In The Wizard of Oz (1939), Dorothy’s little black dog, Toto, pulls back the curtain revealing not an imposing and powerful Wizard, but a kind, gentle man. Just as the journey to see the Wizard was depicted as frightening and intimidating in the film, so
Theresa Abordonato is a 6th grade teacher at Ka’imiloa Elementary School. Theresa graduated from Eastern Oregon University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Multidisciplinary Studies and a minor in Elementary Education and Science. As a teacher in Hawaii for 13 years, Theresa has
Kevin Agtarap is a third grade teacher at Ka’imiloa Elementary School, a K-6 school on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. When Ka’imiloa embarked on their Visible Learning journey in 2014, Mr. Agtarap was a curriculum coach. We sat down with Mr. Agtarap to get
Cecilia Chung is a third grade teacher at Ka`imiloa Elementary School in Ewa Beach, Hawaii and has been teaching for three years. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Southern California and her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from the Johns Hopkins University.
“Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.” - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe In January 2014, I had the privilege of meeting an incredibly courageous group of leaders from Ka’imiloa Elementary School on Oahu, Hawaii. They were brave, heroic, and willing to
Should PBL be the main course or the dessert? A long-standing axiom of PBL is that the placement of the methodology is critical to enabling students to learn content and skills at high levels and to emulate the "real world." PBL promotes authenticity by giving students the opportunities
The question for our generation of teachers is this: How do we design lessons that will prepare students to solve problems that adults can’t currently solve? In other words, how can they transfer what they’ve learned in school to make sense of the world and
John Hattie’s research over the past few decades has provided educators with some tremendous insight on what truly impacts students’ learning. Basically, anything that is at or above an effect size of .40 has been found to greatly enhance the learning environment for students. Going
I had eye surgery nearly a decade ago in Phoenix, AZ. The surgery was conducted by a doctor who was well known for his work with airplane pilots and his team received positive reviews on various apps and local references. My mantra has always been that
When we consider the term ‘collaboration,’ terms such as ‘unity’, ‘partnership,’ and ‘synergy’ come to mind. At the heart of collaboration is also a strong desire to work toward a shared goal and to create of a sense of collective urgency to maximise our impact