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2026

 
PDC Blog Posts - Progressive Philosophy & Pedagogy
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Progressive Education Champion, Dr. Alfred L. Castle
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Why Doing Philosophy with Children is Essential for the Most Vulnerable Children
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Observing Jewel Toyama: Expert Lessons on Progressive Education Teaching and Learning for New Teachers
Natural Scientists
Nurturing the Natural Scientist in Every Child
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Inside the Professional Development Center: A Researcher’s Reflection on the Living Laboratory Model
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Mission Over Content: Reflections on Authentic STEM Partnerships
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Championing Equity and Advocacy: Announcing the Newest Hawai‘i Social Justice Educator Award Recipients
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Dr. Noboru Tanaka on Progressive Education and the Japanese National Curriculum
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HA No Dis, All Ability
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Noreen Varney, A Future City Unit & Lessons Learned About The Values that Guide Us in Progressive Education
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Supporting Student and Faculty Well-Being and Belonging: A Campus Sensory Room
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Digital Landscapes: The Languages of Technology in the Reggio Emilia Approach
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It’s Not Just About Units and Projects, A Progressive Education Approach to Lesson Planning
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A Refreshed Mission: Hanahau‘oli School is a Leader in Progressive Education with Roots in Hawai‘i
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Education and AI: Four Steps for Navigating This and Every Wave of Educational Evolution Driven by Technological Innovation

2025

 
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Reflections on the Reasons Why Our Commitment to Equity and Anti-Bias Education for Young Children Remains Strong
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John Dewey’s Progressive Education Philosophy
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The Power of the Expressive Arts in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Work with Children
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Cultivating “Mitori:” Reflections from a Progressive Education Exchange Between Japan and Hawai‘i
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Democracy Has to Be Born Anew Every Generation, and Education Is Its Midwife
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Junior Kindergarten Insect Unit: Insects, Spiders, and Bugs, Oh My!
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A Magnanimity of Spirit: Resiliency and Inner Development for Progressive Educators
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For the Intellectual Commons: Electronic Scans of Original 1930s Progressive Education Association Conference Speeches and Evaluation Reports from the Eight-Year Study
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The Progressive School, a Leader in Educational Movements: Lessons from “The City Goes to the Country” By Leila V. Stott 1937
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Will Machines Replace Humans? Why This Question (and Others) Are Not New For Progressive Educators
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Excerpts On Progressive Education from “The Contribution of Education to the Improvement of Human Relations” By Mary Shattuck Fisher 1937
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Big Ideas in Early Childhood Mathematics: Learning about Relationships Between Quantities
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Learning by Doing: How Literacy Clinics Are Transforming Teacher Preparation at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
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Teaching Democracy Now: Reflections from Scholar in Residence Dr. Diana Hess on Her Recent Visit to Hawai‘i
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Schools of Tomorrow: The Enduring and Pressing Role of Education in Sustaining a Democracy
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Aloha ʻĀina Curriculum at Waiʻanae Intermediate: Connections to Progressive Education
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Whose Bread Is It Anyway?
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Honoring Excellence in Social Justice Education: Announcing the 2025-2026 Hawai‘i Social Justice Educator Award Recipients
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99 Perspectives on Progressive Philosophy & Pedagogy
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From the PD to Practice: The Hidden Factors in Professional Development Success
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Revisiting the Connection Between Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Progressive Education Assessment Practices
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The Joy of Art Experience: Designing School Structures for Sustaining Progressive Education Teaching & Learning for Children & Adults
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Progressive Education Reflections on the Professional Development of Teachers

