Literacy Through Digital Media​

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Project Dates: 2017 – 2020

Funded by: US Department of Education – Native Hawaiian Education Program

About

An offshoot of the Growing Pono Schools initiative and starting in 2014, Literacy through Digital Media is a collaboration of the University of Hawai‘i, ALU LIKE, Inc., and the Hawai‘i Department of Education which aims to improve the academic outcomes of Native Hawaiian and other elementary school students by: (1) Introducing literacy-rich and culturally-relevant technology lessons in grades K-6, (2) Training educators to enhance the language arts experience of students by integrating culturally relevant technology lessons into instruction, and (3) Building technology skills with an Intro to animation on IPADs for grades K – 6 and video production and Imovie editing with macbooks with grades 4-6.   

Goals include:  

  • Schools having access to culturally relevant and engaging instructional resources
  • Educators being able to align their culturally relevant instruction with DOE Common Core State Standards
  • Students meeting proficiency standards in reading, writing, and technology

Principal Investigator: Sara Banks

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