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

• T = Togetherness --> Team spirit

ÒThe Annual Electron Marathon event was developedto involve students and their teachers in an emergingtechnology application related to electric vehicles.Participating schools are expected to document theintegration of vocational and academic standards in aculminating event that profiles student work in threeparts: a portfolio, oral presentation and vehicleperformance. The focus will be on the design andconstruction of an electric vehicle using integratedand applied academic lessons. The ElectronMarathon provides excellent learning opportunitiesfor our students by:

Source: HECO letter to schools July 2002

•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

Òb) Providing students with hands-onlearning experiences in the construction andtesting of an electric vehicle from schoolsites throughout the state.Ó

Òc) Developing an understanding of safetyand environmental aspects of an emergingtransportation alternative.Ó

Source: HECO letter to schools July 2002

Electron Marathon Project’s Defining verbs & Key words

• Involving• Enhancing• Integrating• Providing

• Development

• Documentation

• Applied Academics

• Opportunities

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Roping up some Aloha.... to send your way

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

• 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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