Creating Indigenous Curricula to Support Student Achievement

• In Event: Roundtable Session 11
  In Roundtable Session: Ha’akea: Learning From Our Communities

Abstract

This study will examine three areas in the process of creating indigenous curricula: (1) the teacher, how she honors the indigenous knowledge of her students and the community in developing her fifth grade curricula; (2) the curriculum coordinator, how she supports development and implementation of indigenous curricula; and (3) the university consultant, how he develops assessment tools to determine the effect of implementing indigenous curricula on student achievement.

Authors

• Pamela L. Alo, Nanaikapono Elementary School

• Iwalani Hodges, Nanaikapono Elementary School

• Jay M. Taniguchi, University of Hawaii