p4cHI at the National Council for Social Studies

In November, Dr. Amber Makaiau went to Boston, Massachusetts to give two presentations at the National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference (NCSSAC). The first presentation was with scholars from Tufts University, the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, and the Tennessee Center for Civic Learning. It was titled, Supporting Strong State Civic Education Policy: Successes and Advocacy Strategies. Dr. Makaiau discussed her role in advocating for robust social studies and civic education policies in the State of Hawai’i. The second presentation was a workshop that Dr. Makaiau lead with Rosanna Fukuda (HIDOE State Social Studies Specialist), PAtriia Halagao (Board of Education | UH Manoa COE), and Maya Soetoro-Ng (UH Manoa College of Social Sciences  | Matsunaga Peace Institute). This workshop was titled, C3 Inspired Learning: Redefining How We Do Civic Education. In this workshop, Dr. Makaiau gave an overview of the relationship between p4cHI and deliberative pedagogy and explained how p4cHI is ideal for teaching social studies and promoting democratic education. She also helped to engage participants in p4cHI activities. To see her PowerPoint presentation click here.