Video about the "Dirt" Show at the Museum of Art (2014)
Audience: General; Subject: Farm to School. (2017) Behind the scenes of Hawaii Department of Education's support of the Farm to Schools pilot program by former Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui. Interviews with Kohala Elementary Principal Danny Garcia, Chef Greg, Cafeteria Manager Aunty Priscilla, and State School Food Services Supervisor Dexter Kishida.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-8; Subject Areas: Health.(2007) Explores the USDA food pyramid, emphasizing the five major food groups and the nutritional benefits of each. Balanced diets are also explained. For the teacher's guide go to: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9ZT7PYcIjLffkk2N3JQSHZRdmJEWnNGcTY0TnF1VFpjRkRsYzl2cFgwVk1iXzZQUXBmT0U&usp=sharing
Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Science. (2008) Nick visits a rain forest in the middle of a city. In this botanical garden, a microclimate has been created within the city, a huge greenhouse where no one has to worry about the weather. In the hot tropical, or arid areas, shade greenhouses promote plant growth. In our own home, we can grow tropical plants that would not grow in outside gardens in North America. The potted plants thrive because we have controlled their growing conditions. When Nick grows a terrarium with his young guests, they begin to understand how climate can be controlled to create sub-tropical conditions.
Explores the mythology, legends and history found in the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling.
Audience: General; Subject Areas: Fine Arts. Daven Hee - Ceramics, Cade Roster - Multi-Media
This program focuses on teachers who have made a difference in the lives of their students, the educators who make their chosen profession their passion.
(2019) Video by the Hawaii State Department of Education featuring teachers and staff who have made an impact on students. This video features the district and state Teacher of the Year 2019.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Language Arts. Write Right! Learning Cursive tackles the drudgery and redundant nature of learning to write in cursive handwriting for elementary age children and helps them develop good habits in order to write right! Concepts: Short loops, letter: e, words: eel, lee.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) An artist draws and paints the story of the Christmas when only one scrawny goose was left and Salvador decided to give the goose to the King to show how much he respected and admired him. The King is so grateful that he offers Salvador a fine gift if he can solve a riddle. Quick-witted Salvador passes the test brilliantly and the King gives him six geese in return. The story spreads quickly and a nobleman tries to use the same method to get a gift from the King, but he can't solve the riddle. Salvador is called in and once again comes up with a bright answer. The King offers him a dozen of his best geese every year. Years later Salvador becomes very famous as the founder of one of the most important families in the city of Fu.
Audience: Students; Grades: 4-5; Subject: Social Studies. Why Maui Snares the Sun Long ago, Kala (the sun) raced across the sky as he pleased, leaving the land and its people with short days and long, dark nights. Among those suffering from the lack of daylight was the goddess Hina, mother of Maui, the demigod. In order to make things pono (right), Maui summons all his courage and travels to the highest summit of Haleakala where he confronts the Mighty Kala.
Audience: All; Subject Areas: Schools. (2019) Numerous DOE schools are named after or attached to Hawaiian Ali'i. What is the story about how and why this happened? What is the connection between the school and the ali'i today? Let's start with learning about Princess Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Ke'elikokani and Central Intermediate School on O'ahu.
At 'Iolani Palace in Honolulu you step back into Hawai'i's royal past, relive the story of Hawai'i's kings and queens, and explore the palace King Kalakaua built in 1882.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Language Arts. Write Right! Learning Cursive tackles the drudgery and redundant nature of learning to write in cursive handwriting for elementary age children and helps them develop good habits in order to write right! Concepts: Letters: x, z, X, Z, Words: X-ray, Zebra, Sentences: Exit the Zoo.
Join Raven, Eagle, and Frog in a land before time! Together they will learn the secret that will release light and life into the world, a secret that might just burn a few feathers as well!
Raven, Frog, and Eagle discover the first humans in a giant clamshell washed up on the beach. Can Raven teach these ?people? how to survive in this new world before they drive him crazy in the process?
Teacher Greg Harding of Waimea H.S. on Kauai instills in his students aloha aina, the love of the land; take care of the land, and the land will take care of you. With the support of Principal Mahina Anguay, Mr. Harding, a natural resource teacher, and his students created Aloha Garden & Farm on the campus of Waimea H.S. It is here where students learn the principles and actions of farming and sustainability and make the practice of aloha aina a reality.
For centuries, loko i'a, or fishponds, were a vital part of the Native Hawaiian food system, connecting freshwater sources to the ocean, using rock-wall enclosures to raise and eventually harvest fish. In recent decades, there has been a resurgence of this indigenous way of aquafarming. Kai Piha: Na Loko I'a looks at how four fishponds on O'ahu are being restored.
AWAIAULU is dedicated to developing resources and resource people that can bridge Hawaiian knowledge from the past to the present and the future. Awaiaulu works to perpetuate and advance the use of the Hawaiian language and train Hawaiian language translators and editors, generate Hawaiian language books and translations, and other educational material for universities, schools, research arenas, and the general public. This 2019 gathering at Washington Place, the home of Hawaii's last queen, was the introduction of Awaiaulu's programs, goals, mentor translators and newly trained translators to the community.
