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COE Alumna is Appointed to the Hawaiʻi Board of Education
Mary Hattori was appointed to the Hawaiʻi State Board of Education (Board) by Governor Josh…
COE Graduate Student is Selected as Fulbright Scholar
Hailey Hesseltine, who will graduate with her Master of Education (MEd) in Educational Administration (EDEA)…
COE Faculty Member Receives National Community Leadership Award from FBI
Thanh Truc T. Nguyen, College of Education Specialist Faculty in Learning Technologies, was presented with…
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COE Graduate Student Research Symposium Draws Large Audience
The first College of Education (COE) Graduate Student Research Symposium took place on April 27,…
International Journal of Educational Development: Critical Perspectives at the Midpoint of SDG 4
Educational Foundations Professor Brent Edwards is the co-editor of a special issue of the International…
LTEC Presents on Culturally Relevant Education at Southeast Asian Conference
COE Department of Learning Design and Technology (LTEC) faculty members are featured prominently in the…
Friday Night Prime Time Makes the News Again
An interscholastic athletic program for students with disabilities and those who are at-risk, Friday Night…
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College of Education Convocation 2023-2024
5:00pm–7:00pm, Fri May 10, 2024
Aloha College of Education Fall 2023 Graduates, Spring/Summer 2024 Prospective Graduates, Students, Families, School &…
O‘ahu (Wai‘anae) Teacher Workshop – 2024
8:30am–3:30pm, June 5–7, 2024
Please join us for a three-day workshop in Wai’anae, Oʻahu. The purpose of this workshop…
Online Teacher Workshop – 2024
8:30am–3:30pm, June 8–15, 2024
Please join us for a three-day, online workshop! The purpose of this workshop is to…
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For the past year, we have been so incredibly fortunate to visit some our local schools and ask our students who their teacher heroes are and why. We had SO MANY responses, and wanted to pass along their messages to you! For those that we could identify, we have sent them to your schools to pass along, with a certificate of appreciation for being the teacher that students deserve and will always remember!
We appreciate our #TeacherHeroes everyday, but as Teacher Appreciation Week comes to an end, we want to give one last big THANK YOU to ALL of the teachers out there for your hard work and dedication to our keiki! 🌟
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🔆 COE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Hailey Hesseltine, who will graduate with her Master of Education (MEd) in Educational Administration (EDEA) this May, received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to teach English to university students in Turkey for the 2024–2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
As a Fulbright scholar, Hesseltine will continue her work in international higher education, examining student motivators to learn English and how that impacts their readiness to study abroad. She also plans to deepen student usage and interaction with the English language through exchanges in music, food, media, and culture as part of a community project.
Read more about her journey here: bit.ly/3WxmPyV
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The College of Education BEd in Special Education (SPED) program, which began in Fall 2022, will see its first cohort of students graduate this month! 🎉 A statewide undergraduate program, the BEd in SPED is designed for aspiring teachers across all Hawaiian Islands.
Upon successful completion of the two-year program, teacher candidates graduate with a bachelor’s degree as well as a teaching license, so they can start teaching right away.
Read more about what the students have to say at: bit.ly/3yclPX2
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congratulations! and thank you for joining the profession! we need all of you! 🎉🙏🏾🤙🏾
Jessika Adams de Vazquez
Thanh Truc T. Nguyen, a COE Specialist Faculty in Learning Technologies, was presented with a national FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA) in Washington D.C. She was nominated by a special agent in the Honolulu Division for her work in internet safety and digital citizenship.
Nguyen has been developing programs for teachers and students in Hawaiʻi’s schools for years, helping young people protect themselves, their families, and their friends while online and while using social media.
Read more about her incredible work here: bit.ly/3yatuFa
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Truc Nguyen. Oh Wow 🤩. Right on 👍. So proud of you!!! 👏 👏👏
WE NEED YOUR HELP ‼️
We have SO many notes left by students for their #teacherhero 🍎 and for this Teacher Appreciation Week and #teacherherotuesday, we want to shine a spotlight on these mystery teachers who go above and beyond every day! If you see a familiar name, tag them below to give them the recognition they deserve! 🌟
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