** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF SOAR (SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION LEADING TO AGRICULTURALRESPONSIBILITY) IS TO EQUIP K-8 TEACHERS WITH THE SKILLS, PRACTICE, AND UNDERSTANDING OF KILO (DEEP,SENSORY OBSERVATION AND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY) AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, RESULTING IN A SENSE OFBELONGING. THIS SENSE OF BELONGING CAN BE APPLIED SYSTEMICALLY AS RESPONSIBILITY IN AND FOR THEFOOD SYSTEM. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL LEARNINGOPPORTUNITIES THAT DEVELOP AGRICULTURALLY LITERATE AND RESPONSIBLE STUDENTS AND CITIZENS, AND THATINSPIRE HAWAII'S YOUTH TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMLEADERS. THE SECONDARY OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE THE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE PLACE-BASED AGRICULTURELITERACY/FOOD SYSTEMS RESOURCES MORE ACCESSIBLE, USER-FRIENDLY AND INTERACTIVE, MORE RELEVANT ANDUP-TO-DATE.SOAR IS A CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT, WHERE TEACHERS TEACH TEACHERS. AT THE CORE OF THEPROJECT ARE THE MASTS - MASTER AGRICULTURE/SCIENCE/SOCIALSTUDIES TEACHERS. THE LEADERSHIPSKILLS OF THE CADRE OF TEN, K-8 TEACHERS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND HONED BY ENGAGING IN IMMERSIVELEARNING EXPERIENCES IN KILO, SEL, AND SYSTEMS THINKING.CENTER FOR GETTING THINGS STARTED (C4GTS), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI?IMANOA COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES (CTAHR), AND MANY OTHERPRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERS, PROPOSES SOAR TO ADDRESS TWO NEEDS:1. CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURAL LITERACY LEADERSHIP.2. PLACE-BASED, AVAILABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES.PROJECT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE: A WEB-BASED SEARCHABLE DATABASE CATEGORIZED BY STANDARDS, TOPIC,AND GRADE LEVELS; TWO BEST PRACTICES MANUALS - CONDUCTING CULTURALLY RELEVANT PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURAL LITERACY LEADERSHIP AND CONDUCTING CULTURALLY RELEVANT COMMUNITY OFPRACTICE.$500,000
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