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Math may not seem like the most glamorous topic to students, but to Hye Jin Park, associate professor with Uni- versity of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Center on Disability Stud- ies, mathematics and other STEM-related disciplines are incredibly important.
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engaged in presentations and panel discussions by feder- al and state gifted education program managers as well as nationally known scholars.
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Project BEAM (Be A Math- ematician) was funded by the U.S. Department of Educa- tion’s Gifted and Talented Ed- ucation Program in 2017. Its goal is to increase the number of mathematically promising Native Hawaiians, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders and Hispanic middle school students.
Project BEAM, which is in its final year of funding, has proven to be beneficial, with Park noting that the inter- vention group’s math scores showed a significantly positive growth pattern over time.
Guests learned about the underrepresented groups of students in gifted education and innovative approaches to serve and support said students in math.
take a culturally responsive and differentiated educational approach to serve students as we have done for BEAM stu- dents. With funding from the U.S. DOE Native Hawaiian Education Program, we now serve students in Hawai‘i with a priority given to Native Ha- waiian students.”
“STEM is not just a school subject. You can find how STEM is related to your dai- ly lives, cultural practices and the latest fascination innova- tions,” says Park, who is also the project’s principal investi- gator. “The job opportunities in the field are ever fast growing. So when you enter this field, you can have a more and bet- ter opportunity to apply what
“We expanded the BEAM intervention model for high school students to promote their transition into post-secondary STEM fields,” Park explains. “In Project Hōkūlani, we still
The project aims to increase the number of Native Hawaiian high school students who enter into STEM fields. It includes hands-on science activities, college transition support, mentoring, internship oppor- tunities and more.
As a concluding project, a symposium for educators was held last month at Ala Moana Honolulu by Mantra. The full- day conference, which put an emphasis on math, welcomed more than 50 teachers and researchers from across Ha- wai‘i, the U.S. mainland, the Pacific and beyond. Attendees
As a result of Project BEAM’s success, education- al components from the pro- gram have been adapted into Project Hōkūlani.
Educators learned about innovative approaches to better serve students in gifted education at a symposium last month. PHOTO COURTESY HYE JIN PARK
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Students throughout the state are welcome to apply for Project Hōkūlani’s next co- hort. The application deadline is May 5. To learn more or to apply, visit cds.coe.hawaii.edu/ hokulani.
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