BLANCHE POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S "BE TEAM"

Travel to Waimānalo, O'ahu, to visit with Blanche Pope Elementary School's "BE Team." This group of dedicated, creative teachers share their experiences and strategies in providing culturally responsive learning environments for their students in a largely Native Hawaiian community. Their heartfelt stories and collaborative approach offer valuable, real-world insights for educators in formal and informal settings.

1) What is the “BE Team”?  

 

2) What is it like to be on the Be Team?  

 

3) Why is the relationship between teacher and student so important?  

4) How can we be more culturally responsive to our students?  

 

5) What are some of the strategies that the Be Team have found to be successful?  

 

6) A Missed Opportunity  


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Ahupuaʻa
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Ala hele
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Aliʻi
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Hāloa
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Hawaiʻi
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He'e hōlua
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He'e nalu
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Heiau
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Ho'okupu
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Ho'oponopono
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Hoʻokele
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Huaka'i ne'ekau
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Hula
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ʻAi pono
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ʻĀina
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ʻAumākua
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ʻAuwai
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ʻŌiwi 1
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ʻŌiwi 2
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Kaho'olawe
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Kahuna
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Kai
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Kanaloa
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Kāne
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Kapu
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Kaua'i
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Kuku kapa
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Kumulipo
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Kupua
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Lāhui
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Lāʻau
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Laka
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Lānaʻi
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Loina
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Loko i'a
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Lomilomi
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Lono
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Lua
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Mahi 'ai
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Makaʻāinana
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Mo'okū'auhau
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O'ahu
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Oli
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Pā'ani 'ālapa
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Papahānaumokuākea
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Pele
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Pule
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Uhauhumu 1
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Ulana
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Wai
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