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May 2016

Aloha,

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

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.

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 Jenaia Narte Jenny Fung Brittney Basilio

“Every experience is an “Take chances, make “I wouldn’t be a teacher “Why can you never

opportunity to learn.” mistakes, get messy, and without those who took trust atoms? Because

go out and explore!” – the time to teach me.” they make up every

Ms. Frizzle time!"

Gregg Wong Paul Kang Mary Mafua

“Mistakes are proof that you “Keep in mind that you are “Good questions outrank

are trying.” teaching and impacting lives easy answers.” Paul

of the next generation of REAL Samuelson.

students who are REAL

people. The young students

each have personalities, interests,

likes/dislikes of their own.”

Social Studies

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 relation-

ships with my own students while discovering who I am and who I aspire to be in the class-

room. 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

“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

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 student-

lived 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.

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.

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