Project Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Twice-Exceptional students Achieving and Matriculating in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (CLD TEAMS)

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Project Dates

2023 – Present

Funding Source

U.S. Department of Education, Gifted and Talented Education Program Grant (Award No. S206A220049)

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Project Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Twice-Exceptional students Achieving and Matriculating in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (CLD TEAMS) is an educational research study funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Gifted and Talented Education Program grant (Award No. S206A220049). Our project is run by the faculty and staff at the Center on Disability Studies, College of Education, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

The overarching goal is to develop new information to identify and provide services to underserved students in gifted education and STEM fields, particularly, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipino high school students with or without disabilities, having potential in STEM in Hawaiʻi, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). We will also provide training in the identification and education of gifted students with disabilities and promote equity in student access to educational resources and opportunities.

Principal Investigator

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(808) 956-9994

parkhye@hawaii.edu

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jerrik@hawaii.edu

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Lisa has a doctoral degree in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) and has been an educator for 30+ years. She hails from Canada and now lives, and taught high school, on the island of Lānaʻi. Lisa was the principal author of 2 Native Hawaiian Education curricula at the Center on Disability Studies over a period of 5 years. She recently returned to CDS to work on educator and employer trainings, and to continue research and writing in her area of expertise.

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(808) 633-7675

lgallowa@hawaii.edu

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(808) 956-9797

kitami@hawaii.edu

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jmanoa@hawaii.edu

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kendraw@hawaii.edu

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Kiriko Takahashi, Ph.D. is an Associate Specialist at the Center on Disability Studies (CDS). Her projects at CDS range in scope from basic and applied research to demonstration projects. Her research interests include transition of students with disabilities in the STEM pipeline, on culturally responsive teaching, on inclusive education, and on Universal Design for Learning and the use of assistive technology. She also teaches graduate courses in Disability & Diversity Studies. Originally from Japan, she is also involved in multiple international activities and research. She jointly organizes an International Disability Inclusion Symposium on Higher Education and Disability (IDIS) with her…

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(808) 956-4457

kiriko@hawaii.edu

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