian culture? This workshop will provide educators with tools to create their own place-based curriculum that can be adapted to any classroom or outdoor field experience and can help connect diverse communities. Participants will be exposed to hands-on bio-cultural curriculum through mo'olelo, oli, ho'olauna and other hands-on activities. Attendees will learn through direct participation. All activities will be highly interactive with a focus on depicting the importance of relationships, balance, native species, water and connectivity to the functioning of ecosystems and the resiliency of communities.
Title:Students Teaching Students: Seven Student-Led Sustainability Activities
Presenter: Amy Brinker
Session: Nā Wai a Kāne 25 minute discussion
10:30am - 10:55am
A group of seven sustainability interns designed seven activities as a part of a STEM sustainability fair for middle school students. The presentation will cover the activities and the process that was used to allow the older students to design the day of activities. The "water curriculum" package that the students developed will be shared with participants.
Title:Building Future Change Agents: The Story of Legalize Pa'i 'Ai
Presenter: Amy Brinker
Session:Fostering collaborative efforts among diverse communities 25 minute discussion
3:00pm - 3:25pm
Ever have difficulty bringing an outdoor experience into the classroom or connecting science and Hawaiian culture? This workshop will provide educators with tools to create their own place-based curriculum that can be adapted to any classroom or outdoor field experience and can help connect diverse communities. Participants will be exposed to hands-on bio-cultural curriculum through mo'olelo, oli, ho'olauna and other hands-on activities. Attendees will learn through direct participation. All activities will be highly interactive with a focus on depicting the importance of relationships, balance, native species, water and connectivity to the functioning of ecosystems and the resiliency of communities.
Title:Koʻolau Limu Preservation Through Education
Presenter: Lindsay Leipuaahilehuaokalani Wann
Session:Nā Wai a Kāne 25 minute discussion
3:00pm - 3:25pm
Kawaikini NCPCS is an school on Kaua'i immersed in Hawaiian Language with 'Āina-Based Education. Our Curriculum is called Manokalanipo and is taught from K-12 grade. Each Page or grade level studies a Moku on our island and the idea is that a Kawaikini NCPCS student will be well diverse in Kaua'i Culture, History, and Practice. We are the moku of Ko'olau on Kaua'i. We focus on Ko'olau's rich history of Limu. We grow limu, we restore limu, we malama our ocean's gardens and ecosystems in Papa 3 & 4.
Title: Worry & Hope: What students know think feel and do about climate change
Presenter: Krista Hiser
Session:Fostering collaborative efforts among diverse communities 25 minute discussion
3:00pm - 3:25pm
Results from statewide focus groups with UH students discussing what they know about climate science and impacts, where they learn, how it impacts them, and what emotions they feel.
10 Minute Oral Presentations
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Title: Ma ka Hana ka 'Ike: Learning Through Internships and Volunteering
Presenter: Keoki Kanakaokai
Session: E Nānā i Nā Keiki - 10 Minute Ted Talk
10:30am-10:40am
Introduction to internship/volunteer opportunities that create the best learning environments for future leaders. Kāpili 'Oihana, PIPES, Nā Hua Ho'ohuli i ka Pono, 'Imi i ka Lama, and Kupu's various programs have all contributed to helping small conservation orgs accomplish far more than would otherwise be possible, while at the same time introducing future leaders (and via their connections to a small community) to importance of mālama 'āina, conservation, and reconnecting with our mo'okū'auhau to these places, life forms, and systems that we consider resources.
Title: Conservation Connections & Career Compass: Building the Next Generation of Conservationists
Presenter: Tara Meggett (Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Foundation)
Session: Fostering collaborative efforts among diverse communities - 10 Minute Ted Talk
10:30am-10:40am
Educators are provided with an opportunity to inform their students about conservation careers and connect them with the individuals of this field. Local and current conservationists come to the classroom to share their work, advice, and career pathways. We take an in depth look at the career resources available: Conservation Connections, a clearinghouse of environmental opportunities and Conservation Career Compass, which highlights current professionals and career guidance blogs.
Title:How to Guide Preschoolers in STEM Research or PBL
Presenter: Lynne Marie Fukuda
Session: E Nānā i Nā Keiki - 10 Minute Ted Talk
10:30am-10:40am
Educators are provided with an opportunity to inform their students about conservation careers and connect them with the individuals of this field. Local and current conservationists come to the classroom to share their work, advice, and career pathways. We take an in depth look at the career resources available: Conservation Connections, a clearinghouse of environmental opportunities and Conservation Career Compass, which highlights current professionals and career guidance blogs.
Title: Experiential learning through student-business partnerships: an inspirational model
Presenter: Cameron Dabney
Session: E Nānā i Nā Keiki - 10 Minute Ted Talk
10.45am-10:55am
Dolphin Quest has been serving Hawaiiʻs school children for over 30 years and is a leader in marine mammal care. Hawaii Technology Academy is a tuition free public charter school that uses a blended learning format. In 2018 Dolphin Quest and Hawaii Technology Academy came together to provide a unique opportunity for students to explore their skills and interests through a student-business partnership. The program was the first of its kind for both entities and was custom tailored to the 7th grade from the ground up. All 78 students participated in a three-phase learning process which culminated in a student showcase for family and friends. Learn more about this fun, practical partnership including challenges and success stories, as a model for your school or business.
Title: Integrating TEK about Limu into Enviro-Science Curriculum for Hawaiʻi’s Classrooms
Presenter: Evelyn Braum
Session: Nā Wai a Kāne - 10 Minute Ted Talk
10.45am-10:55am
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) was shared from one generation to the next to ensure the long-term sustainability of the islandʻs natural resources. TEK holds valuable information that could help revitalize Hawaiiʻs natural resources. Integrating TEK through place-based learning provides an avenue to pass this important knowledge on, supports more culturally diverse places such as Hawaiʻi to help students gain a more holistic understanding of the environment, and has shown to help develop positive feelings and attitudes toward nature; ultimately fostering a community to reconnect and to care for their resources. This study demonstrates how TEK on limu or macroalgae can be integrated into environmental science curriculum to teach students about the social, biological, and future energy source opportunities involving limu and to share knowledge and gain student awareness about limu in Hawaiʻi.
Title: Restoring the Future of a Forgotten Forest
Presenter: Jackie Milligan
Session: Nā Wai a Kāne - 10 Minute Ted Talk
10.45am-10:55am
Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative is working to restore a remnant dry forest through community involvement, grassroots advocacy and place-based afterschool programs. We will discuss the historical and cultural significance of tropical low land dry forests and our efforts to not only restore the forest, but to restore a relationship between the community and the land.
Title: I ola ʻoe, i ola mākou nei!
Presenter: Iwikauikaua Joaquin (Hawaiʻi Forest Institute)
Session: Nā Wai a Kāne - - 10 Minute Ted Talk 3:45pm-3:55pm
The Keauhou Kaʻū Bird Conservation Center Discovery Forest program focuses on engaging community in the restoration of native Hawaiian forest bird habitat to enrich the diets and living environments of our captive bred critically endangered Hawaiian forest birds at Keauhou, Kapāpala, Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi. We hope to inspire future wildlife and natural resource conservation leaders while cultivating intimate relationships and cultural identity through sense of place, bridging science and culture.
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