‘ĀINA-BASED EDUCATION
OVERVIEW
‘Āina-based education is grounded in teaching course content through the cultural context of ‘ike kūpuna or traditional knowledge. Through this culturally responsive approach, course content may be taught through various contexts such as aloha ‘āina, mo‘olelo (history/legendary stories), wahi pana (legendary place), or synthesizing Native Hawaiian values for student success. Relying on the ma ka hana ka ‘ike or "in working one learns" approach, participants in this workshop will grow the beginnings of an ‘āina-based class activity or assignment and assessment strategy.
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Kahoaliʻi K. Keahi-Wood
Cultural Engagement Specialist,
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Kahoaliʻi is the STEM Cultural Engagement Specialist in the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Chaminade University. He is currently working with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute ‘Inclusive Excellence’ program to develop cultural modules that embed in numerous science courses at Chaminade. He is also the architect of our ‘mountain to sea’ 4-year meta-curriculum for Hawaiian students in science majors at Chaminade.
Trixy ʻIwalani Koide, M.Ed.
Professor of Hawaiian Language,
Kapi‘olani Community College
Trixy ʻIwalani Koide or Kumu ʻIwalani was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi who attended Kamehameha Schools and received her advanced degrees from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She earned her Bachelor’s degrees in Hawaiian Language and Speech and a Master’s degree in Educational Technology. She has been a college professor in Hawaiian Language for over 20 years at Kapiʻolani Community College. She has held many leadership positions at Kapiʻolani CC and the University of Hawaiʻi, most notable as the Chair and Commissioner for UH Commission on the Status of Women. Other positions include, Coordinator for Language faculty, Coordinator for Hawaiian Language faculty, Co-Chair for Associate in Arts degree for Hawaiian Studies. Along with teaching ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, she continues her work on numerous projects involving Distance Education professional development.
She embraced technology early on as the first Hawaiian Language Kumu to offer distance education courses on live cable television through ʻŌlelo TV, UHTV, and now online asynchronously. She has a strong passion for teaching and learning and student success. She is actively engaged in her community serving on the Board for the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, her church, and volunteering for her son’s school events. Raising her son and being active with him is her most cherished activity. She enjoys her time with family and friends.