by Todd Yamashita | Jan 9, 2020 | Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
We’ve got great news from PVS crewmember Linda Furuto whose exciting work in ethnomath we’ve featured before: There’s a new round of math education programs available from the University of Hawaiʻi for 2020/2021. For those of you interested,...
by Todd Yamashita | Sep 16, 2019 | Education, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
We love what our crewmembers are doing to better our shared planet. While we have featured the advanced work of crewmember Linda Furuto in the past, we’d like to call out a recent story in Brigham University Magazine highlighting Linda’s experiences both...
by Todd Yamashita | Jan 16, 2019 | News, Newsletter, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Does Hōkūle‘a connect with mathematics and culture? Yes it does. “The future vision of ethnomathematics in Hawai’i and the world is for Hawai’i to be the piko or the center and as we use ethnomathematics as a catalyst for positive change in the communities...
by Todd Yamashita | Jan 30, 2018 | Education, Newsletter, PVS Partners, Teachers, World Wide Voyage
The following post comes to us from our education partners at the University of Hawaiʻi and spotlights the the extraordinary work of Polynesian Voyaging Society crewmember Linda Furuto. The piece also serves as an open call to all interested educators, not just math...
by Bryson Hoe | Apr 2, 2015 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
“One of the reasons why we are sailing around the world is to bridge ancient wisdom with modern connections. And I feel like this is an incredible opportunity to draw on our shared resources with the Maritime Museum,” says Worldwide Voyage crewmember Linda Furuto....