{"id":144506,"date":"2021-06-30T15:51:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T01:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=144506"},"modified":"2021-06-30T16:28:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T02:28:04","slug":"aina-based-stem-education-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/30\/aina-based-stem-education-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.4<abbr title=\"million\">M<\/abbr> grant for \u02bb\u0101ina-based <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> education at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Maui College"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_144513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144513\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-3.jpg\" alt=\"people working in taro field\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-144513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-3.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-3-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paeloko Learning Center on Maui<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The National Science Foundation (<abbr>NSF<\/abbr>) has awarded a $2.4 million grant to the <a href=\"http:\/\/maui.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Maui College<\/a> for a project called, &ldquo;<span aria-label=\"AINA\">&#699;&#256;INA<\/span> IS: <code><u>A<\/u>dvancing <u>I<\/u>nformal <u>N<\/u>ative <span aria-label=\"aina\"><u>&#699;&#256;<\/u>ina<\/span>-based <u>I<\/u>nspirations in <abbr><u>S<\/u>TEM<\/abbr>.&rdquo; The new project expands the work of <a href=\"http:\/\/maui.hawaii.edu\/upward\/project-stemulate-curriculum\/\">Project <abbr>STEM<\/abbr>ulate<\/a> in partnership with community-based organizations. Project <abbr>STEM<\/abbr>ulate is a <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> (science, engineering, mathematics and technology) problem-based learning curriculum implemented at <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/programs\/trioupbound\/index.html\">Upward Bound<\/a> sites for underrepresented and low-income high school students.<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Beginning in September and continuing over the next four years, six <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span>-based community organizations&#8212;three on Maui and three on <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>&#8212;will design the <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> problem-based learning process to incorporate a Native Hawaiian cultural lens. These <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span>-based community organizations will then host Native Hawaiian youth (12 years and older) and their families in the <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> problem-based learning process to work on solution pathways to local environmental problems.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/05\/uh-maui-college-stem-video-in-nsf-showcase\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> education video featured in <abbr>NSF<\/abbr> showcase<\/a>, May 5, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144512\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"people working in a field\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-144512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paeloko Learning Center on Maui<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Through Project <abbr>STEM<\/abbr>ulate, in collaboration with Upward Bound programs at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Maui College, <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a>, we have found a significant increase in <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> career interest, science self efficacy, and science motivation for students participating in the <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> problem-based learning model,&rdquo; said <strong>Jaymee Nanasi Davis<\/strong>, Project <abbr>STEM<\/abbr>ulate\u2019s research coordinator and <span aria-label=\"AINA\">&#699;&#256;INA<\/span> IS program manager. &ldquo;Our <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span>-based community organizations give students a real-world problem to focus on. This is key to the project&#8212;that it comes from an organization doing awesome work and presents a problem it is currently working on. After the students learn more about the problem, they try to come up with solutions. <span aria-label=\"AINA\">&#699;&#256;INA<\/span> <abbr>IS<\/abbr> allows us to provide support, resources and training in <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> problem-based learning for our partners to continue their work in the community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor <strong>Lui Hokoana<\/strong> said, &ldquo;We are at a critical crossroad. We must look for solutions to guarantee the future health and sustainability of our islands. This campus is committed to being a part of that work, and we believe this project helps to move our efforts forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#256;ina<\/span>-based community organizations<\/h2>\n<p>The six organizations <span aria-label=\"AINA\">&#699;&#256;INA<\/span> <abbr>IS<\/abbr> will be working with are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>H&#333;k&#363;nui Maui<\/strong> (258 acres located on the face of Haleakal&#257;, the East Maui volcano, focused on incorporating Native Hawaiian practices in regenerative agriculture and Native forestry)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paeloko Learning Center<\/strong> (Six acres on the inland community of <span aria-label=\"Waihee,\">Waihe&#699;e,<\/span> Maui focuses on Hawaiian cultural environmental restoration, arts and language opportunities for community members)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hui O <span aria-label=\"Waa\">Wa&#699;a<\/span> Kaulua<\/strong> (housed on the shores of Lahaina, practices Hawaiian canoe building, wayfinding and voyaging)<\/li>\n<li><strong>M&#257;lama Learning Center<\/strong> (supports three cultural sites in the urban city of Kapolei, <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kualoa Education Center<\/strong> (4,000 acres located on the coastal<\/li>\n<p>community of Kualoa, <span aria-label=\"Oahu,\">O&#699;ahu,<\/span> a nature preserve that provides outdoor and cultural experiences) <\/p>\n<li><strong>Papahana Kuaola<\/strong> (63 acres in the <span aria-label=\"Heeia\">He&#699;eia<\/span> watershed on <span aria-label=\"Oahu,\">O&#699;ahu,<\/span> programming founded in Hawaiian knowledge, environmental restoration and sustainability)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Next steps<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144511\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"people standing in grass field\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-144511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/maui-paeloko-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paeloko Learning Center on Maui<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The next step is to gather with our <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span>-based partners and together determine the path forward. How does the <abbr>STEM<\/abbr>ulate process look through a cultural lens and how do we make it work on their sites?&rdquo; Davis said. &ldquo;From there we\u2019ll have one or two of them test out <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> problem-based learning at their sites with youth and families. It could be a one-day workshop, an intersession camp where youth come in for a week and engage in problem-based learning, or a full summer camp. It will look different from site to site.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>H&#333;k&#363;lani Holt is the director of Ka Hikina O Ka L&#257; and is involved with the Paeloko Learning Center, one of the participating <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span>-based community organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This grant really brings together how we traditionally look at our world, particularly using problem based learning,&rdquo; Holt said. &ldquo;If there is a problem, everything is brought to bear to solve that problem, the knowledge that is <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span>, that is human, that is the environment. And sometimes the answer is that there is no answer. We don\u2019t know enough to fix it. But the process provides us with a way to move forward by continuing to learn. The role of the <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span>-based community organizations is to provide the youth with the opportunity to explore critical thinking through problem based learning. And that\u2019s what we need in our world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_46206\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8J_z9OtEq1s?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Â鶹´«Ã½Maui College STEM education video featured in NSF showcase\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project <abbr>STEM<\/abbr>ulate is a <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> problem-based learning curriculum implemented at Upward Bound sites for underrepresented and low-income high school students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[33,313,60],"class_list":["post-144506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-hawaiian","tag-stem","tag-maui-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144506"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144521,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144506\/revisions\/144521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}