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The UH Mānoa College of Education (COE) hosted the 35th Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium (JUSTEC)…
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ADOS-2 Clinical Training – Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the 3-day December ADOS-2 Clinical Training hosted by the Center on…
COE Dean Talks Concussion Awareness for Homecoming and Giving Week
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KRS Brings Fun Physical Activity to Homecoming Week Festivities
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Hawaiʻi Writing Project Launches Advanced Writing Institute and Young Writers Camp
This past June, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Education’s Hawaiʻi Writing Project…
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STEMS² Cohort 12 General Information Session (12/02/26)
5:00pm–6:00pm, Wed Dec 2, 2026
The MEd Curriculum Studies STEMS² track will be accepting applications beginning on 11/01/26 for Cohort…
STEMS² Cohort 12 General Information Session (01/05/27)
3:30pm–4:30pm, Sun Jan 10, 2027
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Center on Disability Studies is excited to invite you to be part of something meaningful! The 2027 Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability is scheduled for March 2027, and we’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make this event a success.
Conference Theme: Strength in Community
Main Conference Dates: March 16-17, 2027
Location: Honolulu, Hawai’i
Why Volunteer?
By volunteering just 8 hours over two days, you’ll receive:
- FREE conference registration (a valuable benefit!)
- Networking opportunities with professionals, advocates, and scholars from around the world
-Hands-on experience supporting people in disability studies, self-advocacy, education, social work, health, law, and more
-The chance to attend conference sessions and expand your knowledge
Volunteer Shifts: 7 AM – 6 PM on conference days. Volunteer for one full day or two half days to receive complimentary registration.
Mandatory Training Session (Attend 1 virtual session):
-Session 1: Thursday, February 18, 2027, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
-Session 2: Thursday, March 4, 2027, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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📋 Apply with the link in our bio!
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Applications are now OPEN for the 2027 Summer and Fall semesters!
Check out what we have to offer! ➡️
*If you do not see the program you wish to apply for listed, look forward to our Spring admissions!
LEARN MORE OR APPLY TODAY!
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Enrollment is open for the January 25 - March 5, 2027 online Substitute Teacher Course!
The College of Education is offering an online Substitute Teacher Course. The online course runs for six-weeks and is completely asynchronous (no scheduled class meetings). The fee for this non-credit course is $100.00. Students who successfully complete the course will be eligible to apply to become a Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) substitute teacher.
Space is extremely limited and is first come first served. We hope to offer additional sections during Spring 2027.
College of Education teacher candidates may be eligible to substitute periodically for their mentor teachers per program guidelines, and also on days when they do not have scheduled field or other program courses.
The registration link is included on the attached flier and available here: go.hawaii.edu/Aaj.
If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact Outreach College for assistance: 808-956-7221 (Monday-Friday, 8:00a-4:30p).
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So many faces, so many stories. ⛩️ Make a huaka‘i to Japan part of your COE story! 💚
Interested in learning more? Let us know here: bit.ly/COEJapan2027
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Join us tomorrow for the Department of Educational Foundations monthly talk.
This month’s topic: Emergent Inquiry for Ecosocial Justice: Relational Pedagogy in the Anthropocene with Dr. Kelly Victor.
Join us to discuss how the planetary crisis of the Anthropocene demands responsive, place-based approaches to pedagogy and educational research. Taking a posthuman, post-qualitative lens, we will explore what happens when inquiry moves away from rigid observational frameworks toward the movements and entanglements of lived experience. Drawing from field-based research on the North Shore of O’ahu, Dr. Victor traces how curriculum, ‘āina, and material-discursive school ecologies intra-act to shape how adolescents enact environmental care in their daily lives. Building from these insights, we will consider how relational pedagogies and emergent research designs can disrupt neoliberal schooling agendas and open new pathways for attending to the situated ecosocial justice needs of the communities where we live, work, and study.
About the speaker:
Dr. Kelly Victor is a curriculum coordinator and secondary English Language Arts teacher at Waialua High & Intermediate School, and a lecturer in the Department of Secondary Teacher Education at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Her research examines posthumanist theories in education, relational pedagogies, and ecosocial justice.
RSVP today! go.hawaii.edu/FoS
For online options, please contact weiyeg[at]hawaii[dot]edu
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Ready to learn more about a huakaʻi to Sendai (March) or Kyoto (June)? Join our information session on Friday, October 16, from 4:30-5:30P via Zoom: go.hawaii.edu/o5R (or link in bio)!
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