Dr. Jackson’s Taiwan Visit

Thanks to the funding from Taiwan’s Ministry of Technology and Science, Dr. Jackson was able to visit Taiwan for 9 days, from January 2-11, 2016, to promote p4cHI in schools and in teacher education. During the trip, Dr. Jessica Ching-Sze Wang, associate professor at the Department of Education from the National Chiayi University, took Dr. Jackson to our elementary schools to do p4c with children. Dr. Jackson was also invited to give talks to undergraduate education majors and in-service teachers at the department. On January 9, Dr. Jackson and Dr. Wang organized a p4cHI teacher’s workshop where 40 people participated and experienced what it means to create an intellectually safe environment for classroom inquiry and dialogue. With his great sense of humor, his friendliness, and his words of wisdom, Dr. Jackson has touched many lives, young and old, with his gently Socratic message to awaken the inner child within us and to always keep our wonder alive.

Dr. Jackson and Dr. Wang at An-dong Elementary School

Doing p4cHI at An-dong Elementary School, with 37 NCYU undergraduate education students and 80 elementary school students

Dr. Jackson with the An-dong school principal

Dr. Jackson with Xing-zhong Elementary School

Dr. Jackson with Dr. Wang and her graduate students’ p4c research team

Dr. Jackson with Dr. Wang and Dr. Hung, Chair of NCYU education department

Dr. Jackson at National Chiayi University with undergraduate education students

Dr. Jackson at National Chiayi University with undergraduate education students

Dr. Jackson gave a talk to in-service teachers at education department

Dr. Jackson at the National Chiayi Affiliated Experimental School

Teachers and school administrators observing p4c (along with a group of exchange visitors from Japan)

Dr. Jackson celebrating his 72nd birthday with school children

Dr. Jackson with Dr. Wang, the school principal and teachers from the National Chiayi Affiliated Experimental School

Dr. Jackson with teachers’ professional group from Xing-zhong Elementary School

Dr. Jackson at Tai-ping Elementary School

Tai-ping school children writing up p4c inquiry questions

Dr. JAckson with the Tai-ping school principal, Dr. Ching, Dr. Chen, Dr. Wang and Tai-ping teachers, debriefing the p4c session together

Dr. Jackson with the Tai-ping school principal, Dr. Ding, former dean of the teachers college, Dr. Chen, former chair of the education department, and Dr. Wang of the National Chiayi University.

p4cHI Teachers’ Workshop

C3 Framework and National Geographic at Kailua High School

p4cHI at “Critical Issues of Civil and Human Rights” Professional Development Workshop

On Saturday, December 12, 2015, Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau facilitated a p4cHI professional development session for teachers at the “Critical Issues of Civil and Human Rights” workshop. This workshop was sponsored by the Office of Curriculum and Instruction and Student Support Social Studies Program, the Hawaii State Bar Association Civic Education Committee, and the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center. Fellow presenters at this workshop included Karen Korrematsu (pictured with Dr. Makaiau), Eric Yamamoto, Omer Ismail, Greg Jackson, and Cynthia Tai.

Cultivating and Nurturing Collaborative Civic Spaces

p4cHI Highlighted on C3 Teachers Website

The C3 Teachers Brief titled, “Cultivating and Nurturing Collaborative Civic Spaces” was recently published on the C3 Teachers: College, Career & Civic Life website. The brief, authored by Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau, draws from her experiences teaching social studies in the K-12 setting and offers three strategies from the philosophy for children Hawai‘i (p4cHI) approach to deliberative pedagogy. To download the brief visit: http://www.c3teachers.org/publications/

Educational Perspectives: John Dewey in Hawai’i

Teaching Tolerance Blog Features Dr. Amber Strong Makaiau

p4cHI at the National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA

On November 13, 2015 Kehau Glassco gave a presentation at the National Council of Social Studies titled, “Sparking Wonder! The Good Thinker’s Toolkit and the C3 Framework.” Mrs. Glassco is a high school social studies teacher at Kamehameha School, Kapalama Campus

and a longtime p4cHI practitioner. In her presentation she taught social studies educators from across the country to spark great questions, and make student inquiry come alive with this innovative pedagogy that promotes students’ development as socially responsible, philosophical thinkers. All of the participants had the opportunity to create Good Thinkers Toolkit books of their very own. Click here to see a sample lesson plan, and to learn more about Kehau Glassco please visit her website http://kumuglassco.weebly.com

Talking about Ethnicity and Inequality in Public Education

The leadership of the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) collaborated with the University of Hawaii Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education and the University of Hawaii College of Education to facilitate an open and frank teacher discussion about ethnicity, inequality and social injustice in Hawaii’s K-12 public educational institutions. We knew that academic and community leaders are doing important intellectual and political work on race, class and privilege in Hawaii, but we wanted to do more to make this part of the work of educators in the public school system. We believe that by creating spaces for ‘critical conversations’ in the larger education community, we can have a greater impact how teachers understand and engage in public education issued in Hawaii.

This event took place on Saturday, November 7, 2915, from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at The University of Hawaii Campus Center Executing Dining Room. Close to eighty HIDOE teachers, UHM COE professors, and pre-service teachers attended the event. The agenda was:

8:30 Registration Check In and Assignment of Break Out Groups

9:00 Welcome Dr. Patricia Halagao of the UH Manoa COE and Hawaii State BOE

9:05 Opening Remarks, Purpose, & Introductions Dr. Amy Perruso of the HSTA

9:10 Outlining the Structure of the Program Dr. Amber Makaiau of the Uehiro Academy

9:15 Panel Presentation 

Dr. Jon Okamura: Institutionalized Racism/Discrimination in Public Education in Hawai’i

Dr. Earl Hishinuma: Youth, Ethnicity, and Public Health Outcomes in Hawai’i

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10:15 Audience Questions

10:30 Break

10:40 Small Group Break Out Lead by Uehiro Academy HIDOE p4cHI Teacher Facilitators

• Introductions
• Questions
• Vote
• Inquiry
• Reflect

11:40 Large Group Share, Possible Solutions, & Continuing the Dialogue 

In this format, the panelists layed out the context and main issues for the first hour. Then the participants moved into smaller groups for inquiry discussions, organized around the philosophy for children (p4cHI) deliberative inquiry model for about an hour. Finally, participants concluded the morning’s work by coming back to the whole group discussion organized around the question of ‘what is to be done?’

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