Audience: All; Subject Areas: Schools. (2019) Numerous DOE schools are named after or attached to Hawaiian Ali'i. What is the story about how and why this happened? What is the connection between the school and the ali'i today? Let's start with learning about Princess Ruth Luka Keanolani Kauanahoahoa Ke'elikokani and Central Intermediate School on O'ahu.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) Using fingerpaints and a brush, an artist illustrates a Native American story about the sun and the moon. The Sun and the Moon used to live on the earth where the Sioux Indians had set their teepees. But things changed when the two came to realize that they were as different as night and day. They often argued until finally one day they had such a serious argument that the Sun decided to move to the sky. When the Moon found out, it was beside itself with envy and decided to do the same thing. The Sun and the Moon never again exchanged another word and from that time on, the Moon follows the Sun where ever it goes, day after day.
Brunei may be one of the richest nations in the world, but financial problems have beset even their royal house. The sultan has recently made moves towards some form of partial democracy. However, it is up to him whether or not he introduces it. Why did he make a move to do so, and then let it drop?
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: World Cultures. (2015) The Caste System Despite being outlawed, the caste system in India still adheres to the ancient Hindu-based hierarchy. Here, in the holy city of Varanasi, it remains an obstacle to full democracy.
Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject: World Cultures. (2015) The Ancient Traditions Of The Lohar of Rajasthan Loyalty, tradition, and family ties come together to connect people with their history, often to the point of hampering their future.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) An 8 year old boy is learning how to play the taiko drum.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Introduces Peter, who lives in Hong Kong and loves classical music. Peter plays the violin in an orchestra, and sings soprano with a world famous choir. Joins Peter as he prepares for a concert.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) A 6 year old South Korean boy sings the Pansori, which is like an opera. He shares what is involved in preparation and rehearsal.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-8; Subject: Music. (1998) Ten-year-old Wirag learns to play his xylophone by ear, without a musical score. While practicing in front of a Buddhist temple, he is invited by a monk to play on a magnificent xylophone.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject: World Cultures. (2014) From some of the most remote locations in the world the appealing photography of wide eyed children just being kids will quickly engage audience attention. These close-up programs are so captivating and the children so innocent that experiencing their unique lifestyles will have lasting effect. These children, like children everywhere, live their lives with the sweet innocence of youth combined with hopeful dreams for the future.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject: World Cultures. (2014) From some of the most remote locations in the world the appealing photography of wide eyed children just being kids will quickly engage audience attention. These close-up programs are so captivating and the children so innocent that experiencing their unique lifestyles will have lasting effect. These children, like children everywhere, live their lives with the sweet innocence of youth combined with hopeful dreams for the future.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject: World Cultures. (2014) From some of the most remote locations in the world the appealing photography of wide eyed children just being kids will quickly engage audience attention. These close-up programs are so captivating and the children so innocent that experiencing their unique lifestyles will have lasting effect. These children, like children everywhere, live their lives with the sweet innocence of youth combined with hopeful dreams for the future.
Audience: Students; Grades: 6-12; Subject: World Cultures. (2014) From some of the most remote locations in the world the appealing photography of wide eyed children just being kids will quickly engage audience attention. These close-up programs are so captivating and the children so innocent that experiencing their unique lifestyles will have lasting effect. These children, like children everywhere, live their lives with the sweet innocence of youth combined with hopeful dreams for the future.
DOE Vocational Rehabilitation partnership featuring Farrington High & Waimea High. Interviews with Vocational Rehabilitation staff, Hookipa Workforce Academy partners, and school staff.
Celebrating the most epic landscapes on Earth! Mountains and Life journeys to the rooftop places of our world to meet the people who cherish, honour, and fight for them. From farmers, artists, and rescue teams, to scientists, musicians, and monks, this series reveals the different ways these mountain-dwellers have adapted to the high life. Narrated by Matthew Gravelle (Broadchurch), Mountains and Life combines stunning photography with thoughtful storytelling to create an emotional engagement with the soaring peaks of the Himalayas, the Andes, the Alps, and beyond.
Audience: Students; Grades: K-5; Subject Areas: Language Arts. Write Right! Learning Cursive tackles the drudgery and redundant nature of learning to write in cursive handwriting for elementary age children and helps them develop good habits in order to write right! Concepts: Letters: x, z, X, Z, Words: X-ray, Zebra, Sentences: Exit the Zoo.
Join Raven, Eagle, and Frog in a land before time! Together they will learn the secret that will release light and life into the world, a secret that might just burn a few feathers as well!
Raven, Frog, and Eagle discover the first humans in a giant clamshell washed up on the beach. Can Raven teach these ?people? how to survive in this new world before they drive him crazy in the process?
Teacher Greg Harding of Waimea H.S. on Kauai instills in his students aloha aina, the love of the land; take care of the land, and the land will take care of you. With the support of Principal Mahina Anguay, Mr. Harding, a natural resource teacher, and his students created Aloha Garden & Farm on the campus of Waimea H.S. It is here where students learn the principles and actions of farming and sustainability and make the practice of aloha aina a reality.
For centuries, loko i'a, or fishponds, were a vital part of the Native Hawaiian food system, connecting freshwater sources to the ocean, using rock-wall enclosures to raise and eventually harvest fish. In recent decades, there has been a resurgence of this indigenous way of aquafarming. Kai Piha: Na Loko I'a looks at how four fishponds on O'ahu are being restored.
AWAIAULU is dedicated to developing resources and resource people that can bridge Hawaiian knowledge from the past to the present and the future. Awaiaulu works to perpetuate and advance the use of the Hawaiian language and train Hawaiian language translators and editors, generate Hawaiian language books and translations, and other educational material for universities, schools, research arenas, and the general public. This 2019 gathering at Washington Place, the home of Hawaii's last queen, was the introduction of Awaiaulu's programs, goals, mentor translators and newly trained translators to the community.