Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate by the Graduate Council for a vote of the full senate on November 15, 2017, a resolution supporting the proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Ethnomathematics in the College of Education.聽 Approved by the Manoa Faculty Senate on November 15, 2017 with 33 votes in support; 2 votes opposed; and 2 abstentions.
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PROPOSAL FOR A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ETHNOMATHEMATICS IN THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
WHEREAS, the purpose of an ethnomathematics graduate certificate is to recruit and prepare high-quality K-12 teachers and transfer culturally sustaining mathematics knowledge to the classroom; and
WHEREAS, the graduate certificate builds on the success of a grant that resulted in development of a yearlong professional development program in ethnomathematics that has been offered for the past four years at the UHM College of Education (COE); and
WHEREAS, the curriculum in the program has been aligned with federal and state standards and the Hawaii Department of Education鈥檚 Na Hopena A鈥檕 framework designed to develop skills, behaviors, and dispositions that honor the values of Hawaii鈥檚 Indigenous language and culture; and
WHEREAS, the ethnomathematics graduate certificate is designed for working professionals, delivered in a cohort model with approximately 20 students over a one year period (Summer-3 credits, Fall- 6 credits, Spring- 6 credits); and
WHEREAS, more than 80 educators from public, public charter, and private schools in Hawaii have participated in this professional development program; and
WHEREAS, acceptance in the ethnomathematics professional development program is competitive with historically three times the number of applicants than can be accepted; and
WHEREAS, the ethnomathematics graduate certificate is aligned with 麻豆传媒Strategic Directions in becoming a foremost indigenous serving institution and with the mission of the COE to prepare excellent teachers for Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the certificate has been reviewed and endorsed by the Department of Curriculum Studies, the COE Dean, the COE Committee for Curricular and Program Planning, the COE Senate, the Office of Graduate Education, the Graduate Council, and the Chancellor; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the M膩noa Faculty Senate approves the proposal to establish a Graduate Certificate in Ethnomathematics in the College of Education.
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