📣New summer PD course alert! Iʻm offering The Value of Hawaiʻi 3 Book Study (3 PD credits; $50). For all educators (tchrs, cnslrs, dist staff)! Meet the editors and authors of chapters during online synchronous meetings in July-Aug. Max 30 participants this summer.

What Parents Don’t Understand About Teaching History - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Whitney answers the call every. single. day to empower, center, stretch, & inspire students to serve, honor, & uplift their communities. She is so deserving of this honor & I am incredibly proud to have Whitney as our 2022 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year! Hawai‘i Public Schools Whitney Aragaki, PhD, NBCT

Seeking poetry lovers (Erin Medeiros, NBCT?) on #Kauai/ remote #Hawaii to judge school level PoetryOutLoud competition on Thurs, Jan 20th at 4:00pm in Lihue (F2F proof of vac or - test within 24 hours). Only four poets, so short commitment. Dm for info! Hawai‘i Public Schools #808educate RT pls

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“…people hail her as brave; a hero worthy of praise and admiration. But as time continues, people become less complimentary... She is awkward, disorganized, a bit of a mess really. And heaven help if she complains about her lack of chopsticks. That really angers onlookers.”

"Whether we are trying to describe the feeling of touching hands with someone electric or we are trying to remember a calculus equation, when we are forced to struggle to find the words, we discover more than we knew." Mahalo National Board for posting this. nbpts.org/blog/its-time-…

Seventy-one public and charter school teachers were recognized for receiving or renewing their National Board Certification – the highest and most respected qualification for teachers in K-12 schools. Read more: hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/…

⭐️ Tomorrow at 6 p.m., HSTA will live stream a ceremony to honor Hawaii educators who earned or renewed their National Board Certification in 2021. Please tune in and show your support for these amazing educators!

Beautiful writing about what happens when we teach beyond standards.

To the people on the cruise ships:

There’s more advantages to public school than “learning to deal with all types of people.” This type of thinking is ignorant of the ferocious abundance of rigor & creativity in Hawai’i public schools. Every system has flaws. Does every institution rigorously examine them? 🙃

“I am trying to be still so that the shell-less among us can somehow find a way to not see every moment at school as a potential danger or threat.” Or at least not to see this adult as a danger…

this teacher doesn't know whether to walk out of school tomorrow & not return until guns are UNIVERSALLY BANNED OR walk into school tomorrow & love each child like it’s their last day on earth. I hate that I have to choose #EndGunViolence Joe Biden NRA

Excited and humbled to have my essay accepted and published by Hawaii Pacific Review. hawaiipacificreview.org/2022/06/02/liv… #WritingCommunity

Proud of Tapa’s growth and passion for learning. Happy to see his voice represent our school. E Hōʻike mai ana ka Lāʻau ke Kia Manu - Ka Wai Ola kawaiola.news/he-leo-hou-a-n…

Thank you ⁦⁦Tracey Idica, NBCT⁩ ! Totally what I need to jumpstart my MOC journey. ⁦Hawaii Education Association⁩ ⁦Hawaii Certification Institute for School Leaders⁩ ⁦Hawai‘i Public Schools⁩ ⁦Na Kumu Alaka'i⁩ ⁦Hawaii ASCD⁩

Looking forward to this opportunity to talk MOC. Please share if you know anyone working on theirs this year! #808educate ⁦Hawai‘i Public Schools⁩

My student Kaila will be expanding and identifying native plants on campus for her senior project. Mahalo for donating…any amount makes a big difference! 🌿🌱🪴 donorschoo.se/e/jje6DarBxtb via DonorsChoose

My wish = new texts in time for Winter Break. Hoping #GivingTuesday on 11/29 gets us to our goal. Any amount helps (double)! Thanks for checking this out and supporting teen literacy. A glimpse of our wish list... donorschoo.se/e/y1sHi9aolvb via DonorsChoose