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2011 Teacher Institute

World War II in the Pacific:
Exploring Hawai‘i and Pacific Island Perspectives Using Primary Sources

Institute Agenda

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5

Day One: Monday, July 11, 2011

7:30 am: Registration, Continental breakfast
8:00 am: Opening Chant
8:05 am: Welcome Remarks and Orientation: Paul Heintz, Education Director, Pacific Historic Parks (PHP); Frank Middleton, Education Director, National Park Service (NPS)
8:15 am: Overview: Curriculum and Teaching Strategies
  Susan Schultz, Professor, Curriculum and Teacher Education, Stanford University
  Nancy Caplan, Education Specialist, Golden Gate Recreation Area, NPS
8:45 am: Overview: Hawai`i State Teaching and Curriculum Standards and
History Day
  Paul Field, Co-coordinator, Hawai`i State History Day
  Bob Buss, Executive Director, Hawai`i Council for the Humanities (HCH)
9:15 am: Overview: The War in the Pacific
  Daniel Martinez, Chief Historian, World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, NPS
9:45 am: Board bus to Pearl Harbor - During the bus ride, participants will generate questions for their visit to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center
10:30 am: Pearl Harbor Visitors Center (Activity by Susan Schultz and
Nancy Caplan)
12:00 pm: Lunch on your own at Pearl Harbor Visitors Center
1:00 pm: Pearl Harbor historic sites tour (Guide: Daniel Martinez)
30 minutes *Magic Window Activity conducted by Susan Schultz and Nancy Caplan
3:30 pm: Movie at Pearl Harbor Visitor’s Center
4:00 pm: Boat to USS Arizona Memorial
Reflection Activity
5:00 pm: Break. Bookstore visit
6:00 pm: Opening reception at VALR. Hosts: Daniel Martinez, Chief Historian, World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, NPS; Neil Sheehan, Chair, PHP; Bob Buss, Exec. Director, HCH; Steven Schreiner, Grindstone Foundation
8:15 pm: Board bus to Tokai

Day Two: Tuesday, July 12, 2011

8:30 am: Continental breakfast
8:45 am: Context Setting Activity: Susan Schultz and Nancy Caplan
9:20 am: Overview: Oral Histories as Primary Sources
Warren Nishimoto, Director, Center for Oral History, University of Hawai`i at Manoa (UH-Manoa)
9:30 am: Documenting Memories of World War II in Melanesia
  Geoffrey White, Professor, Anthropology, UH-Manoa
10:15 am: Break
10:30 am: Documenting Memories of World War II in Micronesia
  Suzanne Falgout, Professor, Social Sciences and Anthropology, University of Hawai`i-West O`ahu
11:15 am: Hui Panala‘au: Native Hawaiians in World War II
  Ty Kawika Tengan, Professor, Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, UH-Manoa
12:00 pm: Using National Park Service Oral History/Photo Collections in Student Projects
Daniel Martinez, Chief Historian, VALR, NPS
12:30 pm: Lunch in cafeteria
1:30 pm: Documenting Memories of World War II in Hawai‘i
Introduction by Warren Nishimoto; Dramatic readings of oral histories
2:30 pm: Panel: Military Veteran Survivors of World War II
Pearl Harbor survivors and others will relate their experiences
3:30 pm: Panel: Civilian Survivors of World War II
Individuals who survived the Pacific War as civilians will relate their experiences
4:30 pm: Reflection Activity

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Day Three: Wednesday, July 13, 2011

8:00 am: Continental breakfast
8:15 am: Context Setting Activity: Susan Schultz and Nancy Caplan
8:45 am: Board bus to Fort DeRussy (Hawai‘i Army Museum)
9:00 am: Fort DeRussy
10:30 am: Board bus to Hickam Field
11:00 am: Hickam Field tour
12:15 pm: Lunch at Hickam Officers Club
1:45 pm: Visit National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl)
Inquiry-based Teaching/Learning Activity
Tokai Facilitators: Frank Middleton, Susan Schultz, Nancy Caplan
3:30 pm: Reflection Activity
4:30 pm: Board bus to Tokai

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Day Four: Thursday, July 14, 2011

8:30 am: Continental breakfast
9:00 am: Context Setting Activity: Susan Schultz and Nancy Caplan
9:15 am: Overview: Documents, Photographs, and Artifacts as Primary Sources
Paul Field, Co-coordinator, Hawai‘i State History Day
9:30 am: Resources at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH)
Brian Niiya, Director, Program & Development, JCCH
10:15 am: Break
10:30 am: Resources at UH-Manoa’s Hamilton Library
Stuart Dawrs, Librarian, Pacific Collection, Hamilton Library, UH-Manoa
11:15 am: Artifacts relating to World War II at the National Park Service
Scott Pawlowsky, Chief, Cultural and Natural Resources, Valor in the Pacific National Monument, NPS
12:30 am: Lunch in cafeteria
1:30 pm: Resources at the Hawai‘i War Records Depository
James Cartwright, Archivist, Special Collections, Hamilton Library, UH-Manoa
2:15 pm: Historic photographs as primary source documents
DeSoto Brown, Collections Manager, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
2:30 pm: Inquiry-based Teaching/Learning Activity
Facilitator: DeSoto Brown
3:30 pm: Reflection Activity

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Day Five: Friday, July 15, 2011

8:30 am: Continental breakfast
9:00 am: Context Setting Activity: Susan Schultz and Nancy Caplan
9:15 am: Teaching the Pacific War in Japan
Yujin Yaguchi, Associate Professor, Area Studies, Tokyo University
10:15 am: Teaching the Pacific War on Guam
Jaclyn Zapanta, Education Specialist, Pacific Historic Parks
Erik Miller, Teacher, Guam
10:45 am: Teaching the Pacific War on Saipan
Denita Yangetmai, Social Studies Teacher, Marianas High School
11:15 am: Education Programs at Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Pearl Harbor
Paul Heintz, Education Director, Pacific Historic Parks
11:45 am: Lunch in cafeteria
1:00 pm: Inquiry-based Curriculum and Teaching Strategies Derived from the Institute
A discussion among participants on curricula, lesson plans, activities, and teaching strategies they plan to develop for the use of their students. Institute speakers will be available to address concerns and comment on plans.
Facilitators: Susan Schultz, Nancy Caplan, et al.
2:30 pm: Evaluations and Closing Remarks
3:00 pm: Closing Chant and Presentation of Institute Certificates

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