2024

 
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Prog Educator Reflection
The Progressive Educator Abroad: Holding Onto My “Why”
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Curriculum, Pedagogy & Practice
“Developmentally Appropriate Yet Sophisticated”: Foundations of Concept-Based Curriculum & Instruction
Curriculum, Pedagogy & Practice
Curriculum, Pedagogy & Practice
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Pedagogy & Practice
Teaching and Modeling Resilience
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Prog Ed History
Progressive Education 101: A Timeline of Selected Definitions, Plus Some Essential Texts
Prog Ed History
Prog Ed History
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Philosophy
He Kauwā Ke Kanaka: The Door Opens Inward - Hawai‘i’s Role in World Healing
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Prog Ed History
The Progressive Education Association 1937 – On Teacher Happiness
Prog Ed History
Prog Ed History
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Curriculum
Kids Voting Hawai‘i Student Leaders Prepare for the 2024 General Election
Curriculum
Curriculum
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Teacher PD
Hanahau‘oli Guided Learning Tours: International Visitor Insights and Take Aways
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Teacher PD
Launching the He Aliʻi Ka ʻĀina Educator Conference
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Social Justice Education
Building a Community of Social Justice Educators
Social Justice Education
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Prog Ed History
Exploring A Progressive Educator’s Stance on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Schools
Prog Ed History
Prog Ed History
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Curriculum
The Promise of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Geography in Social Studies And Beyond
Curriculum
Curriculum
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Philosophy, Pedagogy & Practice
Reflections From A Teacher Philosopher: Integrating Care Ethics and Epistemology into the Work We Do In Schools
Philosophy, Pedagogy & Practice
Philosophy, Pedagogy & Practice
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Social Justice Education
Representation Milestone: Supporting the 2024 Debut of the First Filipinx History Curriculum Course in the United States
Social Justice Education
Social Justice Education
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Pedagogy & Practice
Wisdom’s Edge: My Ongoing Journey Using Philosophy to Educate and Heal
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Prog Educator Reflection
Reflections on My First Year at a Progressive School
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Curriculum
Beyond The Canon: Re-thinking and Refreshing Children’s Classics
Curriculum
Curriculum
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Pedagogy & Practice
Teaching Math in Progressive Schools and Homes
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Philosophy
Progressive Principles In Conversation With Hawaiian Pedagogy, Philosophy and Worldview
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Pedagogy & Practice
‘ĀinaQuest: Place-Based Gameplay in Education
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Social Justice Education
The 2024-25 Hawai‘i Social Justice Educator Awards: A Spotlight on Hawai‘i Teachers and Students Paving the Way
Social Justice Education
Social Justice Education
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Pedagogy & Practice
Welcome to the Collaborative Studio
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Prog Ed History
Nature Study & ʻĀina-Based Education: Modern-Day Reflections on A.B. Lyons’ 1895 “Progressive Educator” Publication
Prog Ed History
Prog Ed History
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Prog Ed History
H.S. Townsend: Hawai‘i’s Avant-Garde Progressive Education Leader (1881-1901)
Prog Ed History
Prog Ed History
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Prog Ed History
Voices from the 1919 Hanahau'oli School Brochure: Insights from a Historical Inquiry into the School’s Original Brain Trust
Prog Ed History
Prog Ed History
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Progressive Education, Prog Ed at Hanahau'oli, Prog Ed History
The School Archives: A Place to Document, Learn From, Reflect On, and Plan Forward the Ongoing Construction of a School’s Progressive Education Mission
Progressive Education, Prog Ed at Hanahau'oli, Prog Ed History
Progressive Education, Prog Ed at Hanahau'oli, Prog Ed History
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Pedagogy & Practice
The River School: Using Innovation and Science to Translate Progressive Education Philosophy into a 21st Century Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Pedagogy & Practice
Beyond the Walls: Documenting Learning Journeys at Hanahau'oli School
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice

