Oahu Teacher Workshop
Natural Hazards in Hawai`i– Meet the Experts
DEADLINE TO APPLY HAS PASSED: 12:00 noon Friday May 21st
FIELD TRIP MEETING TIMES: 8 am at McKinley High School
For Summer of 2010, the UH-Hilo Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV) is offering Teacher Training Workshops on Oahu at NO COST to teachers! CSAV received a grant through Civil Defense to cover the costs of the workshop. Subjects covered: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Hurricanes.
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The workshops cover the science behind each natural hazard, the impacts of those hazards on our State, and ways residents can mitigate effects of these natural hazards. At the same time, workshop sessions address ways in which these natural hazards can be used as subject matter in the classroom to address Hawaii State Content Area Benchmarks in Science and Social Studies, as well as applications across content areas including Language Arts and Math.
Teachers may choose which of the four workshops they want to attend. Attend them all, or just one or two! In addition, there is the option to earn PDERI credits by attending the workshops (2 credits per workshop).
Each workshop segment will meet for two consecutive days in June.
For each segment, the first day will feature a presentation in the morning (9 – 12) by guest speakers from the scientific and local community. This presentation is also open to the public, and will be held at McKinley High School auditorium (except for the very first Volcanoes Seminar on June 1, which will be held at UH-Manoa Campus, HIGP Room 110.). Following this morning presentation will be a lunch break; teachers bring lunch from home. During the brown-bag lunch hour, there will be a private Q&A session, just for teachers, to "meet with the experts." After lunch, teachers will participate in hands-on demonstrations, discussions of resources, and explanations of how to interpret scientific data for classroom use. This session will run until 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon.
On the second day of each segment, participants will be in the field looking at hazard-related features and exploring the local geology of the island under the guidance of a subject matter expert. Field trips will include visits to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, State Civil Defense, and points of geologic interest. Field trip transportation will be provided in UH Manoa vans.
Our Registration Form is no longer available for teachers to fill out, as the Deadline to Apply has passed. The material covered in the workshop is geared more towards teachers in the 4th - 12th grade levels. Teachers of K- 3rd grade are currently being placed on a waiting list. Of course, even if all the seats for the workshop are filled, teachers are more than welcome to attend the Public Seminar.
Summer Schedule for Oahu Workshop:
| Date | Day | Location | Subject |
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| June 1 | Tuesday | UH Manoa, HIGP 110 | Volcanoes |
| June 2 | Wednesday | Field Trip | Volcanoes |
| June 3 | Thursday | McKinley High School | Earthquakes |
| June 4 | Friday | Field Trip | Earthquakes |
| June 7 | Monday | McKinley High School | Tsunamis |
| June 8 | Tuesday | Field Trip | Tsunamis |
| June 10 | Thursday | McKinley High School | Hurricanes |
| June 11 | Friday | Field Trip | Hurricanes |
These teacher training workshops will be held at the McKinley High School campus, EXCEPT for June 1st, which will be held at HIGP 110 on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Parking for HIGP is available in the Quarry Parking Lot, a short walk away, for a fee.
Questions? Feel free to contact:
Darcy Bevens
Educational Specialist
Email: csav (at) hawaii.edu
Phone: (808)974-7631 Fax: (808)974-7677
Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes
University of Hawaii at Hilo
200 W. Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720
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Above: Teacher Training Workshops feature knowledgeable speakers, exciting field trips, and valuable resources.
NEW INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS: Posted 20 April 2010
PDE3 credit for the Natural Hazards of Hawai`i series of courses
A series of four, two PD credit (6 HOUSSE credit) courses are being offered during the first two weeks of June, 2010. At this time official registration with PDE3 for credit is not available as course approvals are not yet finalized. You may sign up with University of Hawaii at Hilo Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes for one or more of the courses. As soon as PDE3 credit is approved, we will notify you to register with them.
The requirements for PDE3 credit are:
- Attendance at both days of the course – day 1 is a content symposium and hands-on instructional ideas day (about 7 hours) – day 2 is a field day (about 7 hours).
- Portfolio completion which includes captioned student work as a result of at least two lessons developed using the resources provided as well as literacy for learning strategies. Also required: teacher reflection on course, resulting lessons and student products (one student sample for each rubric level). In addition, one email or phone progress meeting with instructor is required. Portfolios are due Nov. 30, 2010.
The first course will be offered at UH Manoa on June 1. The second through fourth courses will be offered at McKinley High School on June 3, 7 and 10. Field days for all 4 courses will be on June 2, 4, 8 and 11. Meeting places to be announced.
Please lotus questions to Julia Williams or call her at 315-5598