Ola I Ka Wai (Hybrid)

Only HSTA members are eligible to take this course.

HSTA PD Instructors: Summer Maunakea, Trevor Atkins, Danielle Espiritu

The purpose of this course is to (1) provide educators, staff and administrators with fundamental knowledge of Hawaiian perspectives related to wai, and (2) grow educators’ confidence and abilities to teach about the current events surrounding wai at Kapūkakī (Red Hill) and water issues across the pae ʻāina.

Framed by Nā Hopena Aʻo and ʻĀina Aloha competencies developed by the Office of Hawaiian Education, educators will apply knowledge gained through attending course sessions to develop pedagogical practices and student experiences related to Hawaiian perspectives of wai grounded in Hawaiian language, knowledge, culture, history, and community engagement.

For each “Ola I Ka Wai” session attended, educators will reflect on how the learning in each session will inform their teaching and impact their students. This will be achieved by:

(1) Connecting the content learned during “Ola I Ka Wai” sessions with Nā Hopena Aʻo/ʻĀina Aloha competencies,
(2) Creating/developing, implementing, and reflecting on a lesson with an ʻĀina Aloha concept/Nā Hopena Aʻo focus on its own, and
(3) Creating/developing a unit map for future implementation,

Through these facilitated PD opportunities, participants will apply their learning from the course to their own area of education/interaction with students.

Class Times:

(2 hrs virtual) Orientation Session; Thursday, February 23, 2023, 4:30 – 6:30 pm

(8 hrs virtual) Four Content Sessions:
Session 1: Tuesday, February 28, 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Session 2: Tuesday, March 7, 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Session 3: Tuesday, March 21, 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Session 4: Tuesday, March 28, 4:30 – 6:30 pm

(2 hrs virtual) Individual or Group Lesson Planning Session; Dates/times vary

(6 hrs in-person) (1) Attend one in-person huakaʻi/learning trip, (2) Debrief with a course participant and complete the Impact Mapping Activity handout; Dates/times vary

(2 hrs virtual) Workshop session and preparation for End of Course Hōʻike. Tuesday, April 25 4:30 – 6:30 pm

(4 hrs virtual) End of Course Hōʻike; Saturday, April 29, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

*All state mandated safety requirements will be followed.

Steps to register:

1. Go to PDE3 and add your name to the waitlist. 
2. Come back to this site and pay the course deposit
3. Once your deposit has been cleared, you will be moved from the waitlist and registered for the course.

PDE3 Section 310346 HSTA Spring 2023
Dates: February 23, 2023 through May, 6, 2023 (Portfolio deadline is May 20, 2023)

This course will be a an online course.  The deadline to pay for this course is Noon, February 21, 2023.  Participants will be emailed instructions to access their online course.  If you have any questions regarding the course, please reach out to the instructor listed above directly.