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Mentor Forum #1 is in the books!

It was great to see old friends and meet new ones today.  Mentor Forum #1 of school year 2011-2012 was held today at Wahiawa Middle School.  On the agenda:

• Program Updates
• Personnel Information
• The Giving Tree
• Teacher Standards Self-Assessment Protocol
• Observation & Focused Scripting Tool

We are looking forward to an amazing year!!

:)

E Hoʻolokahi: Central District New Teacher Mentoring Program PD Course

Weʻre kicking off our first ever PD course for Kahikukala!  E Hoʻolokahi:  Central District New Teacher Mentoring Program PD Course starts tomorrow with an 8-hour seminar.  New Teachers will learn about the DOE and get tips for Classroom Management and Mentors will receive training on Mentoring and Coaching.

Here are a few websites that weʻll be visiting during the new teacher Seminar:

http://doe.k12.hi.us/
http://hawaiidoereform.org/
http://doe.k12.hi.us/acronyms.htm
http://standardstoolkit.k12.hi.us/index.html
http://www.corestandards.org/
http://www.pd360.com/pd360.cfm#
https://pde3.k12.hi.us/ia/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP 
http://www.htsb.org/
https://tseas.k12.hi.us:443/logOnInitAction.do

So many things going on!

Kahikukala will be sharing about the program at the Central District Principal's Meeting this month.

If you are a new teacher or mentor participating in the Kahikukala Program this school year you are invited to take our class, "E Ho'olokahi, Central District New Teacher Mentoring Program" for 3 PD credits.  Sign up at:  http://ped3.k12.hi.us or contact us at our office. The first class is this Saturday, August 13, 2011.

Have questions about licensure or HQ?  Come to our informational session on August 23, 2011.

Did you attend the 2011 Summer Symposium?

If you attended the 2011 Summer Symposium we would love your feedback!  Please take the survey below.  Your honest answers will be used to plan for next year's Symposium.  Mahalo!!!

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Welcome Back!

School year 2011-2012 has officially begun!  I am watching teachers unpack boxes, wiping down shelves, and getting their classrooms ready for their new students.  We wish you all a fabulous school year and are looking forward to visiting your schools and classrooms soon!

Summer Induction Symposium 2011, Day 2

Our teachers had a great day today.  They got more fabulous resources to use in their classrooms and knowledgable presentations by Darren and Wendy about working with Military Families, Diane and Lauren about Special Education, HSTA.  They also discussed Teacher Professionalism and learned the importance of Procedures by watching an inspiring video.

We are so excited to be working with this amazing group of educators this year!!!

Mahlo to:
Ohana Daze, Education Works, Kamehameha Schools, TD Food Group, Mililani Mauka McDonalds, and our presenters for their help!

Summer Induction Symposium 2011, Day 1 ROCKED!

Today we held our first day of the Central District Summer Symposium.  Approximately 60 beginning teachers attended on their Summer vacation to acclimate themselves to the teaching profession.  They got great goodie bags filled with t-shirts, books, supplies, and information supplied by Kahikukala supporters Ohana Daze and Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estates. Mahalo to  Ohana Daze and Kamehameha Schools for your support as well as Education Works, Mililani Mauka Mc Donalds, and Pizza Hut Inc for supplying Door Prizes.

Today's agenda was filled with learning about the Kahikukala Program, a pep talk by Complex Area Superintendents Patricia Park and Dr. Teri Ushijima, Personnel Issues by PRO Bob Davis, the Hawaiian Culture by Aaron Mersberg and Colleen Robinson, and closed with a session that enabled them to receive tips and resources from classroom teachers. A great day was had by all!!!

We are all excited for day two tomorrow!  See you all there!!!

New Teacher Survey. Take this survey for a chance to win the GRAND PRIZE!

Welcome to Kahikukala New Teachers.  We hope you enjoyed today's Sesssion.  Please take the survey below and don't forget to write the mystery word on your Grand Prize ticket.  Bring your ticket tomorrow and place in the box at the sign in table for your chance to win the Grand Prize!!!

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School Year 2011-2012

The new year is about to commence and we know you are all getting ready for your new classes.  It is unfortunate that the start of the year has been overshadowed by contract issues.  Please stay strong teachers!!!

Don't forget that our Summer Symposium will take place on July 19-20th from 7:30-3:00 pm.  We have been working hard to plan this two day session and we have a lot of goodies ready for all that attend!!!

I'll be posting the agendas shortly.

Interesting article....

This will impact all of us.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/20110530__DOE_to_tighten_tenure_rules.html

Updates!!!

We've made it to the last month of school year 2010-2011.

So much has been happening that we haven't been able to keep up!!!  We held our last Mentor Forum on April 19th.  We learned more about PD360 and working with Special Education students and reflected on this past year.

Today we will be holding our end of the year Social to celebrate a great year working together.  Fitting, since Teacher Appreciation Day was on May 3rd.

As we close the year we'd like to thank our Mentors for making a difference and our Mentees for always giving your all for our keiki.  We'll see some of you at our Induction Summer Symposium in July and the rest of you at the start of school year 2011.  We have already begun planning for next year and it promises to be an exciting one!!!

Aloha!!!

So much going on!!!

We have been very busy and haven't updated out Blog lately.  Some recent happenings:

Mentor Forum #3:  We learned about Special Education Updates, PD360, and did some school level planning for our Mentor Program.

Writing for Classroom Support Seminar:  Some helpful tips for getting started in grant writing was shared.

Don't forget our upcoming events:

Spring Social:  Bowling!
Differentiated Instruction Seminar
Mentor Forum #4
End of the Year Social

We'll be updating our Blog soon!!!  :)

Looking for money?

If you need funds to supply initiative and projects in your classroom the Good Idea Grant is an excellent grant to start with.  See the link below for details. The application is due at the end of February.  If you have any questions please contact Aurene at 627-7303 ext. 256.

http://www.pshf.org/

Happy Grant Writing!