{"id":4868,"date":"2026-04-21T11:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/?page_id=4868"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T00:25:07","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What we do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(0,90,112) 20%,rgba(50,122,140,0) 60%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"430\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-5763 size-full\" alt=\"STE Faculty having a group discussion.\" src=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/What-we-do-banner.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/What-we-do-banner.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/What-we-do-banner-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/What-we-do-banner-1024x275.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/What-we-do-banner-768x206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/What-we-do-banner-1536x413.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-a7971aa7 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:338px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-coe-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(270deg,rgb(0,90,112) 0%,rgba(50,122,140,0) 60%);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">What we do<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-coe-light-green-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Our programs offer thoughtfully designed, community-driven pathways into teaching that prepare highly effective, confident educators ready to make a meaningful impact in their classrooms and communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1905\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eq-9j1xJhyc\" title=\"What We Do\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-efafac1b wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Program Design Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-coe-blocks-acf-hero-2-column\">\n\t<div\n\tclass=\"columns has-image layout-left-image column-ratio-grid-9-16 content-offset-equal content-background-green-10\"\n\tid=\"\"\n>\n\t<aside class=\"sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/040-MEdT-Cohort-67.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Group MEdT cohort graduates at COE Convocation.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/040-MEdT-Cohort-67.jpg 800w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/040-MEdT-Cohort-67-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/040-MEdT-Cohort-67-768x571.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-id=\"5781\" \/>\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\tSTUDENT COHORTS\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student groups move through their program together<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dedicated faculty coordinator supporting cohort throughout their program<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More intentional, streamlined program design<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reserved courses &#8211; no worrying about courses filling up or not being available<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scaffolded learning &#8211; cohorts move together through intentionally designed learning experiences that build upon each other<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Higher graduation rates &#8211; due to built in support structures and programs designed for cohorted groups\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collegial support &#8211; students build relationships that support each other then become professional networks and long-lasting friendships<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-coe-blocks-acf-hero-2-column\">\n\t<div\n\tclass=\"columns has-image layout-right-image column-ratio-grid-16-9 content-offset-equal content-background-green-10\"\n\tid=\"\"\n>\n\t<aside class=\"sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1961\" height=\"1306\" src=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/ECE2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Teacher reading a book to a young girl.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/ECE2.jpg 1961w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/ECE2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/ECE2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/ECE2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/ECE2-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/ECE2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1961px) 100vw, 1961px\" data-id=\"5010\" \/>\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\tFIELD-BASED\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From day one students apply what they\u2019re learning directly within classrooms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Opportunities to learn in different schools, classrooms, and from different mentor teachers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Field requirements and expectations build over time into the final semester of student teaching<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On-the-job opportunities may be available to those already employed in local schools (approval required)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-coe-blocks-acf-hero-2-column\">\n\t<div\n\tclass=\"columns has-image layout-left-image column-ratio-grid-9-16 content-offset-equal content-background-green-10\"\n\tid=\"\"\n>\n\t<aside class=\"sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2302\" height=\"1277\" src=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/expert-fac-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Faculty member presenting research to his fellow colleagues.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/expert-fac-1.png 2302w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/expert-fac-1-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/expert-fac-1-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/expert-fac-1-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/expert-fac-1-1536x852.png 1536w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/04\/expert-fac-1-2048x1136.