Resume

Educational History

  • Boise State University, Idaho – Master’s in Educational Technology, Spring 2013
  • University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – BA, Hawaiian Studies, Spring 1998
  • Orange Coast College, Coast Mesa, California – Liberal Arts (No Degree) 1991-93
  • Kaimukī High School, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – High School Diploma 1988

Teaching Experience

  • Kealapono: Literacy Resource Teacher (LRT) Sept. 2014 – present
  • Kamehameha School’s Distance Learning: Online Facilitator Hawaiian Language , Jan 2014 – present
  • ‘Āina Based Education (ABED) Sept 2013 – Sept 2014
  • Hawaiian Culture Base Education Dept. (HCBED), Sept 2012 – Sept 2013
  • Kumu ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language Teacher): Kapālama Campus, High School, July 2004 – Aug 2012
  • Kula Kauwela (Summer School) 2008 – 2012
  • Kumu Pilikanaka a me Mākau Kino (History and P.E. Teacher): Kula ‘o Ānuenue, July 2002- June 2004

References

Kalei Cosma – Kealapono Regional Director (Interim) E. Hawaiʻi, 534.8553
Mark Ellis – Hoʻokahua Director’s Office, 534.8384
Hailama Farden – Vice-Prinicpal, Kapālama High School, 842.8265
Mele Pang – Kumu ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, Kapālama High School, 842.8677

Special Trainings and Certificate

Cognitive Coaching, p1 Aug 2015
Adaptive Schools, p1 Feb 2015, p2 Aug 2015
Thinking Maps, Sept. 2014
Instructional Coaches Academy, Aug 2014
Online Teaching Certification K-12, Spring 2013

Awards and Recognition

Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, 2013
National Society of High School Scholars, 2006-07
Teen Ink, Educator of the Year: Honorable Mention, 2005-06

Proficient in, highly skilled or knowledge of

HAWAIIAN CULTURE
language
knowledge
history
understanding
values
stories
kuʻi kalo protocols and practice

TECHNOLOGY
Mac and Windows OS platforms
LMS: Blackboard, Moodle, Google Classroom and Hangouts, Adobe Connect, WebEx
Web 2.0: Blogs, Edmodo, Quizlet, Google suite, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Adobe Presenter
Camtasia
Microsoft Office and Apple Suites
Web designing, HTML and CSS coding
Photo Editing  – Photoshop and Fireworks
Audio and Video Editing – Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Garageband
Audio/Visual resources and equipment