Aloha Kauai Teachers!
Children of the Land under the Clock Tower at the Safeway Mall in Kapa‘a, Kaua'i
Congratulations you've got a shiny new iPad2 and you're finally passed all the levels of Angry Birds, you're now ready to see what it can really do. Here at Searider Productions, Waianae High School we're continuously trying to innovate and integrate. At over 350 students and 3 majors covering everything from journalism to film production to animation to graphic design, we as teachers have a very unique problem - integrating all the different types of media and creating an efficient work environment.
The Coast Guard Cutter HEALY, the United State's newest and most technologically advanced polar icebreaker, will be docked in Honolulu this summer and open for public tours. HEALY is a research vehicle carrying out potential missions in the polar regions including environmental protection, search and rescue and law enforcement. Morning tours for school groups available (9-11am) on June 4th and 5th (Sat/Sun) and June 9th and 11th (Thurs/Sat). Please contact LTJG Emily Kehrt at Emily.T.Kehrt@uscg.mil or MK1Robert Quichocho at Robert.B.Quichocho@uscg.mil.
Aloha Tower Pier
The Bioengineering in the classroom group acts as the follow up to the Bioengineering Workshop: http://www.sip-hawaii.org/node/1960.
Teacher participants from the Bioengineering Workshop and Enthusiast, welcome!
Teachers with the Understanding DNA Kit can upload their progress in this group.
Several teachers have already posted to the group. To view their contributions or the teacher's manuals for the Strawberry DNA Extraction and Understanding DNA Kit, head to the Documents section of the group.
AGENDA:
Teacher’s Workshop: Lessons about Learning: Learning about Lessons
Time: 3:30-5:00 PM
Cost: Free
Please RSVP to Mary Cress at mcress@aan.com by April 1, though walk-ins are welcomed.
Description: This is an interactive teacher’s workshop with new information about recent advances in our understanding of the brain’s learning abilities and plasticity. We plan a hands on session with real- time demonstrations of what factors play a role in learning ability, including technology, sleep and social engagement. .
President William McKinley High School Library