News Archive
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COE Faculty Member Receives Grant to Create Community-Based Environmental Literacy Curriculum
Assistant Professor Clare Baek, in the UH Mānoa College of Education Department of Learning Design and Technology (LTEC), is part of a four-year, $2 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant program. She is a co-principal investigator for the project, Deepening Computational Thinking for English Learners by Integrating Community-based Environmental Literacy, with colleagues from the University of…
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COE Professor Publishes New Book on the Power and Complexity of Critical Friendship in Research
Critical Friendship as a Self-Study Research Tool: A Comprehensive Resource Exploring the Complexities, co-authored by Charlotte Frambaugh-Kritzer, is a part of the Springer Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices series (STEP, Volume 27). This new book by Dr. Charlotte Frambaugh-Kritzer and Dr. Elizabeth Petroelje Stolle offers both new and seasoned researchers a deeper understanding…
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COE Doctoral Student Wins National Research Award
Crystal Hafoka, who is completing her PhD in the College of Education Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science (KRS), received the Larry Locke Graduate Student Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The award is given to the highest scored graduate student-led paper in the AERA Special Interest Group (SIG 93) for Research on…
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KRS Breast Cancer Exercise Study
The Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science (KRS), in partnership with REHAB Hospital of the Pacific and the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center (UHCC), released a summary of findings that are a culmination of six years of teamwork. KRS students provided the exercise intervention as part of their practicum, providing them with hands-on learning and direct…
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COE Faculty Member Wins Best Book Award
Professor Brent Edwards is the winner of the “Best Edited Book Award” from the Globalization and Education Special Interest Group of the Comparative and International Education Society. Researching Global Education Policy: Diverse Approaches to Policy Movement Educational Foundations Professor Brent Edwards latest book explores a wide diversity of approaches to help understand the policy movement…
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COE Faculty and Teacher Candidates Present at National Teacher Educator Conference
COE faculty members and teacher candidates attended the Spring 2025 Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Conference in New Orleans, LA from March 7–12, 2025. Leadership from the School of Teacher Education (STE) were awarded plaques of recognition for service with ATE and the teaching profession. There were also presentations by Master of Education in Teaching…
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COE Faculty Member Joins Marine Education Delegation at International Conference
UH Mānoa College of Education (COE) Associate Specialist Joanna Philippoff attended the 2025 International Pacific Marine Educator Network (IPMEN) conference in Kaohsiung, Taiwan April 13–17. This biennial conference, which showcases innovative approaches to marine education worldwide and provides a platform to develop and strengthen international partnerships, marked 20 years of the network. Philippoff was part…
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COE Faculty Members are Part of a $14M Grant to Support Mathematics Education
UH Mānoa College of Education Department of Special Education (SPED) Assistant Professor Sarah King and Associate Professor Sara Cook are part of a $14 million Scalability, Capacity, and Learning Engagement with Underserved Populations (SCALE UP) project with Southern Methodist University (SMU). Under the direction of King with support from Cook, they will investigate the effectiveness…