Aloha Kauai Teachers!
Children of the Land under the Clock Tower at the Safeway Mall in Kapa‘a, Kaua'i
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
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
Welcome to the Going Green... Standby Power Conservation group! A Partnership with the Univ. of North Texas
This group is here to provide support for the Watts Up and Kill-A-Watt power monitoring hardware. Both are a great tool to teach energy awareness and conservation to students. It is also a great way to practice data acquisition and processing.
Windward Community College's Center for Aerospace Education is hosting the *"She is an Astronomer" symposium* for students on *Thursday, December 3, from 10:00-11:30 a.m.*The symposium will take place at the Paliku Theatre on the campus of Windward Community College in Kaneohe.
A panel of female astronomers from UH's Institute for Astronomy will discuss their research, followed by a question and answer session exploring careers in astronomy.
Kaneohe, Oahu: Windward Community College (WCC) - Paliku Theatre
On Thursday, October 8 from 10 p.m. until Friday, October 9 around 2 a.m. at Lanihuli Observatory, astronomy professor Joe Ciotti hopes to video record the impact of NASA’s lunar-sensing satellite as it intentionally collides into a crater near the south pole of the moon where evidence of water is proven to exist.
Students and the community are welcome to witness live video images as the LCROSS lunar probe impacts the moon and also view a NASA video describing the LCROSS mission. The event at Lanihuli Observatory is free and open to the public.
Windward Community College, Kaneohe, O`ahu - Lanihuli Observatory
‘AINA In Schools School Garden Basics Teacher Trainings During the summer of 2009, Kokua and The Green House will host workshops for teachers and take you through the basics of gardening and show you how to get one started at your school. They’ll also offer overviews of the ‘AINA In Schools gardening curriculum.
The Green House, Pauoa, O`ahu