August 2011 | Volume 2 | Issue 3
Kalahngan! Thank you to Pohnpei for successfully hosting the 27th Pacific Educational Conference (PEC). More than 900 educators from approximately 20 countries participated in 165 presentations and plenary sessions. Educators from the Pacific region and around the world shared instructional strategies for contextual and culturally grounded learning. Assessment and evaluation; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education; teacher training technology; math; and climate change were just a few of the subjects discussed at this year’s PEC. We were all energized to bring home new learnings and innovations to classrooms and agencies. We are currently building on the momentum created by educators and others at the PEC to practically and coherently address the ever-changing education needs of the region. We thank our many contributors to this issue of the Pacific Navigator and believe that you, our readers, will find its contents both useful and enjoyable. Sincerely, Sharon Nelson-Barber, EdD President & CEO	Making Connections at the International Hui The verdant Tanana Valley in interior Alaska served as the setting for the 2nd International Hui on Research by Indigenous People, sponsored by More The 2nd International Hui on Research by Indigenous People gathered in Tanana Valley, Alaska, to share their current research.
	During the last two weeks in July, the 22 students of theMACIMISE project pursuing doctoral and master degrees held their annual meeting in Pohnpei, FSM. Taking in the local culture and sights, as well as the characteristic hospitality of the region, the MACIMISERS worked hard on the mission of the project that focuses on local practices, languages, and the preservation of mathematical ideas associated with these practices and languages. PREL Recognizes Longtime Partners Highlights of PCC Activities Unpacking Standards at Yap High School (YHS)—Standards and performance indicators define subject area content and skills. It also lets us know what is important for students to know and do.More Getting to Know Micronesia On May 9 and 10, educators from O‘ahu’s Central District schools for the Hawai‘i DOE learned how to teach Micronesian students and to understand and work effectively with their parents. More Dr. Patrick U. Tellei, President of the Palau Community College, showing the plaque that commemorates 20 years of collaboration and partnership. More
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