Native Hawaiian Education Program (NHEP) of the U.S. Department of Education

2021 – 2024

We are working with teachers on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island who are enacting Instructional Conversations for Equitable Participation (ICEPs) in their classrooms. Project consultants work with school-based teacher teams who collaborate to plan and enact their ICEP lessons.

Instructional Conversations for Equitable Participation (ICEPs) are small group discussions between teacher and students that are open-ended yet purposeful, agentive yet collaborative, and connected to the experiences, cultural identities, and social practices of children and youth. These conversations lead to higher-order thinking and all students’ participation.

For more information, visit the ICEP Open Education Resource Page