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Kohala High Electric Car Team

Kohala High Electric Car Team. Recipe for Roping in S-U-P-P-O-R-T. Ideas from group discussion. S = Students U = Unconditional commitment P = Parents --> informed/ involved P = Partners --> expertise O = Openness--> share the struggles/successes R = Remember--> recall

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Kohala High Electric Car Team

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  1. Kohala High Electric Car Team Recipe for Roping in S-U-P-P-O-R-T

  2. Ideas from group discussion

  3. S = Students U = Unconditional commitment P = Parents --> informed/ involved P = Partners --> expertise O = Openness--> share the struggles/successes R = Remember--> recall T = Togetherness --> Team spirit S-U-P-P-O-R-T

  4. Source: HECO letter to schools July 2002

  5. a) “Enhancing student knowledge and understanding of electric vehicle technology and to foster student literacy by providing the basis from which participating vocational and academic teams can find ways to support and promote integration and application of concepts and skills from both academic (math, science, and language arts) and vocational areas. Source: HECO letter to schools July 2002

  6. Source: HECO letter to schools July 2002

  7. Involving Enhancing Integrating Providing Development Documentation Applied Academics Opportunities Electron Marathon Project’s Defining verbs & Key words

  8. Support from teachers in our school • Recognize their strengths • Partner - return support • Honor teaching requirements • Keep commitment reasonable • Don’t expect too much • Ask them how they see the fit • Communicate- Keep students in line

  9. How to get Community/ Business • Increase awareness/ understanding • Recognize their contributions constantly regardless of amount or size • Have students make the calls/ visits/ • Hold everybody meetings • Make follow-up calls /stay in touch • Thank them publicly & privately

  10. Forgetting What doesn’t work • Thinking stupid..thinking it’s all about you • Thinking in a box • Thinking it’s your way or no way • Thinking the program won’t fly without you or a mentor or a member Thinking stupid

  11. What else doesn’t work • Forgetting what worked before (build on the good things) • Forgetting the students • Forgetting the parents/ family • Forgetting partners • Forgetting mentors • Forgetting administration • Forgetting your own family

  12. What does work • Thinking smart…specifically respond rather than react • Thinking with confidence… trust • Thinking it’s the greatest integrated project to be involved in • Thinking it’s okay if everything’s not exactly as you want it

  13. What else really works… • Remember… it’s all about the students • Remember to communicate constantly • Remember the parents, partners, participants and people who just check in • Remember E/M has been here for awhile and will likely still be here after you • Therefore … remember to leave your program better than you arrived.

  14. If you can gather good folks, good fun and good ideas … Put in Kokua to taste Equal portions of parent involvement Stir them up with enthusiasm Tenderize teens with straightforward honesty … Model keeping your word… commit to the overall learning and integration

  15. S = Schoolwide = share the kuleana • U = Understanding • P = Paina • P = Plenty of aloha • O = Ohana • R = Repeat : calls, visits • T = Take “no” in stride/with grace Think smart Avoid thinking thin Remember rather than 4get

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