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2302px) 100vw, 2302px\" data-id=\"5033\" \/>\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\tEXPERT FACULTY\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Experienced P12 classroom teachers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Researchers with up-to-date knowledge and teaching strategies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Members of the broader academic community sharing their work in local, national and international venues<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Funded for innovative projects and experiences benefiting students<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/news\/?interest=k12teachprep&amp;type=all&amp;open=news-9-5509\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bridging Teaching Practice and Research: Pre-service Teachers\u2019 AI-Supported Lesson Planning in Early Childhood Classrooms<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/news\/?page=2&amp;interest=k12teachprep&amp;type=all&amp;open=news-9-5488\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Redesigning with Kuleana: Preparing Elementary Educators for Hawai\u02bbi and Beyond<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-coe-blocks-acf-hero-2-column\">\n\t<div\n\tclass=\"columns has-image layout-right-image column-ratio-grid-16-9 content-offset-equal content-background-green-10\"\n\tid=\"\"\n>\n\t<aside class=\"sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1547\" src=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/statewide-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Elementary classroom with teacher and students.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/statewide-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/statewide-1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/statewide-1-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/statewide-1-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/statewide-1-1536x928.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/05\/statewide-1-2048x1237.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-id=\"5759\" \/>\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\tACCESSIBLE STATEWIDE OPTIONS\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two program formats available:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Campus-Based<\/strong> &#8211; In-person program with courses held on O\u2019ahu, often on the UH M\u0101noa campus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Distance Statewide<\/strong> &#8211; Hybrid (online and in-person) program accessible to those living on any island in Hawai\u2018i<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coursework &#8211; Online (may be synchronous or asynchronous sessions). Synchronous sessions are held via Zoom, most often in the early evenings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fieldwork &#8211; In-Person. Candidates placed in classrooms on the island they reside to complete their field requirements and projects.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weekend Gatherings &#8211; Some programs provide face-to-face weekend gatherings each semester. Weekend gatherings are typically limited to 1-3 per semester, typically on a Saturday. STE provides travel reimbursement stipend to offset costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\" class=\"wp-block-coe-blocks-acf-hero-2-column\">\n\t<div\n\tclass=\"columns has-image layout-left-image column-ratio-grid-3-4 content-offset-equal content-background-green-10\"\n\tid=\"\"\n>\n\t<aside class=\"sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/10\/TOY.Hong_.group_-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Teacher of the Year holding her award and posing alongside the lt. governor, superintendent, complex area superintendent, and her school principal.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/10\/TOY.Hong_.group_-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/10\/TOY.Hong_.group_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/10\/TOY.Hong_.group_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/10\/TOY.Hong_.group_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/10\/TOY.Hong_.group_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/10\/TOY.Hong_.group_-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2026\/10\/TOY.Hong_.group_-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-id=\"6147\" \/>\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\tLASTING IMPACT\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Largest producer of teachers for the state<\/li>\n<li>Higher retention rates<\/li>\n<li>Alumni are continually recognized for their achievements\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/info.coe.hawaii.edu\/e3t\/Ctc\/2F+113\/c26LC04\/VW-ppn7TwQ24VWz9qh2hC1PBV9TLwZ5Wc7mNMGxfTq3lYM-W69sMD-6lZ3lTW7vQSNN81WjYwW3W1rdg71r4_xW5Skdbp1HX7RNW39lDMV1Btr8QN7CFqmGDpl-YF6ss9YnW561W63pyQF1f_slbMk6522L1WhzW4ZLBVV3nWKjjW4_ZKdl3jhhFtW6_9FvT1434ghW6F5zyR7r1-n7N6s4hd0693XBW3Y6j9K1zllJmMXgDhV-hfQ_N47CWVgGlGV1W666Lrv12GX5WW5-Vz8F1tY164W6S41sh3psXrNW9683nC7LzWnQf4lRsfF04\">2027 Hawai\u2018i State Teacher of the Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/news\/?type=news&amp;open=news-1-15652\">2027 Hawai\u2018i Complex Area Teachers of the Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/info.coe.hawaii.edu\/e3t\/Ctc\/2F+113\/c26LC04\/VX27j86J5B-HW8r5gvS8SC7VsW2v98dD5P51KyKqQ43lYM-W69sMD-6lZ3nfW40plXq8JbNcYVpl5P31fxzX-W5LBLRK9k1NftW50wt-t4W3mc0W75sjwT5ZD1XFW72DjhW1W-3KdW8fqvyH5CRZT6W3PlTmX7qmcsMW63c-6D8W60NJV4cf9s3ln6kfW8Hw3cf7ls2vqW42YDt45CTztCW8MdMDM6WHml1W7ljC6C6JNlpqVVM54f3KLZbXW7Q31Bt48wBzqW295MYz3fvWXqW43Wp_X5GlChyW46-YnJ2xLBDXVPh2QP1ST2cYf5jZ9qW04\">2026 State Milken Teacher of Promise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/news\/?interest=k12teachprep&amp;type=all&amp;open=news-5-7953\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2026 Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area Milken Teacher of Promise<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/news\/coe-alumnus-is-a-milken-teacher-of-promise\/\">2026 Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Area Milken Teacher of Promise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/news\/?page=2&amp;interest=k12teachprep&amp;type=all&amp;open=announcements-1-14129\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2026 Hawai\u02bbi Complex Area Teachers of the Year<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/ste\/news\/coe-alumnus-is-the-2025-hawai%ca%bbi-state-teacher-of-the-year\/\">2025 Hawai\u2018i State Teacher of the Year<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our programs offer thoughtfully designed, community-driven pathways into teaching that prepare highly effective, confident educators ready to make a meaningful impact in their classrooms and communities. 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