Faculty/Staff
Presentations
2011 Faculty/Staff Presentations
Berg, K. F. (2011, February). Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Invited presentation at the Hawai‘i Joint Interservice Regional Support Group (HJIRSG), Hickam AFB, HI.
Berg, K. F., Young, D. B., Brandon, P. R., & Nguyen, T. T. (2011, January). Research, development, and use of a professional development design guide for educators. Presented at the annual meeting of the Hawai‘i Educational Research Association Conference, Honolulu.
Brandon, P. R., Harrison, G. M., & Lawton, B. E. (2011, November). Intraclass correlation coefficients and effect sizes for school-randomized experiments. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Anaheim, CA.
Brandon, P. R., Lawton, B. E., & Harrison, G. (2011, April). Development and validation of the Interest-in-the-Arts Questionnaire. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Brennan, C. A. (2011, March) Concept mapping with young learners. Presented at the National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Brennan, C. A. (2011, March) The multiple dimensions of scientific inquiry in the preK–12 school setting. Presented at the National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Brennan, C. A., & Bock, J. (2011, October) Is it them? Or, are you not asking the right questions? Presented at the Hawai‘i Association for the Education of Young Children 2011 Early Childhood Conference, Honolulu.
Brennan, C. A., & Bock, J. (2011, November) Exploring the importance of asking effective questions in instructional conversations with preschool children to help them develop their inquiry skills. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Brennan, C. A., & Davis, B. (2011, March) The outdoor class study area, An integrated learning experience. Presented at the National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Dowdell, E. B., & Nguyen T. T. (2011, May). Sexting, cyberbullying and risk taking: Results from student surveys. Invited presentation at the National Strategy Conference on Combating Child Exploitation, San Jose, CA.
Fukunaga, L. L., & Brandon, P. R. (2011, November). Findings on stakeholder involvement: A review of empirical studies of stakeholder involvement in evaluation. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Anaheim, CA.
Kaupp, L. (2011, October). Earth, moon, and tides: An inquiry approach, a kinesthetic model. Presented at the Hawai‘i Science Teachers Association Fall Conference, Honolulu.
Lai, M. K. (2011, January). Some Hawai‘i results from W.K. Kellogg initiatives. Presentation at the annual Hawai‘i International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Lai, M. K. (2011, August). States’ rights in the United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights should not be privileged over indigenous people’s rights. Presented at the Pacific Circle Consortium Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Lai, M. K. (2011, September). Discussant for Stafford Hood’s plenary presentation at the annual meeting of the Hawai‘i-Pacific Evaluation Association, Honolulu, HI.
Lai, M. K. (2011, September). Session chair, Evaluation-related experiences of graduates of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Educational Psychology doctoral program. Presented at the annual meeting of the Hawai‘i-Pacific Evaluation Association, Honolulu.
Lai, M. K. (2011, November). The UN Declaration on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Directly & strongly related to evaluation. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Anaheim, CA.
Lemus, J. D., Duncan Seraphin, K., Veary, K., & Coopersmith, A. (2011, December). Integrating Western and traditional ways of knowing in the communicating ocean sciences courses at University of Hawai‘i. Presented at the American Geophysical Union Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Liebengood, F. D., Ayala, P. L., Palma Elmore, M. Mark, L., & Nguyen, T. T. (2011, April). Sexting, cyberbullying, identity theft, digital copyright and misinformation: A snapshot of a 2010 Hawai‘i survey. Presented at the 2011 Technology, Colleges and Community Online Conference.
Liebengood, F. D., Ayala, P. L, Mendoza, C., & Nguyen, T. T. (2011, January). Internet safety issues, a broad perspective in Hawai‘i. Presented at the Hawai‘i Educational Research Association Conference, Honolulu.
Nguyen, T. T. (2011, April). Considering faculty readiness for digital safety in schools. Presented at the 2011 Technology, Colleges and Community Online Conference.
Nguyen, T. T. (2011, August). Digital ethics: Global considerations from a US perspective. Presented at the Pacific Circle Consortium Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Nguyen, T. T. (2011, June). Is your school ready to model and promote digital citizenship? Invited keynote address at Punahou Brain Symposium, Honolulu, HI.
Nguyen, T. T. (2011, September). Multimedia juvenile victimization: Insights into youth behavior to help law enforcement. Invited presentation at Hawai‘i State Law Enforcement Officers Association Conference, Kona.
