11053

11053

General Session - Conference Presentation Only (no formal paper)

Get Caught Up in WebQuests: Connecting Content to Culture
Martha Guinan, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA, guinan@hawaii.edu Sara Podlewski, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA, saraipod@hawaii.edu Norma Jean Stodden, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA, nstodden@hawaii.edu

The WebQuests created through the "Ka’imi loa o ka hihi" Project give teachers a tool to engage students in active, purposeful learning. Students are challenged to integrate what they learn with what they already know in a way that is relevant to them. The project-based explorations are designed to support current curriculum, and assist teachers in facilitating student learning. The Ka hihi WebQuest Project is targeted toward assisting Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, students who are considered at-risk, and those with disabilities meet the Hawai’i learning standards in math and science. By integrating elements of Native Hawaiian culture and place-based culture in to each WebQuest, the Ka hihi Project assist teachers in connecting content to culture.

Each WebQuest: addresses a HIDOE benchmark, targets grades 4-7 in Math and Science, differentiates to reach ALL learners, integrates elements of Native Hawaiian culture and place-based culture, and employs evidence based practices.

Come explore http://www.webquest.hawaii.edu/kahihi/ with us.

Novice, Intermediate, All Audiences webquest, math, science