This issue includes: Student Spotlight (pg. 2) Featured Story: Hip-Hop (pg. 5) World Peace Day (pg. 7)

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Institute for Teacher Education College of Education University of Hawaii 1776 University Avenue Honolulu, HI 96822 (808) 956-4241

May 2016

Aloha,

June 9 (7:00 pm – June 11 (5:00 pm) – 2016 Conference on Literature & Hawaii’s Children, Tenney Theatre (Thursday) and Chaminade University (Friday & Saturday). Aug 22 – First Day of Instruction. August 26 – New Student Orientation, 1:45-3:00 pm, Kuykendall Auditorium.

Welcome to the May 2016 issue of the Institute for Teacher Education (ITE) Secondary newsletter! We hope this issue finds you at the end of a wonderful and inspiring school year and preparing for some time of rest and rejuvenation. Before we get into the content of this issue, I want to take a moment to thank some very important educators. On behalf of the faculty, staff and students of the Secondary Program, thank you to all of the wonderful educators who have served as mentors to our students this year. Without you, we could not prepare Hawaii’s future teachers. Thank you for sharing your time, passion and support with our students and for serving both the university and the state. This issue includes: Student Spotlight (pg. 2) Featured Story: Hip-Hop (pg. 5) World Peace Day (pg. 7) Thank you for taking the time to read about current events of the ITE secondary program. After reading this issue, please feel free to provide your suggestions using the following link: http://bit.ly/review-this-newsletter. Your feedback will guide the development of future issues. Thank you for supporting the ITE Secondary Program, our students and secondary education. Mahalo,

Tara O’Neill, Director Secondary Program Institute for Teacher Education College of Education

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT... SPRING 2016 SECONDARY GRADUATES Art Ramnarine, Sacha English Language Arts Baba, Trevor Canape, Matt Conway-Nesson, Liam de la Cruze, Musashi Iida, Keely Kim, Ivy Malmud, Max Mathematics Carvalho, Erin Fisichellli, Cody Lum, Tyson Music Yee, Katie Science Basilio, Brittney Fung, Jennifer Kang, Paul Mafua, Marylee Narte, Jenaia Wong, Gregg Social Studies Albritton, Shane Jenners, Angela Kaniaupio, David Legaspi, Koryne Moriguchi, Jamie Nelson, Blaec Nomura, Reid Ottoboni, Megan Pang, Chadwick Paranada, Joshua Taomae, Ethan Uyemura-Reyes, Jeffrey-Conrad Watanabe, Tory World Language Eceverria, Amelia Funtanilla, Rachelle Huang, Hui-Yun Jandoc, Sean Sato, Mio Takeshita, Dillon Yang, Allise

QUOTES FROM GRADUATES

The Secondary Science Student Teaching Class

First row: Kirsten Mawyer, UH Coordinator, Kristin Matsumoto, Paul Kang, Brittney Basilio; second row: Caylee Yamamoto, Jenny Fung, Jenaia Narte, Gregg Wong; back top: Mary Mafua.

Spring 2016

Kristin Matsumoto “Every experience is an opportunity to learn.”

Jenaia Narte “Take chances, make mistakes, get messy, and go out and explore!” – Ms. Frizzle

Gregg Wong “Mistakes are proof that you are trying.”

Jenny Fung “I wouldn’t be a teacher without those who took the time to teach me.”

Paul Kang “Keep in mind that you are teaching and impacting lives of the next generation of REAL students who are REAL people. The young students each have personalities, interests, likes/dislikes of their own.”

Brittney Basilio “Why can you never trust atoms? Because they make up every time!"

Mary Mafua “Good questions outrank easy answers.” Paul Samuelson.

Social Studies “This observation cycle, I brought my score for "Assessment" from Basic (the lowest passing score) to Distinguished! I just wanted to say thank you to both of you for helping me to develop and improve my teaching practice. I thought I was already a good teacher before starting this program, but having implemented the things I've learned from you guys into my teaching practice, I feel like I have taken it to another level, and I'm very grateful.”

Shane Albritton Spring 2016 Graduate Social Studies OJT Baldwin High, Maui

Fall 2015 ELA "The most beneficial part of UH Manoa’s secondary B.Ed. program was the hands-on field experience. OP & student teaching gave me the opportunity to build and grow strong relationships with my own students while discovering who I am and who I aspire to be in the classroom. I value greatly the support and guidance of my dedicated mentors (my UC at UH and my mentor teacher at Kapolei) who allowed me to share my mana'o (my knowledge) of my culture as they shared their own knowledge of education with me. Being in the classroom solidified my sincere admiration and appreciation for my mentors, those two strong women who guided and supported me on my educational journey.” Kimberlee Peterson Fall 2015 Graduate ELA Teacher Waianae High

"The most beneficial part of UH Manoa's secondary B.Ed. program was the hands-on field experience: OP and student teaching. Discovering who I am in the classroom with the support and guidance of dedicated mentors has been the foundation of my teaching. In addition, having the opportunity to apply the knowledge of course work to the real world alongside these mentors has helped me to develop a reflective and culturally responsive teaching practice.” Carlee Kim Fall 2015 Graduate ELA Teacher Farrington High

