Examine the Strategy
The Strategy in Action
The following classroom video segments illustrate teaching strategies that reflect Native Hawaiian values and traditions. As you watch, look for:
- Hand gestures ("hamau")
- Classroom management strategies
- Raising hands
- Express what you know
Henry Pali's Class
Henry Pali teaches at the Kualapuʻu Public Charter School. Through his teaching, students are learning Native Hawaiian culture, language, and values, connecting what they have learned about their heritage to projects on family history.
Mahina Hou Ross's Class
In this video segment, Mahina Hou Ross teaches his students at Molokaʻi High School about Native Hawaiian history and culture to connect the past and present, and to preserve the Hawaiian way of learning even as he teaches non-Hawaiian topics.
After you watch the video segments, discuss these questions with colleagues or reflect on them in your journal:
- What are some examples of how the teachers in the video segments incorporated Native Hawaiian culture and values?
- How did the teachers connect Native Hawaiian culture and values to what students were learning?
