BE A Mathematician (BEAM)

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Project Dates

2017 – 2022

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US Department of Education, Gifted and Talented Education Program

About

The goal of the multisite cluster randomized controlled research is to scale up and evaluate a culturally responsive, accelerated, and enriched math intervention model designed to increase the number of middle school Native Hawaiian, Native American, Pacific Island, and Hispanic students, identified as “mathematically promising,” in Hawai`i, Arizona, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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(808) 956-9994

parkhye@hawaii.edu

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Kiriko Takahashi, Ph.D. is an Associate Specialist at the Center on Disability Studies (CDS). Her projects at CDS range in scope from basic and applied research to demonstration projects. Her research interests include transition of students with disabilities in the STEM pipeline, on culturally responsive teaching, on inclusive education, and on Universal Design for Learning and the use of assistive technology. She also teaches graduate courses in Disability & Diversity Studies. Originally from Japan, she is also involved in multiple international activities and research. She jointly organizes an International Disability Inclusion Symposium on Higher Education and Disability (IDIS) with her…

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(808) 956-4457

kiriko@hawaii.edu

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kendraw@hawaii.edu

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jerrik@hawaii.edu

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(808) 956-9797

kitami@hawaii.edu

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jmanoa@hawaii.edu

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