2023

 
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Prog Educator Reflection
Becoming Our Best Selves: Reconnecting to Ecosocial Literacy
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Pedagogy & Practice
Fostering Emotional Regulation through Specialist Classes
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Teacher PD
A Window into a Day in the Life of a Progressive Education Professional Development School
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Pedagogy & Practice, Philosophy
Using Philosophy to Solve Social Issues in Japanese Society and Education (日本の社会教育問題解決に向けた哲学の活用)
Pedagogy & Practice, Philosophy
Pedagogy & Practice, Philosophy
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Social Justice Education
The Future Teachers of Hawai'i Club
Social Justice Education
Social Justice Education
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Prog Educator Reflection
Reflections from Maui: Creating a Classroom Community of Safety in Uncertain Times
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Prog Educator Reflection
Lessons from Theatre: What Happens when Communal Inquiry, Democratized Collaboration, and Student-Centered Pedagogies Intersect?
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Pedagogy & Practice
Experimenting with a Decolonizing Math Education: Pwo Pedagogy
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Pedagogy & Practice
Investigating the Many Ways Our Children Are Citizens
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Teacher PD
Embracing the “Young Teacher” Image: Reflections from My First Year of Teaching
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Teacher PD
E Kilo Kākou – “Letʻs Collectively Observe”
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Curriculum
Progressive Education School Curriculum is Not “Fixed and Ready-Made:” The Process of Developing and Putting into Practice Thematic Units of Study at Hanahau‘oli School
Curriculum
Curriculum
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Philosophy
Beauty As a Way of Knowing: The Aesthetic Dimension
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Philosophy, Pedagogy & Practice
Beauty As a Way of Knowing: The 100 Languages of Children and the Atelier
Philosophy, Pedagogy & Practice
Philosophy, Pedagogy & Practice
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Philosophy
Beauty As a Way of Knowing: The Environment as the Third Educator
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Philosophy
The Eddie
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Curriculum
‘Imi ‘Ike Enrichment Week
Curriculum
Curriculum
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Social Justice Education
Highlighting Social Justice Educators Doing the Work
Social Justice Education
Social Justice Education
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Teacher PD
Hele Aʻo – “To Go and Learn”
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Philosophy
The Progressive Education Spectrum
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Philosophy
When doing philosophy with children, what do we mean by “philosophy?”
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Pedagogy & Practice
Using the Art of Dance to Communicate: Why Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy?
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Prog Educator Reflection
The Sweetness of Time
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Philosophy
Librarianship in Service to Democracy: What Libraries Can (and Should) Be in Progressive Schools
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Prog Educator Reflection
Fighting Back Against the Future
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection

