Aloha,
Mark
Telling Stories in
Interpretation and Education
OCEANIA
Marine Educators conference in cooperation with
the Pacific Island Chapter of the National Association for Interpretation.
the Pacific Island Chapter of the National Association for Interpretation.
Where: The Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology at Moku o Lo‘e (Coconut Island ),
When: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, Saturday, March 31st
Cost: $20/ person
(includes lunch)
Registration limit: 40 participants
Registration limit: 40 participants
Why: Hone your interpretive skills and hear some
very entertaining speakers while learning the technical side of story telling,
outdoor interpretation and how to integrate science, culture and nature on a
rarely visited isle.
For: Docents, Volunteers, Interpreters,
Teachers, Informal Educators, Story Tellers
OCEANIA Chapter National Marine Educators Association |
Telling Stories in
Interpretation and Education
Interpretation and Education
OCEANIA
Marine Educators Conference in cooperation with the National Association for
Interpretation.
Schedule, Saturday, March 31th,
2012
8:30 am Shuttle boats start, Sign in
9:00 am Opening speakers: Gail Richard – Pacific
Island Chapter of the National Association of Interpretation and Mark Heckman -
Hawai‘i Institute
of Marine Biology
9:15 am Mo‘olelo of He‘eia and other Ahupua‘a Around Kāne‘ohe Bay: Mahealani Cypher - Ko‘olaupoko
Hawaiian Civic Club
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Applying the Basics - Tell Well: Jeff
Gere, Master Story Teller
11:30 am Lunch
12:00 am Linking Science, the Sea and Hawaiian
Stories for Teachers: Terry Reveira, University
of Hawai ‘i - Hilo
12:45 pm Stories of History, Science and More - The
Island Tour: Mark Heckman and staff
2:45 pm Shorts and Open session (share a story
or strategy)
3:15 pm Wrap Up
3:30 pm Walk to boats/ Transport
Opening
Speakers:
“Welcome from the Pacific Island Chapter of the National Association of Interpretation,” Gail Richard, Certified Interpretative Trainer, Pacific Island Chapter of the National Association of Interpretation, Multicultural /multilingual Communication.
“A Few Words on the Power of Words,” Mark Heckman, Outreach Education Specialist, Hawai‘iInstitute of Marine
Biology/ UH-Manoa.
“Welcome from the Pacific Island Chapter of the National Association of Interpretation,” Gail Richard, Certified Interpretative Trainer, Pacific Island Chapter of the National Association of Interpretation, Multicultural /multilingual Communication.
“A Few Words on the Power of Words,” Mark Heckman, Outreach Education Specialist, Hawai‘i
Session 1: Mo‘olelo of He‘eia and other
Ahupua‘a Around Kāne‘ohe
Bay
Mahealani Cypher sets the foundation for us, sharing
traditional knowledge of Moku o Lo‘e, He‘eia and Kāne‘ohe.
Ms. Cypher is president of the O‘ahu Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs,
immediate past president of the Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, vice president
of Kāko‘o
‘Oiwi, secretary and board member of the Ko‘olau Foundation, a member of the board of directors of Hawai‘i Maoli, and vice chair of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply. She has spent most of her life researching ancient Hawaiian historic sites and learning the mo‘olelo of these sites from kupuna, historians, archaeologists and other community members.
‘Oiwi, secretary and board member of the Ko‘olau Foundation, a member of the board of directors of Hawai‘i Maoli, and vice chair of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply. She has spent most of her life researching ancient Hawaiian historic sites and learning the mo‘olelo of these sites from kupuna, historians, archaeologists and other community members.
Session 2: Applying the Basics: Tell Well
Jeff Gere lays out the basics on storytelling,
activating the imagination, emotion, structure & delivery. Short tales
illustrate points, with examples of work done with Mission Museum, Honolulu
Academy Art, and writing with 90 year old Japanese local on Picture Bride
biographies. This short session will entertain, provoke, and contribute to your
own work. We'll go deeper next time!
Jeff is the Drama Specialist for Honolulu's Parks
Department, produces/hosts the Talk Story Festival, Hawaii's largest and oldest
storytelling celebration (23 years now), and comes to us right after a
storytelling trip to New York, Washington DC & Florida. He's produced 10
CDs,2 DVDs, and will be a featured storyteller in the upcoming Honolulu theater for Youth
season (local supernatural tales in October). www.jeffgere.com
Lunch:
Make
your own sandwiches at the Coconut Island Beach House
Session 3: Linking Science, the Sea and
Hawaiian Stories for Teachers
This
session will review of some of the current curriculum our group is working on
at UH-Hilo linking science (geology) and the marine environment to cultural
Hawaiian stories.
Terry is an Education Specialist at the University of
Hawai‘i at Hilo in the Social Sciences Division, coordinating teacher education
programs including a Master of Education degree. She previously worked for
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park as well as being as the Chief of
Interpretation at Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau
National Historic
Park .
Session 4: Island
Tour
Moku o Lo‘e is the home to the Hawai‘i Institute of
Marine Biology. The island has a long and varied history - luau site for Queen
Emma, fantasy playground for a 1930's millionaire, zoo with an elephant and chimpanzees
dressed in tuxedos, strafed during Pearl Harbor, POW camp, hotel, film site,
and today – cutting edge research station pushing forth the known boundaries of
the marine universe. We will cover some important basics of teaching and
interpretation in the out of doors using the island history and current
research.
Mark Heckman is the Informal Education Specialist at the
Hawai‘i Institute
of Marine Biology . Past
Education Director at the Waikiki Aquarium, Mark has 30 years of background in
outdoor education, science interpretation and training. Check out our blog, Science Island (coconutislandnews.blogspot.com)
Session 4: Shorts and Open Session
The collective knowledge of the many - have a great 3
minute story? Let us know. We will use this final time to share stories and
strategies.
P.O. Box 1346
Kaneohe , HI 96744
Registration Form
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Included Payment: _____________ Please make checks out to: RCUH Acc #002454
Send to: HIMB CEP/ OCEANIA Conf
Questions? contact: Mark Heckman or Sal Pagliaro
Office: 808-235-9302, Fax: 808-235-9300
Email: himbcep@hawaii.edu Web: www.hawaii.edu/himb/cep
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