Fwd: Kick Off Your Week: Kicking off graduation season and looking ahead to 'Civic Sense 2020'

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From: "Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto" <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: May 20, 2019 at 4:06:25 PM HST
To: <20048903@notes.k12.hi.us>
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: Kicking off graduation season and looking ahead to 'Civic Sense 2020'
Reply-To: reply@hawaiidoe.org

VIEW EMAIL ONLINE Kicking off graduation season and looking ahead to 'Civic Sense 2020' Graduation season kicked off this weekend across the islands. It was a proud moment for families, educators and myself, and I'm looking forward to continuing the celebrations over the next few weeks. As I helped Principal Jamie Yap pass out diplomas at Maui High's graduation, I saw excitement and courage in the eyes of the graduates and I know they are ready for the challenges their generation will face and the great opportunities that lie ahead. As the largest provider of talent for Hawaii, I'm confident that our public school students of the class of 2019 will serve our state well. In order to ensure that a student is well rounded and prepared to be a contributing global citizen, we need to teach them about the issues impacting the world beyond the boundaries of their campuses. This is why HIDOE's Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design has organized social studies teachers across our state to coordinate an exciting civic engagement event. "Civic Sense 2020:  A Forum for Hawaii's Future" is scheduled for March 21, 2020 at the Hawaii State Capitol. Secondary students, teachers, law students, judges, politicians, and others will come together to address policy challenges affecting our island state in three key areas: 1) public health and welfare, 2) conservation, control and development of resources, and 3) Hawaiian affairs. The goals of the event are to ensure our students will gain a deeper understanding of current issues as they relate to the Hawaii State Constitution; learn how to engage in thoughtful dialogue; take policy positions; and increase their agency to affect change. This event connects to the five themes that are the foundation for the work we're doing to create the 2020-2030 Promise Plan: Hawaii Equity School Design Empowerment Innovation Promise Statement Students will be educated within a public school system that is grounded in HA, powers a multilingual society, and honors Hawaii's local and global contribution. Hawai'i. Students will experience strong relationships and supports that mitigate disempowering differences to enable them to thrive academically, socially, and civically. Students will be immersed in excellent learning environments that are thoughtfully designed around a community's power to contribute to a thriving, sustainable Hawaii. Students will develop their authentic voice as contributors to equity, excellence and innovation, by providing input on what they learn, how they learn, and where they learn. Students will engage in rigorous, technology-rich, problem-solving learning that enables them to solve authentic community challenges and develop pathways to goals. Civic Sense Alignment A grounding in our sense of place and our state's constitution as a reflection of who we are and who students want to be as a state community. Helping students thrive academically and civically through understanding their potential as citizens of Hawaii. Generating resources that schools can access to support individual school and community needs, and providing teachers opportunities to learn current issues and pedagogies in civic education. Experiencing opportunities for students to find and express their authentic voices around relevant issues, and strengthening teachers' ability to act as co-learners with students. Tackling community issues and seeking solutions through group discussion, collaboration and inquiry. Enabling teachers to support innovation student learning through collaborative professional development. Stay tuned! We look forward to sharing more information about this exciting opportunity for secondary students when school is back in session. We are in the homestretch, HIDOE team! Mahalo for your hard work. Let's finish out this school year strong. FOLLOW US: Facebook | Twitter | Vimeo | Pinterest | LinkedIN     ONLINE: HawaiiPublicSchools.org This email was sent to all Hawai'i DOE staff. unsubscribe

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Fwd: Kick Off Your Week: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

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From: Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto <reply@hawaiidoe.org>
Date: Mon, May 6, 2019 at 1:46 PM
Subject: Kick Off Your Week: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
To: <20048903@notes.k12.hi.us>

VIEW EMAIL ONLINE Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! It's National Teacher Appreciation Week and I encourage everyone to take some time this week to reflect on the great work of our HIDOE teachers. We know that behind every student's successes are many dedicated educators, teachers that innovate, collaborate, and focus on students' best interests in everything that they do. I'm proud that the hard work of our teachers is being made more apparent with the increasing number of students graduating with honors, taking and passing Advanced Placement (AP) exams, and enrolling in early college courses during high school. With the various opportunities and supports provided by our committed teachers, more students are attaining higher levels of learning, successfully preparing them for college and their future careers. Teachers serve our haumana not only by helping to develop their academic achievement but also by working to find innovative ways to cultivate mindsets and values that are needed to succeed in college, careers and communities locally and globally. Our educators are making strides in bringing Na Hopena A'o (HA) to life in our schools and we are seeing an increase in applied and aina-based learning for greater student engagement, as well as more design thinking with business and community partners for collaborative, human-centered approaches to overcoming complex challenges. Progress is being made on closing achievement gaps by teachers who are contributing new ways of addressing student hardships and advancements in student voice. They are placing greater value on student choice practices that influence educational program design, learning experiences, and school structure. Our educators are committed to empowering students, through equity and excellence, to successfully discover and embark upon their chosen paths in life. I'm sure that we have all been significantly influenced by a teacher at one point in our lives. A teacher that introduced you to your passion, helped build your confidence, or taught you a lesson that you'll never forget. Teachers are our mentors, inspiration, and motivation in becoming successful contributing members of society. I will forever be grateful to Mrs. Cohen in Bronx, New York who served as my 7th and 8th grade English teacher, who introduced us to Shakespeare and ignited in me a passion for literature and life-long learning! I am personally grateful to our teachers for the critical role that they play as the voice from the classroom and the school in thinking about state level policies that impact our haumana and our profession. Teachers are the greatest knowledge resource for establishing the most engaging, powerful public school system. Our haumana are too important for any small promises and the important work of our committed educators serve as the core in building the effective systems needed to meet our goals as a Department. I encourage you to find a special, fun way to show your gratitude and celebrate our educators this week. Mahalo again to all our wonderful teachers for choosing the Hawaii Public Schools and for your dedication to Hawai'i's public school students. You are the difference makers! Congratulations Class of 2019! The countdown to graduation has officially begun with less than a month left in the school year. Starting on May 17, high schools across the state will be hosting their graduation celebrations for the more than 10,000 students who will graduate in front of their families, teachers, staff and school leaders who have supported the launch of their educational journey. We are proud of all of our Hawai'i public school graduates and wish them great success as they pursue their career pathways that begin their transition to adulthood. Congratulations Class of 2019 and great work administrators, teachers and staff in preparing and supporting our students for the future! Your feedback wanted on the 2030 Promise Plan The next phase of our strategic planning for Hawai'i's public school system has officially begun! We have identified five student promises to realize in every school by 2030, focusing on creative ideas and solutions. Our aim is a diverse portfolio of excellence schools that support a thriving, sustainable state grounded in the values of HA. We have launched a step-by-step toolkit to support staff and community groups to collectively add their input through August 1. Access it on our website here: http://bit.ly/HIDOESP-P1. I look forward to your feedback! FOLLOW US: Facebook | Twitter | Vimeo | Pinterest | LinkedIN     ONLINE: HawaiiPublicSchools.org This email was sent to all Hawai'i DOE staff. unsubscribe

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