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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, June 26, 2003

Education briefs

Advertiser Staff

Singapore school, UH to collaborate

The Curriculum Research and Development Group of the College of Education at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa and Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore recently announced an agreement to collaborate on creating an introductory engineering mathematics course for Ngee Ann students in Singapore.

The partnership is believed to be the first of its kind since the U.S. Department of Education and the Singapore government signed a memorandum of understanding in which they agreed to cooperate to improve math and science education last September.

CRDG's Barbara Dougherty and Ngee Ann's Pok Yang Ming and Chia-Khoo Beng Yang will lead a team of curriculum developers who will base the new course on Algebra I: A Process Approach, a curriculum created by CRDG.

Ngee Ann selected the program because it uses problem solving and communication strategies. The Singapore group will contribute a technology component to be used for tutorials and online assessments.

The final product, useful for post-secondary students in the United States and elsewhere, will be available in July 2004.


'Aina Haina student wins national prize

Celine Nakachi, a fourth-grader at 'Aina Haina Elementary, is in Washington, D.C. with her family this week to receive an award from the Department of Homeland Security.

Nakachi was the national winner for Best Message in the Grade 3-4 Category for the department's Internet safety poster contest.

Her winning poster can be seen at www.infragard.net. Click on "K.I.S. Poster Winners — Page 1."


Old computers sought for schools

Hawai'i TechKnow Center will hold a computer donation drive Saturday to benefit public schools.

The drive, SEEK: Supplying Equipment 2 Educate Kids, will be held at Hawai'i TechKnow Center, 1430 Kona St., Suite 205.

The goal is to collect as many recyclable computers as possible from local companies and the public. After any needed repairs, upgrades or refurbishment, the computers will be donated to local public schools, said president and CEO Lisa Ching.

Hawai'i TechKnow Center will give out $20 gift certificates to each donor that provides equipment during the drive.

Donations will be accepted between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

For more information, visit www.hawaiitechknow.com.