Addresses several aspects of Hawaii's experience with motivating educators to use new ideas and products developed by the Curriculum Research and Development Group. (Author/RK)

Considers the future objectives of the Curriculum Research and Development Group. (RK)

Reports on progress in incorporating equity indicators into curriculum development and program-evaluation design with specific reference to the completed program evaluation of the Hawaii Algebra Learning Project. Contains 18 references. (DDR)

Discusses four critical questions raised in curriculum planning, based on cooperative librarian/teacher efforts at Miliani Mauka Elementary School (Hawaii). Questions focus on what to assess (knowledge or skills, process or product), reasons for assessing, when and how to assess, and who should do the assessing. Includes a sample assessment form…

This curriculum guide was prepared for teachers, administrators and librarians to assist them in designing educational programs for children generally between the ages of three to eight, with emphasis on ages three to five. The guide provides a framework for THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF A PROGRAM - the philosophy, goals, objectives, curriculum,…

In 1991, a partnership of three public schools in Hawaii received an Elementary and Secondary Education Act grant to develop a K-12 information skills curriculum and purchase electronic resources. Discusses installing the hardware and software, creating the information search framework, and developing the K-12 guide. Evaluates the two year project…

This report provides an external evaluation of the fourth year (March 1, 1999-February 28, 2000) of the Native Hawaiian Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program (NHSDFSCP). Previous evaluations recommended emphasis of three program components: (1) information development and dissemination; (2) education; and (3) school and…

The document provides guidelines for the education of gifted and talented students in Hawaii. Following an introduction which includes a brief historical overview of gifted and talented programs in Hawaii, the document addresses nine major topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): the nature of giftedness and talent (definitions, student…

This evaluation summary is a synopsis of information on the school year (SY) 1987-1988 Learning Center program in Hawaii contained in 20 different evaluation reports, one on each Learning Center. Each Learning Center served elementary, intermediate, or high school students, and the program of each was designed to equalize educational opportunities…

The School Within-A-School (SWS) Project was initiated during the 1970-71 school year with the Waimanalo School seventh graders who have now completed their second year with the project as eighth graders. The major goals of the SWS program rested on the assumption that students in Waimanalo have particular needs created by limited experimential…

The Legislative Reference Bureau, at the request of the Hawaii House of Representatives, conducted a study of vocational and technical education in the State including a description of the present objectives and programs, an evaluation of the programs in view of objectives, and the development of potential goals and ways of achieving such goals in…