Dr. Makaiau was asked by the Hawai‘i State Department of Education Central District to work alongside the Hawaii State Department of Education Social Studies Specialist to lead secondary social studies teachers from the Central District in a workshop related to new social studies standards implementation, student questions, and how to develop inquiry-based teaching and learning in social studies. It was titled, “The Question Formulation Technique and The Good Thinker’s Tool Kit.” She also lead the entire social studies department at Mililani Middle School in a workshop about how to use the Good Thinker’s Tool Kit to develop inquiry-based teaching and learning in social studies