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COE Receives $1.6M Grant to Prepare Native Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Islander Special Education Teachers
The College of Education (COE) Department of Special Education (SPED) was awarded a $1.6 million…
COE Bids Sad Farewell to Professor Ronald Heck
Dr. Ronald Harvey Heck died on January 11, 2023 at the age of 71. With…
COE Remembers Science Educator Francis Pottenger
Dr. Francis M. Pottenger III passed away on January 4, 2023 at the age of…
Announcements
38th Annual Pacific Rim Conference
Coming Together and Moving Forward: Hoʻokahi ka ʻilau likeʻana - Wield the paddles together Organized…
Teacher Licensure Program Info and Application Sessions
COEAA Call for Distinguished Alumni Award Nominees
The College of Education Alumni Association (COEAA) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 COEAA…
KRS Sports Program for Children
P.L.A.Y. for All!* The Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science (KRS) is hosting a physical…
Events
Transformative Learning as a Pedagogical Approach to Advance Change Towards Sustainability in Higher Education
2:30am–3:30am, Thu Feb 2, 2023
A presentation by Ingrid Geier, PhD from Salzburg University of Teacher Education, co-sponsored by the…
Hawaiian Society of Law & Politics Symposium
11:00am–4:00pm, Sat Feb 11, 2023
The Hawaiian Society of Law & Politics (HSLP) invites you to its Symposium showcasing the…
Symposium on Indigenous Gifted Education with an Emphasis on Math
9:00am–3:30pm, Sat Mar 4, 2023
Join educators from across the globe as we learn about innovative approaches to gifted education…
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Philosophy, Sociology & History
Make informed and wise decisions about educational problems and policy issues by gaining an understanding of the socio-cultural, historical, international, philosophical, and political contexts of education.
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Early Childhood Education
Help children PK-3 form a foundation for lifelong learning! The COE prepares new early childhood educators and offers graduate programs for continuing professional development.
Hawaiian & Place-based Ed
Connect learning with the community and students’ sense of place. The COE offers unique credit and non-credit, place-based programs for educators in areas such as ethnomathematics, sustainability, STEM and interdisciplinary education.
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Interested in working with college students or doing research in higher education? Check out our graduate programs that focus on higher education!
Leadership, Admin & Policy
Take the next step in your journey as a leader! The COE is committed to developing local and global educational leaders, through a diverse array of graduate and professional development offerings.
Literacy & Curriculum
The COE is equipping teachers, researchers and specialists to advance the areas of literacy and curriculum. Our faculty invite you to join one of our many cutting-edge programs!
Measurement, Evaluation and Assessment
Do you want to develop skills in program evaluation, advanced statistics or psychometrics? Our COE faculty have the expertise to help you gain these valuable skills!
Multicultural & International Education
Do you want to support cultural, linguistic and social diversity in our schools? Or do you want to gain a global perspective on education? We invite you to explore our programs in multicultural, progressive and international education.
Special Education, Disability & Rehab
Are you interested in working with people with disabilities? Explore our programs in the areas of disability studies, rehabilitation science and special education.
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These COE programs are designed to equip educators and other professionals to use the latest technologies and explore strategies in STEM education.
K-12 Instruction & Teacher Preparation
Teach what you love, love what you teach. We offer teacher preparation programs for those who want to become a licensed teacher, and many more for those already in the teaching profession!
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Happy Holidays from the COE! Wishing you all lots of joy this season. Take good care over the break and see you in 2023🌟✨
Flashback to COE Congress Meeting earlier this month
On November 29, 2022, the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation will be featuring three College of Education scholarships for their annual Giving Tuesday campaign. This year’s funds include the Dr. Niki Libarios #BeKindToAStudent scholarship, the Geoffrey Michaelson and Lehua Ii-Michaelson Scholarship Fund, and Royal T. & Aurora A. Fruehling Fellowship Graduate Study fund. coe.hawaii.edu/events/giving-tuesday-november-29-2022/
Mahalo for having us last week! @kailuahigh 💙💚 #beaherobeateacher #healthcareheroes #uhmanoa #collegelife #hawaii
Calling all COE Masters students! The College of Education Master's Student Association invites all COE Master's students to the COEMSA Fall Social this Friday 10/14, 4:30 pm, at Mānoa Gardens 🤓. See flyer attached. This year COEMSA is focused on building community and growing its leadership team. Questions can be directed to Matt Myers at myersma@hawaii.edu. Hope to see you there!
Are you interested in Physical Therapy? Join KRS Club Tuesday 10/11 at 2:30 PM in PE/A 241 to speak with HPU’s new DPT program.
Discuss how to make your application stand out with admissions staff as well as what makes Hawai’i’s only DPT program special!
See you there!