February 24 & 25, 2020 | PLC Convenes MTSS Data Based Decisions Using DIBELS 8
PLC partnered with the Center on Teaching & Learning (CTL), University of Oregon to conduct a two-day DIBELS 8th training on the application of interim formative assessments to inform data-based decisions within a multi-tiered support system (MTSS)...
December 16, 2019 | PEP Talk Podcast Interview with Keri Shimomoto—Educational Specialist, HIDOE Teacher Induction Center
On December 16, 2019, PLC published PEP Talk Episode 6: Teacher Induction and Mentoring: Nurturing Hawai‘i’s Most Valuable Resource. This episode features Keri Shimomoto, who leads the Hawai‘i Department of Education’s (HIDOE) Teacher Induction Center. This statewide...
Oct 12, 2019 | PEP Talk Podcast Interview with Estria, Urban Art Legend
PEP Talk Episode 5: Voices on the Walls, aired on October 12, 2019. This episode featured urban art legend, Estria, who mobilizes communities toward stronger cultural awareness and environmental stewardship among Hawai‘i’s youth.
August 8–9, 2019 | PLC Co-Hosts 2019 Statewide School Library Conference
2019 Statewide School Library Conference PLC partnered with the Hawaii Department of Education, School Library Services to host the 2019 Statewide School Library Conference held at Honolulu Country Club, August 8–9, 2019. The conference featured Dr. Joanna...
July 19, 2019 | PEP Talk Podcast Interview with Dr. Gene Ouellette, Internationally Recognized Author and Researcher
PEP Talk Episode 4: Rethinking Reading Instruction Using Brain Words On July 19, 2019, PLC published PEP Talk Episode 4: Rethinking Reading Instruction Using Brain Words. This PEP Talk episode features author and researcher, Dr. Gene Ouellette, who shares key points...
May 20, 2019 | PLC Disseminates Summer Reading Book Bags
A common concern among teachers and parents is the detrimental effects of summer reading setback, which cumulatively contributes to the widening achievement gap between children from more and less economically advantaged backgrounds. As a means to mitigate...
May 15, 2019 | PLC’s PEP Podcast Episode 3: The Brain Basis of Reading with Dr. Joanna Christodoulou
Dr. Joanna Christodoulou On May 15, 2019, PLC published its third podcast episode featuring Dr. Joanna Christodoulou, who shared about her research findings on the brain basis of reading. Dr. Christodoulou is the Director of the Brain, Education, and Mind (BEAM) Lab...
May 8, 2019 | Visual Storytelling Project Unveiling Ceremony at Hale‘iwa Elementary
The Pacific Literacy Consortium partnered with Mele Murals to engage Hale‘iwa Elementary School students, teachers, and families in a visual-storytelling process capturing student voice in a manner that incorporates an array of formats, including writing, painting,...
February 5, 2019 | PEP Podcast Features Margaret Higa, Executive Director, Hawaii Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
The Pacific Education Pulse (PEP Talk) podcast host, Dr. Hugh Dunn, interviewed Margaret Higa, the Executive Director of the Hawaii Dyslexia Association. Listen to Margaret share about (a) her work with the Hawaii Dyslexia Association, where she served in various...
February 5, 2019 | PLC Launches Podcast Show, Pacific Education Pulse (PEP)
In February 2019, PLC launched the Pacific Education Pulse podcast (PEP Talk), which highlights the work of experts dedicated to improving teaching and learning so that children and youth reach their full potential. In the first episode, host Hugh Dunn interviewed...
January 26, 2019 | For the Second Consecutive Year, PLC Receives Distinguished Paper Award at the 2019 Annual HERA Conference
PLC Receives Distinguished Paper Award at the 2019 Annual HERA Conference Drs. Hugh Dunn (PLC Director and Principal Investigator) and Malkeet Singh (Senior Research Analyst, Wake County, North Carolina, Public School System) co-authored the paper, A New Research...
December 19, 2018 | PLC Book Festival at Boys & Girls Club of Wai‘anaeDecember 19, 2018 | PLC Book Festival at Boys & Girls Club of Wai‘anae
PLC’s December 19, 2018 Book Festival “Meet an author. Adopt a book.” was hosted by the Boys & Girls Club of Waianae. The event featured award-winning children’s book author and illustrator, James Rumford, whose books are published...