Join us for our 2023 Cohort!
Exploring the Big Ideas in Early Mathematics: A Training Series for Early Childhood Teachers in Hawaii
CEED Hawaii in partnership with Chaminade University has welcomed the Erikson Institute, the nation’s premier graduate school in early childhood development, to offer a yearlong professional series, designed to deepen teachers’ understanding of children’s mathematical development.
Since 2015, this training has been free to participants. Together, we are grateful for the commitment and continued generosity of the Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation for continuing to make opportunities like these possible. Over the years, this program has trained over 120 teachers in the islands and we’re still going strong!
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New Cohort in 2023
Registration for our 8th cohort for 2023 is now open! The cohort will meet six times throughout the year (see below) and offer an engaging professional development opportunity focused on early math concepts. All events held at CEED are subject to COVID-19 protocols and restrictions. If necessary, some events may be moved to Zoom.
Start your application by clicking here. All applications are due by Sunday, November 13th. Note, applicants will be notified of acceptance in Cohort 8 by November 18, 2022.
Training Dates for 2023 (Saturdays)
- January 7th – whole cohort at CEED on Oahu
- March 4th – remotely via Zoom
- April 29th – remotely via Zoom
- August 26th – remotely via Zoom
- October 21st – remotely via Zoom
- December 9th – whole cohort at CEED on Oahu
Online Community of Practice: Engagement throughout the Program Year
Erikson Facilitators will support teachers in developing an online community of practice with their Hawaii colleagues: a place where teachers can respond to facilitator prompts, post photo and video evidence of practice, and discuss growth and change in practice.
Sharing: A Celebration of Learning
As part of the final day of face-to-face learning labs, teachers will share a documentation panel about shifts made in their understanding of early math.
About the Training 
Join a cohort of early childhood teachers and engage in professional development trainings with Erikson Institute’s Early Math Collaborative that will illuminate mathematical concepts and enhance your skills in the classroom. Over the course of one year, you’ll engage in face-to-face and online trainings, all while networking with your peers.
Through face-to-face learning labs, live web-labs, and an online community of practice, teachers will engage in hands-on/minds-on exploration of important mathematical ideas, children’s learning progressions for concepts, and how adults can scaffold children’s developing thinking and communication skills. Teachers will build math understanding through investigations, video analysis, children’s literature, and discussion with colleagues. After each session, you will use what you are learning in your own classrooms and gather evidence of children’s mathematical thinking.
Share a copy of the 2023 informational sheet, click here!
Participants Receive
- A copy of Big Ideas of Early Mathematics: What Teachers of Young Children Need to Know
- Other books and materials to enhance math teaching practice
- Ongoing professional advice in an online community of practice
- Close work with expert facilitators from Erikson Institute and committed colleagues in Hawaii
Erikson Facilitators will support teachers in developing an online community of practice with their Hawaii colleagues: a place where teachers can respond to facilitator prompts, post photo and video evidence of practice, and discuss growth and change in practice.
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