{"id":13434,"date":"2013-01-28T10:15:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T20:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=13434"},"modified":"2020-12-11T14:09:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T00:09:29","slug":"summer-institute-explores-cultural-relevance-of-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/01\/28\/summer-institute-explores-cultural-relevance-of-math\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer institute explores cultural relevance of math"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Participants in the 2011 Ethnomathematics Summer Institute visit Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi<\/span>. (Photo courtesy UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a> is currently taking applications for its Ethnomathematics Summer Institute, which will be held May 20–June 2. Now in its fifth year, this groundbreaking program allows University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> faculty, staff and students to design and implement mathematics grounded in the ethnic, historical and cultural diversities of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Institute scholars will participate in field studies to the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Institute of Marine Biology’s Coconut Island in Kāneʻohe<\/span> Bay and Mokauea Island Fishing Village in Keʻehi<\/span> Lagoon. Scholars will also sail with the Polynesian Voyaging Society around Oʻahu<\/span> and hike to Kalaupapa on the island of Molokaʻi<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The resulting research and practicum-based textbook from the Ethnomathematics Summer Institute may be used by current educators to supplement mathematics curriculum and future teachers as training material.<\/p>\n

The Ethnomathematics Summer Institute may be taken as a three-credit elective course (MATH 296). All current University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> students who have passed MATH 100, faculty and staff are invited to apply. Neighbor island participants will be responsible for flights and accommodations while on Oʻahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Information workshops for applicants<\/h3>\n

Potential participants must attend a mandatory pre-institute workshop. Two workshops will be offered in February.<\/p>\n

Thursday, February 14, 2013<\/b>
\n5–6 p.m.
\nUH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>, E109<\/p>\n

Friday, February 15, 2013<\/b>
\n11 a.m.–noon
\nUH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>, E132<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Linda Furuto at lfuruto@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>’s Ethnomathematics Summer Institute offers unique field studies combining math and cultural lessons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":13511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[1357,59],"class_list":["post-13434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-ethnomathematics","tag-uh-west-oahu","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t