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This January, the Center on Disability Studies (CDS), in the UH Mānoa College of Education (COE), hosted a delegation of visiting faculty and students from Hankyong National University (HKNU) located in Anseong, Korea. Through a series of three meetings, CDS and HKNU worked to strengthen international collaboration in the areas of disability research, campus accessibility, and…

The School of Teacher Education (STE), in the UH Mānoa College of Education (COE), has been awarded a $150,000 grant by the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation to redesign the undergraduate elementary education teacher preparation program with a focus on literacy instruction. The two-year project, Redesigning with Kuleana: Preparing Elementary Educators for Hawaiʻi and Beyond, integrates research-based, culturally-sustaining, community-engaged,…

Assistant Professor Jaimie McMullen, in the College of Education Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science (KRS), was elected as the next President for the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE). She was recognized at the 2026 NAKHE Conference in Nashville, Tennessee where she transitioned out of her Past-Vice President role and delivered three scholarly…

Associate Professor Dan Hoffman, in the UH Manoa College of Education Department of Learning Design and Technology (LTEC), was presented with the Outstanding Research & Theory Accepted Proposal Award at the 2025 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Conference for his work with recent LTEC graduate Jessica Chillingworth and current doctoral student Larry Nguyen. “I…

LTEC Assistant Professor Shamila Janakiraman is conducting immersive service learning with her students to create virtual tours of the Lyon Arboretum within an Open Educational Resource (OER) book. Project Highlight: Immersive Service Learning with OER, by Billy Meinke

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…