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Stories From Three Native Hawaiian Alaka‘I About The Education Of Young Children, Charis-Ann F. Sole, M. Nalani Mattox-Primacio, Shin Ae Han
Stories From Three Native Hawaiian Alaka‘I About The Education Of Young Children, Charis-Ann F. Sole, M. Nalani Mattox-Primacio, Shin Ae Han
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The stories of three alaka‘i wahine (Native Hawaiian women leaders) who are involved with cultural and linguistic early education environments that promote family and child interaction are featured here. Through interviews and interactions their stories and work are highlighted for stakeholders to glean from lessons they have learned. This work is framed through the lens of (re)imagining educational systems for Native Hawaiian children to experience education that is congruent with their heritage, their family, and their cultural ways of being. Contextualizing the experiences and wisdom of these island leaders’ voices, this weaving of stories highlights the significance of native ideas …
Learning Stories As Assessment For Liberation, Helen Frazier
Learning Stories As Assessment For Liberation, Helen Frazier
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This paper illustrates the transformative power of learning stories as an alternative approach to in early childhood assessment. The author uses examples from her own classroom to demonstrate the use of formative assessment to foster attachment, pluralism and creativity.