Ka Pi`ina

ASCD Charlotte Danielson Webinar:

Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.

Great video that supports much of what Ka Pi`ina is about – supporting new teachers, as well as baby boomers, collaborative teams, etc.

Dan Pink has written several bestselling books on the future of work. His most recent book, Drive, is already lighting up the blogosphere a scant week after its release. Drive explores what motivates us to do our best work. These days, carrots and sticks will do more harm than good, Pink argues. The time has come to tap “the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.” Read the rest of this entry »

Barnett Berry invites policymakers and teacher leaders to rethink today’s teaching policies by imagining the knowledge, skills and qualities teachers must have in the year 2030 — just two decades from now. To support this discussion, Berry introduces the voices of 12 accomplished American teachers who are currently writing a book on the future of teaching.

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward.

Welina mai to the Ka Pi`ina blog site.

On behalf of the Education Group Executives and Education Group leaders, we are pleased to announce the names of 101 Ka Pi`ina pilot participants, their supervisors (and those responsible for their evaluation) and the Pilot Support Team members for SY 09-10 as contained in the list (link) below:

0910 Ka Pi`ina Pilot Participants and Evaluators as of 4/27/09

Pilot participants came from all education units–KS-Kapalama, Hawaii and Maui campuses as well as the five Community Education & Implementation (CEI) units:  Community Based Early Childhood Education (CBECE), Extension Education Services (EES), Literacy Instruction & Support (LIS), Program Development (PD), and Public Education Support (PEdS). 

Mahalo to 103 administrators, faculty and staff that volunteered and their supervisors for supporting them to be a part of this pilot in SY 09-10.  

For your reference, slide 135 of the framework provides information regarding pilot participant activities–> Pilot Participant Responsibilities

In addition, the frequently asked questions (FAQs) gathered from the 45 information sharing sessions that took place in January and February 2009 is posted below and section 2 of the FAQ document is dedicated to questions about the pilot.

Because of the comprehensive nature of Ka Pi`ina, we know that whether you are a pilot participant or not, you can continue to be engaged in the Ka Pi`ina pilot discussion, progress, process and activities by supporting pilot participants, learning more about the framework and providing feedback and mana`o to them and your respective Pilot Support Team or Core Project Team member.

Mahalo and have a great Spring Break!

Ka Pi`ina Core Project Team

Ano`ai kakou,

Mahalo nui loa to all of you who participated in at least one of the 45 education group wide meetings, subsequent kukakuka sessions and/or follow up feedback surveys.

The Ka Pi`ina Core Project Team (CPT) began sharing the framework with the Education Group Executives at the end of October 2008, Trustees and Education Group leadership teams in November and December 2008, followed by broad scale messaging and sharing with faculty and staff in January and February 2009.  The cascaded sharing of the framework from October 2008 to February 2009 was accomplished in a variety of large and small group meeting settings and totaled 45 opportunities to share the framework from Hawai`i Island to Kaua`i.    All Education Group units had the opportunity to learn about the framework, including the three campuses–Kapalama (KSK), Maui (KSM) and Hawaii (KSH) and the five community education divisions–Community Based Early Childhood Education (CBECE), Extension Education Services (EES), Literacy Instruction and Support (LIS), Program Development Division (PDD) and Public Education Support (PEdS).

As a result of the great discussions generated from these meetings, attached you will find a document with a number of frequently asked questions (FAQs) that were gathered from the 45 roll out meetings and via the feedback survey, through the end of February.  The document organizes the questions as follows:  Section 1 – General questions, including recruitment; Section 2 – Pilot; Section 3 – Career Opportunities; Section 4 – Performance Management and Evaluation; Section 5 – Professional Development; Section 6 – Compensation and Rewards; Section 7 – Current Practices, Procedures and Operations; Section 8 – Implementation of the Framework, including any Collective Bargaining Related Questions.

Ka Pi`ina FAQs v 2

We mahalo all of you for the diligence in reading, reviewing and reflecting upon the draft Ka Pi`ina framework and for your subsequent sharing of concerns, questions, suggestions, considerations and mana`o.

Please feel free to download and review the attached FAQ document.  If there are any additional questions and you’d like a follow up response, please feel free to e-mail the Ka Pi`ina Core Project Team at kapiina@ksbe.edu and a response will be provided to you.

Beginning, the week of March 16th, a series of regularly scheduled e-mails will be initiated from the Ka Pi`ina web mail box and Core Project Team and will include some of the FAQs and responses as well as information about the progress of various Ka Pi`ina activities.

Again, mahalo nui loa for your participation and contributions.

A hui hou,

Ka Pi`ina Core Project Team

Ano`ai kakou,

The Ka Pi`ina Core Project Team (CPT) invites you to provide a welcomed review of the Ka Pi`ina framework and its related appendices for the purpose of providing more details in non-western and non-traditional (e.g., trade) aspects and contexts in the following Ka Pi`ina framework/blue print areas:

a.  Career Opportunities (e.g., career levels, qualifications at each career level, etc.)

b.  Performance Management & Evaluation (e.g., evaluation elements, language, measures, assessments, etc.)

c.  Professional Development (e.g., supports)

d.  Compensation (e.g., other ways to compensate, recognize and reward)

Please provide your feedback in one of the following ways by Friday, February 27, 2009:

1.  Forward to one of the Core Project Team members a marked up copy of Ka Pi`ina framework slide(s) with your detail comments and notes;

2.  Submit your feedback via the survey monkey link below:

       https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=vaJwiWTMtMIuT5E1ND_2bc5A_3d_3d

3.  Forward a separate document (hard and soft copies) of the details, samples, rubrics, language, changes, etc. to a Core Project Team member.

Upon receipt of the feedback, the CPT will review all of the inputs at our Friday, March 6, 2009 meeting and let you know the results of our considerations and recommendations.

Mahalo in advance for the time taken to review the documents and for providing your mana`o.

A hui hou,

Ka Pi`ina Core Project Team