Summer Professional Development Opportunities

Summer Professional Development

Graduation is just around the corner and the countdown to summer is underway! This summer is the perfect time to take advantage of some of the professional development opportunities being offered by HAIS member schools and organizations. You can find a listing of all summer PD offerings on the HAIS website under the "Programs" tab, and then selecting "Member School Workshops". We will be adding other PD opportunities to our website as they become available.

Kupu Hou Academy

Kupu Hou Academy is a practitioner's workshop. The true value of this four-day professional development experience is in the combination of guided instruction followed by time to develop your own curriculum. Frequent, protocol-driven feedback from deeper learning experts as well as fellow attendees is a crucial element of this process. With focus strands on early childhood, primary, middle, and secondary education, Kupu Hou Academy graduates turn creative ideas into impactful, structured lesson plans, ready to be implemented in their classrooms!

Dates : June 3-6, June 24-27, & July 15-18

Locations : June 3-6 - Oahu (Mid Pacific Institute), June 24-27 - Maui (Kamehameha Schools-Maui Campus), July 15-18 - Ewa (Kaimiloa Elementary)

Cost : $800

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Kamehameha Schools Education Technology Conference 2019

The conference theme for this year is “Whatʻs Your Y?” ~ What is your “why” and and how do you use your “why” to engage, inspire and innovate? We would love to take a peak into your classroom through the stories and work that youʻll share at our conference. As we aspire to always place students at the center, we encourage you to invite your students to present their work and learning experiences.

Dates : June 4-5

Location : Neal Blaisdell Center

Cost : $180 for 2 days (Breakfast and lunch included, group discounts available)

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Awakening Wisdom

Summer Intensive 2019

Awakening Wisdom is a school culture approach to nurture social emotional well being for educators and for students. This approach supports HIDOE’s HĀ framework as well as any school’s SEL efforts. In the three-day Summer Intensive, educators will learn about the principles, values, and practices that transform classrooms and relationships to reflect the Four Rs of Awakening Wisdom: responsibility, respect, resourcefulness, and responsiveness. Classroom teachers will learn how to set up the Agreement System, a classroom management program where students take responsibility for their actions and learn from their mistakes in a climate of mutual respect to support academic learning and lessen bullying. Coaches will learn how to embed the communication skills of empathic listening and responsible, responsive speaking to create collaborative, trusting working relationships with teachers and administrators. They will also learn how to respond effectively to conflicts for mutually satisfying results.

Date: June 10-12: 8:30am -3:30pm

Location: The Hanahau'oli Professional Development Center

Cost: $395 Early Bird / $475 after May 1st

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The Hanahau'oli Teacher Collaborative: An Institute for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design

This 2-week institute includes theory and foundations, hands-on learning experiences, thematic lesson examples and observation, and built-in time for unit design with coaching, all provided by practitioners dedicated to making this a powerful learning experience in order to increase student engagement and deepen learning.

JK-12 educators from Independent, DOE and Charter schools are welcome, including those in resource/support roles, coaches and administrators. This course may be taken by DOE teachers with a portfolio option to earn (3) PD credits.

Dates : June 24-July 5: Weekdays 8:45am - 3:00pm (no class on July 4)

Location : The Hanahau'oli Professional Development Center

Cost : $1,350 including materials (discounts available for 2 or more participants from same school)

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Global Educator Strand

Punahou School's Global Educator Strand engages educators in the design of curriculum that promotes global citizenship. Participants will collaborate with educators from 25 schools and 11 countries accompanying their students who are participating in the Student Global Leadership Institute. Attendees will share their pedagogies and visions around global education to create new partnerships across the globe. Through a facilitated design process, participants will also develop curriculum that is based upon resiliency, empathy, global awareness, and other characteristics of a global citizen in order to return to their institutions and implement.

Date : July 22-24

Location : Punahou School

Cost : $300

Registration and Information Coming Soon!

Missed the Submission Deadline?

Not to worry, we will be sending out another PD Newsletter in April. Please fill out the 2019 Summer PD Opportunity Form & we will include your information in the next newsletter and on the HAIS website.

Questions? Please email Megan Polak