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From: "Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto" <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: March 11, 2019 at 3:19:41 PM HST
To: <20048903@notes.k12.hi.us>
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: Innovative projects will transform future learning
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Innovative projects will transform future learning
Innovation is the key to HIDOE's progress and I'm proud to say that our schools are meeting the challenge at all levels. We recently awarded 14 School Design and three Computer Science Innovation Grants in the program's second cycle.
Administered by the Office of Strategy, Innovation and Performance, the grants are committed to strengthening innovation and improving student achievement in our DOE and charter schools. Each of the awardee programs developed their proposals around our Learning Organization strategies of School Design, Student Voice and Teacher Collaboration, and provided a cohesive action plan with measurable outcomes.
The projects' diverse array of topics impact and inform the collective work that we're all doing by trying new ideas at the classroom-, grade- and school-level. The grants serve as a proving ground where we can observe results, fully analyze why a program might be so successful at one school and determine if its positive results can be replicated at others. Truly successful programs may expand to other schools and augment or even replace our existing core organizational practices, advancing our entire system.
We have the collective skill, depth of teaching and administrative resources within HIDOE to cultivate and develop programs that can even serve as models for other school systems nationwide and across the globe.
HIDOE's updated Strategic Plan for the next decade, currently in development, will be grounded in our pledge that great ideas are incorporated into our Learning Organization core practices and that HIDOE will continue to be a hub of innovation that will be constantly learning and improving for the benefit of our students.
I want to congratulate our 17 schools and programs, who join projects well underway at 13 schools from the first cohort, on these transformative awards and thank them for these exceptional design ideas that will lead our way forward.
School Design Innovation Grant Awardees
Aiea High: ALOHA Culinary Innovation Program
The Aspiring Leaders of Hospitality Academy (ALOHA) Culinary Innovation Program will give students theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to be competitive in the Hospitality Industry and prepare them for continued education and/or sustainable employment.August Ahrens Elementary: We Choose to Explore More
Students will choose integrated electives each to explore an interest area with science, social studies and career connections linked to local high school career pathways for better college-career decision-making.
Campbell High: Transition Center at JCHS
Creates a Transition Center for students in Special Education to learn meaningful functional and independent life skills for competitive employment opportunities.
Ewa Makai Middle: Hoʻowaiwai Ewa Makai (Enrich Ewa Makai)
Establishes a large-scale aquaponics system integrated with NGSS framework, providing opportunities to develop a farm-to-table system and offer real-world experiences across disciplines, including STEM.
Hauula Elementary: Reading, Writing, Researching and Remembering Endangered Animals in Hawaii
Over the next two years, fourth grade students in English and Hawaiian programs will research, write, and illustrate 18 educational books on Hawaii's endangered animals in both languages.
Hilo High: Focus on Transitions: Smaller Learning Communities to Reduce Grade 9 Retention
Implements support system to ease 9th graders' transition into high school using a place-based, cultural approach with community resources to give hands-on experiences connecting them to the school and community, providing opportunities for academic success.
Holomua Elementary: Imi Naʻauao (To Seek Knowledge)
Transforms library into an innovative Makerspace with movable, adaptive furniture, 3D printers and other technology tools to put students on a pathway towards success for both academics and citizenship.
Kainalu Elementary: Windward's Only Live Elementary News Program Seeks More Student Voice
Utilizes multi-media production equipment for Windward District's only elementary-level, student-led live news program to promote student voice through media.
Kaiser High: Sustained Transformation through Teacher Collaboration
Assembles interdisciplinary course that engages in the community through a proposed partnership with the Pacific Asian Affairs Council.
Kalaheo High: Kalaheo Sustainability Initiative
Implements student-driven, zero food-waste initiative using compost generated to sustain native and produce gardens around campus.
King Kekaulike High: Equity in Computer Science; Breaking the Mold
Increases enrollment in CS classes, targeting females, minorities, and special needs students, while allowing equal access for all students to engage in a student-centered and rigorous curriculum.
Kohala High: Igniting Learning Through Career Pathways
Applies a dynamic instructional framework of authentic project-based learning activities framed around one essential question: How can we contribute to food sustainability in our community in partnership with the Farm to School initiative?
Royal Elementary: Ko Makou Moʻolelo (Our Story)
Every student will become a published author through classroom teachers working in tandem with a Hawaiian Studies class focused on developing student identity, their role in the community and culture of Hawaii, and service opportunities in the surrounding community.
Waipahu High: Ready to Work
A pilot to advance the way we prepare our students with disabilities for post-secondary careers and educational opportunities by providing industry-standard job training modules in high demand careers.Computer Science Innovation Grant Awardees
Aiea Complex: Learning a Little "Bit" of Computer Science
Design an Articulated Computer Science Program Structure; focused on developing a vertical alignment driven by the needs of the Aiea Complex that includes involvement of teachers, parents, community and students.
Nanakuli High & Intermediate: Data Driven Instructional Cycle Framework
Restructure DDIC framework domains: standards, assessments, data analysis and instruction to better map the computer science curriculum for our students towards improving achievement levels.
Waiakea Elementary & Intermediate: Collaborating for 21st Century Success
Collaborate to improve teacher understanding and integration of technology in the classroom to meet the scope and sequence of the K-8 Computer Science Framework and prepare its students with 21st century skills.
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