Kahua A‘o—A Learning Foundation: Using Hawaiian Language Newspaper Articles for Earth Science Professional Development
| Autor: | Kelly Lance, J. Kapōmaika‘i Stone, Floyd W. McCoy, Steven Businger, Jason K. Ellinwood, Lindsey Spencer, Pauline W. U. Chinn, M. Puakea Nogelmeier, Scott K. Rowland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Malayo-Polynesian languages
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences 05 social sciences Professional development Place-based education 050301 education 01 natural sciences language.human_language Education Endangered language Sustainability Pedagogy language General Earth and Planetary Sciences Sociology Faculty development 0503 education Curriculum 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Hawaiian language |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geoscience Education. 62:217-226 |
| ISSN: | 2158-1428 1089-9995 |
| Popis: | Kahua A‘o, a National Science Foundation Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences project, seeks to prepare educators to address issues of underrepresentation of Native Hawaiian students in Earth and Space Science (ESS) and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. An interdisciplinary team provides culturally grounded, place and standards-based curricula, and professional development (PD), drawing on 4,000-plus weather- and geology-related, Hawaiian-language newspaper articles that convey the importance of ecological knowledge to identity, social status, and sustainability. The project expands Hawaiian resources for science educators and scientists, supports revitalization of an endangered language, and presents original research correlating articles on drought and rains with 19th century El Nino–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. Professional development with two cohorts of educators finds interest in studying local phenomena, using technology to map cult... |
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