{"id":52527,"date":"2016-11-04T15:28:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T01:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=52527"},"modified":"2020-03-05T15:30:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T01:30:03","slug":"uh-west-oahu-new-chapter-member-of-international-education-honor-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/11\/04\/uh-west-oahu-new-chapter-member-of-international-education-honor-society\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> West O\u02bbahu new chapter member of international education honor society"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Officers of UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>’s 2016 Kappa Delta Pi class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a> was installed\u00a0as a\u00a0chapter of Kappa Delta Pi<\/a>, International Honor Society in Education, making it the only active chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) in the state. UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> is\u00a0KDP’s\u00a0879th chapter, guided through the process by Associate Professor of Education Paula Major<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige, an educator, was the keynote speaker at the installation of the Alpha Theta Lambda chapter at the UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> ceremony on November 3.<\/p>\n

KDP<\/abbr><\/a>\u00a0was founded in 1911. KDP<\/abbr> has grown from a local chapter into an\u00a0international organization with an initiated membership that exceeds 1.2 million members.\u00a0KDP<\/abbr> supports educators throughout their teaching careers using programs, services and resources.<\/p>\n

“Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> has its first society to recognize excellence in educators,” said Haylie Culp<\/strong> chapter president. “It’s great to see high quality educators coming from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

Inductees are required to demonstrate leadership attributes; have completed at least 30 credit hours of collegiate course work; have at least 12 credit hours in education course work programmed, in progress, or completed; and demonstrate a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or greater.<\/p>\n

“Just like service learning, it builds your knowledge base and you can bring it into the classroom,” Culp said.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> bachelor of education<\/h2>\n

The UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>\u00a0bachelor of education degree<\/a>\u00a0prepares teacher candidates to be knowledgeable, skillful, responsive educators for a global society. Course delivery occurs both on-campus and online, with flexible scheduling that recognizes candidates’ busy family, work and academic responsibilities.<\/p>\n

During their program of study, teacher candidates participate in more than 630 hours of field-based coursework, including introductory early field experiences, service learning, practicums and student teaching. Field placements occur in partnership with Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Education<\/a> schools island-wide and especially in Central and Leeward Oʻahu<\/span> and on the Waiʻanae<\/span> Coast. Additionally, teacher candidates complete a minimum 40 hours of Service Learning that is integrated into required pre-professional courses.<\/p>\n

Alpha Theta Lambda chapter inductees<\/strong><\/p>\n