FEATURED STORY… BRINGING HIP-HOP PEDAGOGY TO OAHU CLASSROOMS This past spring, Kim Corbin was awarded a SEED grant from the Initiatives for Diversity, Equity, Access and Success at the University of Hawai‘i – Mānoa (UHM). Using the SEED grant funding, Kim partnered with Dr. Elliot Gann (Director, Today’s Future Sound, a California-based non-profit) and Dr. Raphael Travis, (Assistant Professor, Texas State University) to host multiple Hip-Hop Pedagogy workshops from April 27-30, 2016. Workshops were held at Farrington High School, Kailua High School, Hale Hoomalu Juvenile Detention Center and the UHM College of Education (COE).

Joel Speier, Dr. Elliot Gann & Dr. Raphael Travis after a workshop.

Hip-Hop Pedagogy is a teaching practice that uses hip-hop music, particualry rap songs, rhythms and lyrics as curricular resources to teach English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and other content area subjects. Research argues that integrating hip-hop into academic curriculum gives youth more interest in education and promotes literacy (Morrell, 2002). Hip-hop pedagogy advocates believe that hip-hop can be used in classrooms to inspire youth to be agents of social and political change (Kirkland, 2008). Over the course of the week, the team worked with 172 students from across Oahu in multiple interdisciplinary settings. During the student-focused workshops at Farrington High School, Kailua High School and Hale Hoomalu Juvenile Detention Center, students were able to engage in both the content-focused aspect of hip-hop pedagogy and the social/political aspect of the teaching practice. During the first session of a two-part workshop, students got to experience “making beats” as part of their standards-based math lesson.

Making beats.

In the second session, students listened to hip-hop music and discussed the content and meaning of the lyrics. These discussions focused on building multiple literacy skills, connecting the feelings and lessons from the lyrics with studentlived experiences and discussing students’ roles and responsibilities in their communities. At the COE, Drs. Gann and Travis presented an interactive, multimedia presentation that combined theory, rationale and pratical strategies for the implementation of hip-hop pedagogy in order to support student engagment. The workshop was free and made available to all COE faculty and students. A total of 47 students and faculty participated in person with 16 others from three neighbor islands and American Samoa participating via a live streaming video feed.

Morrell, E. (2002). Toward A Critical Pedagogy Of Popular Culture: Literacy Development Among Urban Youth. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 1:72 Kirkland, David E. (2008). You Must Learn”: Promoting Hip-Hop Education. Youth Media Reporter. 2.1-6, p. 42-46.

Peace Day Hawaii 2016 September 24, 2016 United Nations International Day of Peace and Non-Violence UH-CTAHR Urban Garden Center Pearl City, O‘ahu 9 am to 2 pm

In 2007, House Bill 345 was voted into law as Act 23, declaring: September 21st of each year shall be known and recognized as “Peace Day” to promote peace programs, improve international relations, and increase educational awareness of peace.” Hawaii thus became the first state in the United States to join more than 200 countries in celebrating the United Nations International Day of Peace and Non-Violence. Since then, each year, volunteers from community groups, professional organizations, educational institutions, artists, musicians and government service representatives unite to show solidarity towards attaining peace throughout our lives and the world on this and everyday. (See “Peace One Day” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykb5t8kviUw) This year, Peace Day Hawai`i will be held on the beautiful grounds of the Urban Garden Center (UGC) in Pearl City, O‘ahu. Throughout the day, participants will find time to leisurely explore the many gardens of the UGC; learn ways to live a healthy, happy and peace-filled life; discover ways to make a difference for peace through the exhibits, workshops, presentations of various peace and sustainability organizations; and enjoy the music and dance of our community. A short program will invite participants to learn more about Peace Day Hawai`i and honor this year’s Distinguished Peacemaker Awardee. Our honored speaker this year is Paul Chappell, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Peace Leadership Director, who will also give a special one-day peace leadership workshop on September 25th. This year our theme is “Partners for Peace.” This day allows for networking with those who promote cultivating peace within, peace in relation with others (& all species), peace by sustaining the environment (natural and man-made), peace with all cultures (unity in diversity), and peace in spirituality (beliefs and values). We invite you to partner with us to share your gift of Aloha in creating a culture of peace in Hawaii and nurturing our keiki to become future peacemakers for a safer more peaceful world! At this time, we would like to welcome your participation in this event. This involvement can take the form of exhibits, performances, logistical support, family peace activities, educational materials reflecting your organization’s service to the public, etc., that revolve around the theme. Please contact us for submissions to volunteer, reserve a space or perform beginning in May 2016. First come, first serve. Send your email for future updates on events and workshop registration. Please register your attendance at Eventbrite website (to be announced). * Note UH COE faculty: If you know of a school, teacher, or organization that is already involved in peace goals, peace activities, or sustainability projects and would like to share their work with others and/or perform on Peace Day and be recognized, please contact us this summer at peacedayhawaii2016.gmail.com.

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