2022

 
Featured
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Prog Educator Reflection
Experiencing The Kaleidoscope That Is Progressive Education
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Philosophy, Prog Educator Reflection
Spirituality and Progressive Education
Philosophy, Prog Educator Reflection
Philosophy, Prog Educator Reflection
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Philosophy
The Inextricable Link Between Progressive Education and Scientific Research
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Philosophy
“Your image of the child: Where teaching begins”
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Prog Ed History
Continuing to Grow the Modern Progressive Education Movement in Hawai‘i
Prog Ed History
Prog Ed History
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Prog Ed History
Progressive with a Capital P?
Prog Ed History
Prog Ed History
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Philosophy
In Defense Of Impurity: A Reflection On Wonder
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Philosophy
Progressive Education － Do You Know It When You See It?
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Social Justice Education, Pedagogy & Practice
Using ʻĀina-Based Learning & School Gardens to Promote Social Justice Education in Elementary Grades
Social Justice Education, Pedagogy & Practice
Social Justice Education, Pedagogy & Practice
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Prog Educator Reflection
Niente Senza Gioia
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Teacher PD
The Teacher Scholar Role at Hanahau‘oli School: Using Inquiry to Grow a Progressive Teaching Practice (Part 2 of 2)
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Teacher PD
The Teacher Scholar Role at Hanahau‘oli School: Using Inquiry to Grow a Progressive Teaching Practice (Part 1 of 2)
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Curriculum, Teacher PD
The Hanahau'oli Teacher Collaborative: Learning About Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design and Thematic Units of Study
Curriculum, Teacher PD
Curriculum, Teacher PD
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Pedagogy & Practice
Studying Middle School Teaching, Experimenting with a Pedagogy of Aloha
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Assessment
The Fragile Compatibility of Test Scores and Progressive Pedagogy
Assessment
Assessment
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Philosophy
Our Writing Lives
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Pedagogy & Practice
A Progressive Education Librarian’s Guide: Building Library Collections that Prepare Children for Life in a Diverse Democracy
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Social Justice Education
Progressive Education in Action: Ending Period Poverty for the Next Generation of Learners
Social Justice Education
Social Justice Education
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Assessment
The Three-Way Conference: A Progressive Education Assessment Practice that Teaches Asset Framing & Self-Direction
Assessment
Assessment
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Pedagogy & Practice
Birthday Books: Building Community and a Culture of Literacy Through an All-school Tradition
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Pedagogy & Practice
I Want to Know What Love Is: A Progressive Education Film Festival
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Pedagogy & Practice
Hanahau‘oli School Kare Kids: Sustaining the Progressive Education Impulse for Care and Connection Through Community Service During the Pandemic
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Pedagogy & Practice
Creating Beauty: A p4c Hawai‘i Story and Reflection on Progressive Education
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Pedagogy & Practice, Curriculum
Natural Scientists, Children in Charge: Studying A Progressive Approach to Early Childhood Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education
Pedagogy & Practice, Curriculum
Pedagogy & Practice, Curriculum
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Teacher PD
A Moral Imperative: Why School--University Professional Development School Partnerships Are Critical to the Progressive Education Movement
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Pedagogy & Practice
Teachers as Scientists: Watching Life and Children Alertly
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Pedagogy & Practice
The Hanahau‘oli School Student-Led Assembly: A Critical and Enduring Progressive Education Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice

2021

 
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Teacher PD
Harnessing Imagination, Purpose, and Joy to Reflect On and Transform the Future of Faculty and Staff Meetings
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Prog Educator Reflection
What School Could Be: Reflections on the Path Forward
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Prog Ed History
Westland School - Living the Questions Since 1949
Prog Ed History
Prog Ed History
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Progressive Education
Primal Wonder: Exploring Where Philosophy Begins and Should Not End with Dr. Thomas Jackson
Progressive Education
Progressive Education
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Teacher PD
The Entering Teacher Cooperative: Hanahau‘oli School’s Progressive Education Approach to Onboarding New Teachers
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Philosophy
A Commitment to Social Justice and Improving the Lives of Others: A Snapshot of Recent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work at Hanahauʻoli School
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Philosophy
A Progressive Educator’s Poem, “On Doing Philosophy with Children”
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Prog Ed History
The Significance of Jane Addams’ Progressive Education Legacy in the COVID-19 Era: Schools as Sites for Community Inquiry and Innovative Social Programing
Prog Ed History
Prog Ed History
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Social Justice Education
Connecting Modern-Day Social Justice Education Initiatives with the Century-Old Progressive Education Movement
Social Justice Education
Social Justice Education
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Pedagogy & Practice
Food as Phenomena: Pandemic Era Reminders About the “Significant Educational Value of Learning Through Observation”
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Prog Educator Reflection
Reflections from a Visiting Scholar: Hanahau’oli, a True Deweyan School
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Pedagogy & Practice
Only By Wrestling with the Problem First Hand, Does a Person Learn to Think: Reflections on a Pedagogy for Philosophical Inquiry
Pedagogy & Practice
Pedagogy & Practice
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Philosophy
Exploring the Relevance of Progressive Philosophy in Present Times: Possible Impacts on Individuals, Schools, and Society Today
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Prog Educator Reflection
Learning About Progressive Education from the Other Side
Prog Educator Reflection
Prog Educator Reflection
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Teacher PD
Launching A Brand New MEd-CS Progressive Philosophy and Pedagogy Program
Teacher PD
Teacher PD
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Introducing Progressive Philosophy & Pedagogy: A Blog for Progressive Educators