CRDG Organization

CRDG Organization

College of Education

Christine Sorensen, Dean

Curriculum Research & Development Group

Donald B. Young, Director
Kathleen F. Berg, Associate Director
Helen Au, Assistant Director, Marketing Publication Services

University Laboratory School

Keoni Jeremiah, Principal
Peter Estomago, Vice-Principal
Tracy Teixeira, Dean of Students
Miki Tomita, Dean of Curriculum and Instruction

James Harpstrite Retires

James Harpstrite joined CRDG in 1976 as a social studies teacher and curriculum developer where he directed curriculum development and professional development efforts including the Hawai‘i Multicultural Awareness Project, the Consumer Education Project, and the Energy Conservation Project. He contributed to the Civic Education for the Information Age (CEIA) joint curriculum development project under the direction of Frank Pottenger, which is now incorporated into the school curriculum in the Krasnoyarsk, Barnaul, and greater Moscow regions in Russia.
In 1980, Harpstrite won the National Youth Involvement Award from the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges for his work on the Hawai‘i Multicultural Awareness Project. His leadership in the Energy Conservation Project was on the cutting edge in the 1980s when he created do-it-yourself solar water heating kits for use in Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific.

In Memoriam

Leon H. Burton, professor emeritus of the University of Hawai‘i at Ma–noa’s College of Education, passed away on December 23, 2011, at the age of 81. Burton helped start the Hawai‘i Curriculum Center, which became the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) in 1969 and served CRDG for over 27 years, creating many widely recognized curricula in music and early childhood education. His Comprehensive Musicianship Program for grades K–6 continues to be used in Hawai‘i’s schools today. In 1996, Burton, along with Diane Witt, completed Integrated Developmental Experiences for Active Learning (iDEAL), a totally integrated kindergarten program. He and Witt also collaborated to produce Ukulele: A Comprehensive Approach (1989) and Class Guitar: A Comprehensive Approach (1981). Always focused on the learning of young children, Burton authored MusicPlay, ArtsPlay, Pathways, and (with Marlene Hapai) BugPlay. Burton was active within both the academic and music communities, serving in many education policy organizations and travelling extensively in his role as a music educator. He also played with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra for more than six decades. His impact on music and arts education continues locally and worldwide.

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Abhari, Maryam
Mathematics (Graduate Assistant)
BS 2006, BS 2010, Hawai‘i
Afaga, Lorna
Program Research and Evaluation
BA 1977, MPH 1981, Hawai‘i
Asato, Darrell
Marketing and Publication Services
BFA 1979, Hawai‘i
Au, Helen
Marketing and Publication Services
BBA 1993, MEd 2006, Hawai‘i
Ayala, Peter
Learning Technologies (Graduate Assistant)
AA 1984, BA 1985, District of Columbia; MEd 2008 Marygrove College
Baldwin, Marybeth
Standards Streamlining Project
BA 2000, Seattle; MA 2003, Portland
Berg, Kathleen F.
Administration
BEd 1973, PD 1973, MEd 1980, PhD 1992, Hawai‘i
Bodily, Michelle
Literacy and Hawaiian Education
BA 2010, Hawai‘i
Brandon, Paul
Program Research and Evaluation
BS 1970, Portland State; MEd 1978, PhD 1983, Hawai‘i
Brennan, Carol Ann
Science, Early Childhood Education
BA 1965, Catholic University of America; MS 1984, Nebraska; EdD 1996, Hawai‘i
Brown, Boyce
Standards Streamlining Project
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Cagaoan, Emma
Administration
AS 1980, Kapi‘olani Community College
Capen, Stephanie
Mathematics (Graduate Assistant)
BS 2010, Eastern Nazarene College
Chester, Allison
Mathematics (Graduate Assistant)
BA 2008, Sacred Heart University
Degnan, Katherine
Science (Graduate Assistant)
BS 2006, Roger Williams University
Delise-Steinke, Danielle
Science (Graduate Assistant)
BA 2005, UC Santa Cruz
Dunn, Hugh
Literacy and Hawaiian Education
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Fujii, Alycia
Marketing and Publication Services
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Fukata, Laverne
Administration
BA 1976, Hawai‘i
Gill, Kevin
Learning Technologies
Hamasaki, Brian
Administration
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Harpstrite, James
Social Studies
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Program Research and Evaluation
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Science
BS 1993, Hawai‘i Pacific; MAEd 2003, Phoenix
Hayden, Marcus
Administration
BAS 2001, MBA 2007, Hawai‘i
Higa, Terry Ann
Program Research and Evaluation
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Learning Technologies
BFA 1993, Hawai‘i
Jumawan, Francisco
Learning Technologies (Graduate Assistant)
AS 1991, Electronics Institute; BS 2006, Med 2011, Hawai‘i
Kaupp, Lauren
Science
BS 2003, Maryland-Baltimore County; MS 2005, Hawai‘i
Kido, Lillian
Literacy and Hawaiian Education
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Klemm, E. Barbara
Science
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La, Thuy
Mathematics
BA 1997, Hanoi University of Pedagogy No. 2; MA 2005, PhD 2011, Hawai‘i
Lai, Morris
Literacy and Hawaiian Education
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Lawton, Brian
Program Research and Evaluation
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Lee, Aaron
Marketing and Publication Services
BFA 1999, Hawai‘i
Leong, Jaret
Marketing and Publication Services
Lewis, Jeanine
Administration
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Liebengood, Fawn
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BMus 2008, Hawai‘i
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Science (Graduate Assistant)
BS 2005, UCLA; MS 2010, Hawai‘i
Mark, Lauren
Learning Technologies (Graduate Assistant)
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Nakama, Robert
Information Technology
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Mathematics
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Mathematics
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Olson, Melfried
Mathematics
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Oshiro, Elliot
Program Research and Evaluation
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Palma-Elmore, Mericia
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BA 1997, Houston
Philippoff, Joanna
Science
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Pottenger, Francis
Science
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Pottenger, Larma
Editorial
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Ramos, Rosemarie
Clerical
AS 1976, St. Ferdinand
Redmond, James
Science
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Romero, Gary
Information Technology
BS 1986, DeVry
Sagaysay, Lolito
Program Research and Evaluation
BBA 1982, Hawai‘i
Saka, Susan
Program Research and Evaluation
BS 1980, BBA 1980, MEd 1994, Hawai‘i
Scarlett, Thomas
Science
BEd 1973, MEd 1980, MEd 1997, PhD 2008, Hawai‘i
Schlosser, James
Standards Streamlining Project
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Scott, Neil
Learning Technologies
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Science
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Administration
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Shiraishi, Jana
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Marketing and Publication Services
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Shon, James
Standards Streamlining Project
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Slovin, Hannah
Mathematics
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Subedi, Lilette
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Standards Streamlining Project
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Thiel, Mark
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Tokuhama, Raemi
Learning Technologies
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Towata, Carolyn
English
BEd 1967, 5-yr Diploma 1968, MEd 1968, Hawai‘i
Vallin, Lisa Michaela
Program Research and Evaluation (Graduate Assistant)
BA 2006, MA 2008, San Francisco State
Venenciano, Linda
Mathematics
BA 1993, MAT 1994, Pacific; PhD 2011, Hawai‘i
Ward, Lori
Editorial
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Watts, Margit
Mānoa Partnerships
BA 1970, Michigan; MSW 1974, PhD 1989, Hawai‘i
Yap, Mark
Information Technology
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York, Susan E.
Program Research and Evaluation
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Young, Donald B., Jr.
Administration
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