{"id":196290,"date":"2024-04-24T14:54:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T00:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=196290"},"modified":"2024-04-24T14:54:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T00:54:10","slug":"dynamic-stem-lessons-candide-krieger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/24\/dynamic-stem-lessons-candide-krieger\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Oreos to study moon phases, grad student creates dynamic <abbr>STEM<\/abbr> lessons"},"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\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_196291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196291\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-teacher.jpg\" alt=\"person talking at the front of the classroom\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-196291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-teacher.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-teacher-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-teacher-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candide Krieger teaching about the Hawaiian moon phases.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fun, hands-on <abbr title=\"Science Technology Engineering Mathematics\">STEM<\/abbr> lessons are a focus for Candide Krieger, who is earning her master\u2019s degree from the College of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/cs\/\">Department of Curriculum Studies<\/a> (<abbr>EDCS<\/abbr>) at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196292\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-hawaiian-moon-phase-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"oreos on a desk\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-196292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-hawaiian-moon-phase-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-hawaiian-moon-phase-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-hawaiian-moon-phase.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hawaiian moon phase lesson with Oreo cookies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A part-time <abbr>STEM<\/abbr>\/<abbr title=\"science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics\">STEAM<\/abbr> resource teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, Krieger is in the college\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/coe.hawaii.edu\/cs\/programs\/place-based-and-sustainability-education\/\">Interdisciplinary Place-based and Sustainability Education (Watershed&#8211;<span aria-label=\"Ahupuaa\">Ahupua&#699;a<\/span>) program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She is creating <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>-focused, Next Generation Science Standards (<abbr>NGSS<\/abbr>) Edukits&#8212;filled with lessons and supplies&#8212;for kids in Title <abbr title=\"Roman numeral one\">I<\/abbr> schools with support from a $1.7-million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=1721356&#038;HistoricalAwards=false\">National Science Foundation (<abbr>NSF<\/abbr>) grant<\/a>, for which <abbr>EDCS<\/abbr> Professor Pauline Chinn serves as principal investigator. Krieger is also conducting research on the effectiveness of the kits for teacher and student engagement and learning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196293\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-tree-snail-ohia-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"small ornaments of birds and trees\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-196293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-tree-snail-ohia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-tree-snail-ohia-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-tree-snail-ohia.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hawaiian tree snail and <span aria-label=\"Ohia\">&#699;Ohi&#699;a<\/span> lehua tree lesson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/06\/26\/teacher-leadership-science-culture-place\/\">Teacher leadership program promotes integration of science with culture and place<\/a>, June 26, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;Candide\u2019s students learn and retain so much when the lessons connect to their lives and interests, like using Oreos to study moon phases!&rdquo; Chinn said. &ldquo;She continues to seek funding opportunities through competitions and fundraising platforms in order to develop these hands-on lessons that students find engaging and fun-damental.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Krieger also started a <span aria-label=\"Laau\">L\u0101&#699;au<\/span> <span aria-label=\"lapaau\">lapa&#699;au<\/span> (medicinal Hawaiian garden) at Jefferson, and she volunteers there on the weekend. In one project, her students used branches trimmed from a wauke (paper mulberry) in the garden to create a rainforest. And, before going to the Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds performance, they crafted rainforest birds to hang from the branches.<\/p>\n<h2>Entrepreneurship grant<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196296\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-laau-lapaau-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"large garden\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-196296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-laau-lapaau-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-laau-lapaau-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-laau-lapaau.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Laau\">L\u0101&#699;au<\/span> garden outdoor learning space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Krieger recently won a $1,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/pace.shidler.hawaii.edu\/kalo\/\">Kalo Grant<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/pace.shidler.hawaii.edu\/\">Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship<\/a> (<abbr>PACE<\/abbr>) for Edukits <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. This prize will cover a portion of her start-up costs, such as non-profit filing fees, website development, and other resources for the kits. She is also in the final round of <abbr>PACE<\/abbr>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pace.shidler.hawaii.edu\/uhvc\/\">Venture Competition<\/a>, which includes a $10,000 cash prize.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sometimes I put my own money towards my classroom because I want my students to do more than just worksheets,&rdquo; Krieger said. &ldquo;It\u2019s really important to me that they have fun hands-on activities like clay, kinetic sand, pipe cleaners and construction paper. We even learned how to make pickles last year!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After graduating from Kaimuk\u012b High School, Krieger earned her <abbr title=\"bachelor of science\">BS<\/abbr> in natural resource and environmental management as well as an <abbr title=\"associate of arts\">AA<\/abbr> in Hawaiian Studies, <abbr title=\"associate of science\">AS<\/abbr> in communication arts, and a certificate of competence in entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_196295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-196295\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-hawaiian-birds-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"bird sculptures made from clay\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-196295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-hawaiian-birds-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-hawaiian-birds-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/manoa-education-candide-krieger-hawaiian-birds.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-196295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hawaiian forest birds made from clay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Place-based education was something I was doing naturally in my teaching by combining my knowledge from my multiple degrees and from my experiences being born and raised here in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,&rdquo; Krieger said. &ldquo;I did not know place-based education was an actual method of teaching until I took a seminar with <abbr title=\"Doctor\">Dr<\/abbr>. Chinn. Her class sparked my interest in pursuing an <abbr title=\"master of education\">MEd<\/abbr>. Everything that we did in class was relevant to me and helped boost my confidence with starting my non-profit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.donorschoose.org\/classroom\/candide\">See more examples of Krieger\u02bbs classroom projects on her crowdfunding site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Krieger recently won a $1,000 Kalo Grant for Edukits <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[95,204,734,1466,1467,425,313,9,1626],"class_list":["post-196290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-college-of-education","tag-education","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-manoa-excellence-in-research","tag-pacific-asian-center-for-entrepreneurship","tag-stem","tag-uh-manoa","tag-women-of-uh","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196290","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=196290"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196299,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196290\/revisions\/196299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}