Photos not in order but guess who’s back on Oahu for another week of hiking and hiking.

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

I created my account in Nashville, TN for the Model Schools conference in 2017!

And while drinking my coffee this morning, I was just talking story about the same conference with my former CAS.

Waipahu and Pearl City High collaborated with @greencardvoices to create Oʻahu’s (Im)migrant Youth Digital Storytelling Collection, a series of oral histories with students from the South Pacific.

Click link to watch their stories: go.hidoe.us/3Rr9Dbw

'The system is not a person...the system is there even when you leave' - Principal Kanamori Hawai‘i Public Schools

I am reading a book re data teams & author says 'Google Document.' My initial thought: This is a current text.

“We [in education] are in a human business.” - Leadership Institute - Executive Director

We brought our family to Boracay for vacation & to witness something special….we tied the knot!

Happy last day of school Hawai‘i Public Schools!
Consider donating new or gently used teaching supplies to our new graduates! Donations will be shared with our new graduates across all islands in the state! Thank you & have a great summer!
To donate or learn more, bit.ly/3KJZH9z

A dear friend is starting her first year of teaching in the fall. She’ll be in her 4th grade class! I’m sharing her wish list here. Please support her if you can.
Thank you!!!

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Hey ! It’s Mr. Mata (he/him) 😃! Can’t wait to hear him speak this fall #Elevate #PCTELA24

The new Hawaii Common Core for ELA clarifies the definitions of central/main idea - they can be used interchangeably. I’m a happy teacher today after seeing that.

The last day of my work with our Hawai‘i Public Schools FKK EL coordinators who are finally recognizing their role as #teacherleaders . They’re sharing their TL growth plans & writing EL Coordinator introductions that they will send at the beginning of next SY. Our MLLs are in good hands!

#teacherleader s shared that role plays during leadership development sessions help them acquire new knowledge & skills. Role play today was in a fishbowl where TLs observed & gave reflective feedback to their colleagues’ participation in a data mtg #808educate #teacherleader

Our EL Coordinators engaged in mock analysis of 3 lenses to data views at our leadership development today - reimagining the role of EL Coordinators as activators of evidence of Ss learning bldg on the work of Elisa MacDonald Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey Hawai‘i Public Schools #808educate

Our team ignites the leadership fire whenever we meet with teacher leaders across Hawaii! Hawai‘i Public Schools #808educate

Cheeee hoooo!

I loved meeting & reflecting with our West Side Hawaii Island teacher leaders. I also met teacher leaders who are joining next SY’s Na Kumu Alaka'i cohort. All the Ts yesterday committed to maximizing their marigolds effect by growing personally & professionally Hawai‘i Public Schools

Thank you to every single teacher who shows up day in & day out to service the needs of students across Hawaii! Special shout out to INCREDIBLE TEACHERS servicing teachers at Leadership Institute-some on X! ミchris✰ Bobby Widhalm Norman Sales Tanya Mau Hawaii Teacher Induction Center Casey Hanoa

Our Hawai‘i Public Schools EL Coordinators from FKK are practicing coach-like conversation skills & reimagining their role as instructional leaders for their multilingual Ss. We’re all growing up at work! #808educate

The HIDOE's Office of Hawaiian Education is partnering with the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges to offer free introductory Hawaiian language courses and Hawaiian Studies 107 at the university level across the state. ⁣Learn more: bit.ly/4diIyAA