Nguyen, T. T. (2011, March). Multimedia juvenile victimization: School faculty perspectives about youth behavior. Presented at the International Conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Nashville, TN.
Nguyen, T. T. (2011, September). School faculty perspectives and readiness for digital citizenship and internet safety. Invited presentation at Bukkyo University International Conference, Honolulu, HI. (Paper available in English and Japanese)
Nguyen, T. T., & Jumawan, F. V. (2011, October). Online learning community development expectations: A science story. Presented at 2011 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Honolulu, HI.
Nguyen, T. T., Liebengood, F. D., & Ayala, P. L. (2011, April). Digital citizenship: Cyberbullying, sexting, & online sharing, an empirical study of student awareness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Olson, J., & Olson, M. (2011, August). Examining implementation of formative assessment in networked mathematics classrooms from multiple perspectives. Presented at the Pacific Circle Consortium Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Olson, J., & Olson, M. (2011, April). Why is learning about formative assessment in a networked classroom contagious? Presented at the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. Olson, J.,
Olson, M., & Brendan, B. (2011, February). Bringing it all together: Pedagogy, curriculum, Nspire and Google Education. Presented at the Teachers Teaching with Technology (T3) International Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Olson, J., Olson, M., & Gilbert, M. (2011, March). NTLI Fellows Symposium: The nexus between formative assessment and technology in networked classrooms. What have we learned? Presented at the International Conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, Nashville, TN.
Olson, J., Olson, M., & Gilbert, M. (2011, March). The nexus between formative assessment and technology in networked classrooms. What have we learned? Presented at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, Irvine, CA.
Olson, J., Olson, M., La, T., Oberding, T., & Chester, A. (2011, January). A fourphase analysis of cultural and genderrelated differences in communication between parents and children. Presented at the Hawai‘i Educational Research Association Conference, Honolulu.
Olson, J., Zenigami, F., Olson, M., & Leake, B. (2011, February). Calculator summer session to develop number sense, data analysis and probability concepts. Presented at the Hawai‘i Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Teachers Teaching with Technology (T3) Regional Meeting, Honolulu.
Olson, M., & Olson, J. (2011, January). Comparison of changes in mathematical content knowledge for teaching of middle grades teachers in a two-year research project to examine effects of two professional development models for implementing formative assessment in networked classrooms. Presented at the Annual Hawai‘i International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Olson, M., & Olson, J. (2011, January). Effects of two professional development models for implementing formative assessment in networked classrooms on mathematical content knowledge of middle grades teachers. Presented at the Hawai‘i Educational Research Association Conference, Honolulu.
Olson, M., Olson, J., & La, T. (2011, January). Case studies of teachers’ implementation of formative assessment in a networked classroom. Presented at the Annual Hawai‘i International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Olson, M., & Zenigami, F. (2011, January). A study of the process and outcomes of an educative curriculum materials component in the first year of a three-year school-wide professional development model to enrich teacher mathematical and content knowledge. Presented at the Hawai‘i Educational Research Association Conference, Honolulu.
Olson, T., & Olson, M. (2011, January). Comparing preservice teachers view of the importance of understanding fractions with their ability to adequately explain solutions to word problems involving fractions. Presented at the Annual Hawai‘i International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Olson, T., Olson, M., & Sjostrom, M. P. (2011, January). Examining explanations provided in solving worded fraction problems: Comparing the thinking of pre-service teachers to those of students in grade five. Presented at the Hawai‘i Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Honolulu.
Philippoff, J., Parisky, A., Degnan, K., Papini Warren, D., & Duncan Seraphin, K. (2011, January). Island Energy Inquiry Professional Development: Content enrichment and pedagogical approaches to teaching about energy sustainability. Presented at the annual Hawai‘i International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Pottenger, F., Brandon, P., & Duncan Seraphin, K. (2011, January). Application of a theoretical model of modes of inquiry to a science professional development project and its evaluation. Presented at the Hawai‘i Educational Research Association Conference, Honolulu.
Pottenger, F. (2011, January). Special workshop: Education Laboratory— Teaching science as inquiry. Presented at the annual Hawai‘i International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Pottenger, F., Redmond, J., Feldman, A., Kaupp, L., & Klemm, E. B. (2011, March). Background enrichment for out-of-field teachers teaching physics-based courses. Presented in UHM PHY 399 course for mentor teachers, Honolulu, HI.
