Page 11 - MidWeek - Sep 29 2021

PROOF POSITIVE
Reigniting Educators’ Passions
By June Motokawa, board president of Hawai‘i Education Association
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 MIDWEEK 11
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Each of us can remem- ber a teacher or pro- fessor who helped us to become who we are today. Now, amid the ongoing chal- lenges of COVID-19, it is clearer than ever that teachers themselves need our support to thrive as they guide the next generation.
Employees Association Unit 6 to take up the collective bar- gaining mantle. Over the past 20 years, we have awarded more than $300,000 in edu- cator scholarships, and more than $20,600 to school clubs for future educators.
tion from their pandemic ex- perience. This Educator Con- nection event is the brainchild of our new program manager, Dr. Lynn Hammonds.
Zoom fatigue and maintain a resilient mindset.
At the nonprofit Hawai‘i Education Association, we help educators be the best they can be. For nearly 50 years, we advocated for teacher wages and working conditions, until we helped to create Hawai‘i State Teachers Association, University of Hawai‘i Professional Assem- bly and Hawai‘i Government
On Friday, Oct. 15, HEA will host a first-of-its-kind virtual forum, in partner- ship with HSTA and Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools, to feature three local educators who will each share one big idea, a gem of innova-
If you are an educator look- ing to rediscover your spark, connect with colleagues or uncover inspiration, we hope you join us on Oct. 15. If you are a friend of education, we invite you to see how you can make a difference through HEA. Learn more at ha- waiieducationassociation.org and find us on Facebook, Ins- tagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Today, as we celebrate our 100th anniversary, we are developing new, innovative programs to serve educators in a post-pandemic world.
Kecia McDonald, a Ha- wai‘i Island resource teacher, will show how she adapted her English Learners cur- riculum. Jodie Cheff, in- terim principal of Wai‘alae Elementary Public Charter School, will describe how her school collaborated with parents to improve learning at home. Dr. Nathan Mura- ta, dean of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education, will demonstrate how to incorporate move- ment into your day to beat
Most of all, the event will be devoted to “hallway chats” for educators to connect with each other and the panelists in organic, spontaneous conver- sation that is as close to real life as we can offer.
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