Hawai‘i for a Safe Return to Schools

by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jul 24, 2020 | NEWS - BLOG, Pandemic, Teachers, Virtual Learning

Click here for the new Facebook page set up by parents and teachers discussing reopening issues. Click here for the group’s new website with resources on testimony, distance learning concerns and more.

HI BOE July 23 School Reopening Concerns and Testimony + Emergency Board Meeting July 30, 1:30pam

by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jul 24, 2020 | NEWS - BLOG, Pandemic, Teachers, Virtual Learning

Concerns about the Safety and Planning Adequacy Were Shared at the  HI BOE meeting Thursday, July 23rd. Over 4000 pages of testimony was received and many educators and community leaders testified orally. Here are links to the written testimony: July 23, 2020 GBM...

HGEA, UPW join teacher’s union in call to delay public school reopening

by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jul 22, 2020 | NEWS - BLOG, Pandemic, Teachers

HGEA, UPW join teachers’ union in call to delay public school...

2 Simple Ways to Improve Online K-12 Instruction | Edutopia

by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jul 22, 2020 | Pandemic, Teachers, Virtual Learning

Distance learning started as an emergency in the spring, but teachers are finding ways to make it better, even for students working on smartphones. — Read on www.edutopia.org/article/2-simple-ways-improve-online-instruction

Hawaii teachers union calls for delay in students’ return to school | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jul 22, 2020 | NEWS - BLOG, Pandemic, Teachers

Hawaii teachers union calls for delay in students’ return to school | Honolulu Star-Advertiser — Read on www.staradvertiser.com/2020/07/22/hawaii-news/hawaii-teachers-union-calls-for-delay-in-students-return-to-school/

A Message From and About Teachers in this Pandemic Virtual Learning Challenge

by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jun 30, 2020 | Pandemic, Teachers

Watch and share with keiki a short video from our Hawai‘i Teachers