Saka, S. (2011, November). Use of incentives to increase participation. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Anaheim, CA.
Sandgren, A., Olson, M., Hartweg, K., Couts, D., Logan, L., & Garza, A. (2011, March). Northwest Illinois Math & Science (NIMS) Partnership: A longitudinal integrated math/science project, 2004– 2011. Presented at the United States Department of Education MSP Regional Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Scott, N. G., Tokuhama, R., Gill, K., & Nguyen, T. T. (2011, August). An introduction to the Makery Cloud and an invitation to participate in ongoing Pacificwide research and implementation project. Presented at the Pacific Circle Consortium Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Scott, N. G., Tokuhama, R., Gill, K., & Nguyen, T. T. (2011, January). The Makery. Presented at the Hawai‘i International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Shaffer, S., Young, D. B., Hannahs, M., Lipscomb, A. L., & Rodenhurst, R. (2011, September). Young children in museums. Presented at the Western Museums Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI. Tomita, M. K. & ULS Project Pono. (2011, September). ULS Garden & Sustainability Initiatives. Presented at the 3rd Annual Hawaii Green Schools Symposium, Ewa Beach, HI.
Tomita, M. K. & ULS Project Pono. (2011, September). ULS Project Pono. Poster presented at the Schools of the Future Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Venenciano, L. (January 2011). Examining factors that effect algebra readiness. Presented at the Hawai‘i Education Research Association Conference, Honolulu.
Venenciano, L., & Yagi, S. (February 2011). Math Teachers’ Circle of Hawai‘i, for math’s sake! Presented at the Hawai‘i Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Honolulu.
Ward, L., & Chun, M. N. (2011, August). Hearing for a deeper understanding of indigenous knowledge: The things welearned from publishing indigenous material. Presented at the Pacific Circle Consortium Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Yager, R. E., Schmidt, D. L. (coordinators) & ESP authors (including Duncan Seraphin, K.). (2011, March). Exemplary Science Programs (ESP); Meeting the reform features from the National Science Education Standards. ESP: Science Teaching and Learning as collaborative experiences. Presented at the National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Yin, Y., Brandon, P., Olson, J., Slovin, H., & Olson, M. (2011, April). Comparing the effects of two two-year formative assessment professional development models. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Indianapolis, IN.
Yin, Y., Brandon, P., Olson, J., Slovin, H., & Olson, M. (2011, April). Comparing the effect of two formative assessment professional development models. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
York, S. E., & Lai, M. K.(2011, November). A method for creating simple, inexpensive and valid comparison groups. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Anaheim, CA.
Young, D. B. (2011, June). Designing professional development for educators. Invited presentation at the National Geographic Workshop on Professional Development and Instructional Materials, Alexandria, VA.
Young, D. B. (2011, April). Evaluation services for the kindergarten and junior kindergarten programs of the department of education. Presented at the Hawai‘i State Early Learning Council, Honolulu.
Young, D. B. (2011, July). Professional development: Past, present, and future. Invited presentation at Argosy University, Honolulu.
Young, D. B., Berg, K. F., Brandon, P. R., & Nguyen, T. T. (2011, January). Research, development, and use of a professional development design guide for educators. Presented at the Hawai‘i Educational Research Association Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Young, D. B., Brandon, P. R., Oshiro, E., Brennan, C. A., Slovin, H., & Berg, K. (2011, August). Development and application of instructional materials selection criteria for elementary and secondary schools. Presented at the Pacific Circle Consortium Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Young, D. B., Nguyen, T. T., Brandon, P. R, & Berg, K. F. (2011, January). Research, design, and demonstration of a model for designing and developing professional development for educators. Presented at the Annual Hawai‘i International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Zenigami, F., & Olson, M. (2011, January). Examining the educative curriculum materials component in the first year of a three-year school-wide professional development model to enriching teacher mathematical and pedagogical content knowledge. Presented at the Annual Hawai‘i International Conference on Education, Honolulu.
Zenigami, F., Olson, M., & Sakumoto, A. (2011, April). One school’s story: Rethinking how mathematics is taught and learned. Presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
Zenigami, F., & Okazaki, C. (2010, April). A unit story: Introducing unit and the number line to young children. Presented at the 88th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, San Diego, CA.









