BRINGING HAWAI'I TREES AND FORESTS INTO YOUR CLASSROOM (HYBRID) PDE3 COURSE

Hawai'i Green Collar Institute 
PDE3 Hybrid Course for Teachers
Bringing Hawaiʻi Trees and Forests into Your Classroom

Course begins on February 1, 2024
Portfolios are due on March 22, 2024 
(see specific dates below)

Are you a leeward Oʻahu DOE teacher and HSTA member interested in learning more about how to connect ʻāina and forests of Hawaiʻi to create authentic learning for your students? If so, you are encouraged to register for this PDE3 course, designed to connect teachers to outdoor and virtual classrooms to expand engaging and authentic learning for their students related to trees and forests that support aina-based (environment-based) learning and ike Hawaii (Hawaiian knowledge). Teachers will build a connection to place, utilize in-class and outdoor lessons based on trees and forests in their communities, and be inspired to create lessons that support 'āina-based learning and 'ike Hawai'i.  

PDE3 Course Dates:
-Thursday, February 1, 2024 (online): 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
-Thursday, February 8, 2024 (online): 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
-Tuesday, February 13, 2024 (online): 3:00pm-5:00 pm
-Thursday, February 29, 2024 (online): 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
-Friday, March 22, 2024: Portfolios DUE!

In-Person Dates:
Saturday, February 10, 2024 (8 am - 3 pm) - Huakaʻi 
Teachers will have a choice of a field trip with Mālama Learning Center at our Awanui Restoration site in Pālehua and at another site with Trees for Honoluluʻs Future. 

ATTENDANCE at all of the above sessions is Mandatory.

Thursday, February 15, 2024 (9:30 and 10:45 am shows)
Symphony of Hawaiʻi Forests (Optional)
You are invited to take your students to the Symphony of Hawaiʻi Forests at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center on February 15 for one of the shows at 9:30 am or 10:45 am.
Admission is FREE and registration is required.

ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES:  
We have additional cash and in-kind incentives (e.g. trees, technical support, and field trips) to support teachers who develop exemplary lessons as part of this course. 
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Registration is now closed as the course has begun.

Contact [email protected] for more information or if you have any questions.
 
This course is conducted by Mālama Learning Center in partnership with the City & County of Honolulu, Department of Parks & Recreation; Hawaiʻi Department of Education, Office of Hawaiian Education; Disney; and Hawai'i State Teachers Association.