PI-CASC NEWS
“The Mysteries of Kīlauea and the Hawaiian Islands”: PI-CASC’s interactive geonarrative
PI-CASC Education Hub launched an interactive Kīlauea visual educational tool that incorporates four Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned lessons that weave Hawaiian moʻolelo (story) and art.
A long term, multi-student project leads to recent publication
Research by a former Manager Climate Corps student leads to another study that analyzed the levels of pathogens entering Hilo Bay under varying weather conditions. This study was recently published in Water Environmental Research.
Innovation and Climate Education: The Journey of PI-CASC’s Education Hub
Launched in 2021, the Climate Education Hub offers teachers a rich collection of place-based lesson plans, tools, and data sets focusing on climate science in Hawaiʻi and the US- Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI).
Fostering collaboration: An Earth to Sky workshop for Hawaiʻi climate science educators
PI-CASC collaborated with partners to host an immersive, three-day climate communication course for educators, equipping them with knowledge and tools for place-based climate curriculum development.
PI-CASC to host the 2023 EARTH teacher workshop
PI-CASC will host the 2023 annual EARTH teacher workshop in Honolulu, July 10-14.
PI-CASC represented at annual EARTH workshop
USGS PI-CASC contractor Cherryle Heu represented the center at the 2022 EARTH workshop.
PI-CASC launches climate science education website
The PI-CASC K-12 Education Hub provides climate science resources for students, teachers, and researchers in Hawaiʻi and the USAPI.
New PI-CASC Partnerships with Parks for Every Classroom Pilot Program
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is partnering with the Volcano School of Arts and Sciences and PI CASC on a the national Parks for Every Classroom program pilot to develop climate education professional development workshops.