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KENTON KAULANA HOKOANA

kaulanahokoana@gmail.com

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, Manoa, Hawaii
Master's degree in Learning Design and Technology May 2016

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, Manoa, Hawaii


Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education – Cum Laude May 2013

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS HAWAII, Keaau, Hawaii May 2009


High School Diploma with Honors
• Senior Class President, National Honor Society Member

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WAIAKEA ELEMENTARY, Hilo, Hawaii July 2015 – Present
5th Grade Teacher
• Grade-level chair, Yearbook advisor, Technology pillar for grade 5, School Climate
Committee representative, APC Committee Member, Grade 5 rep for GT screening
committee.
• Develop, modify, implement, and track student progress in Language Arts and Social
Studies for 48 students in an inclusion classroom setting.
• Collaborate with Language Arts team members in data-teams conducted once every 7 days
in order to track student mastery of anchor skills and standards in reading and writing.
• Attend IEP meetings as needed in order to meet the needs of students requiring special
needs services.

SYLVAN LEARNING, Hilo, Hawaii March 2017 - Present


Remedial Math and Reading Tutor at Boys and Girls Club of Hilo
• Pre-assess students in grades 1-5 in reading and math in order to determine a child’s
placement.
• Implement remedial lessons to a small group of 5-9 students in math and reading. Monitor
completion of the lessons and progress monitor the success of the students daily.
• Complete progress reports for students every 10 lessons in order to inform parents of their
child’s progress in tutoring.
• Administer post-assessment of students and complete a final progress report to parents.
• Run 4 tutoring cycles in a year, one per quarter.
HALAU KUPUKUPU INNOVATIONS ACADEMUY, Kea’au, Hawaii Summer 2017
4th Grade Kumu
• Plan, create, implement, and modify multi-sensory ‘Oiwi STEAM lessons surrounding the
topic of Hawaiian rainforests and the ‘Alala (Hawaiian crow).
• Collaborate with my partner-teacher, assistant, HKIA staff, and community members to
create engaging lessons that connected the classroom to the outdoors.
• Plan huaka’is to various parts of the island and connect with community experts in order to
deepen the learning for my students.
• Plan and implement a family day where ‘ohana members could come and be apart of the
their child’s learning through a showcase.

TEACH FOR AMERICA, Captain Cook, Hawaii 2013 – 2015


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4 / 5 Grade Teacher at Ho’okena Elementary School
• Taught a combination class of 38 4th/5th graders all subjects in my first year, looped up
with my 20 5th graders in my second year of teaching
• Facilitated PLC, data-team, and whole-school staff meetings
• Implemented centers rotations in my language arts and math blocks in order to conduct
small-group instruction and conduct Response to Intervention (RTI) with marginal
students
• Used data in order to inform my instruction through a variety of curriculum and teacher-
made assessments including: exit passes, do-nows, check-ups, summative assessments,
performance tasks, oral and written performance tasks.
• Implemented Wonders and Stepping Stones curriculum in the 2014-15 school year
• Student Council teacher advisor, coordinated and planned all school assemblies and
school-wide weekly broadcasts, coordinated and planned school-wide May Day program

KAUMANA ELEMENTARY, Kaumana, Hawaii 2012 – 2013


Student Teacher
• Student taught under Noelani Spencer in her 2nd grade inclusion classroom.
• Worked closely with 4 students receiving special education services and supported them
in RTI services in language arts and math.
• Solo taught for a month and taught integrated lessons in language arts, math, science, and
social studies.

WAIAKEA ELEMENTARY, Hilo, Hawaii 2011– 2012


Paraprofessional Tutor
• Test and monitor Kindergarten students on reading, writing & math.
• Students came in knowing 1-5 letter sounds & names, & 1-4 sight words; students left the
school year knowing over 50 sight words & all letter names & sounds as a direct result of
small groups & one-on-one tutoring conducted by me.

WAIAKEA ELEMENTARY, Hilo, Hawaii Spring 2011


Educational Assistant Substitute
• Supervise special needs students in the classroom with various subject areas.
• Monitor progress of special needs students in their inclusion classrooms, differentiate
instruction for students under direct supervision of the general education teacher.

WAIAKEA ELEMENTARY, Hilo, Hawaii Spring 2011


ELO Substitute
• Tutor small groups of students in math across multiple grade levels to get them to grade
level proficiency.
• Worked with a small-group of kindergarteners to help them learn basic sight words and
addition facts. Used a variety of multi-sensory activities to get students to proficiency.

COUNTY OF HAWAII, Hilo, Hawaii 2010 – 2012


Summer Fun Activity Aid
• Planned 8 weeks of outdoor & indoor activities/ arts & crafts for a group of 40 or more
school-aged children
• Worked with coworkers on developing a plan for the summer, revised lessons according
to the feedback given by the supervisor
• Contacted various organizations in the community & planned excursions for the group
• Organized time for parent volunteers to come in & work with the students
• Taught students the importance of the Hawaiian culture through arts & crafts, &
storytelling

KAMAAINA KIDS, Hilo, Hawaii 2009 – 2013


Group Leader II
• Individually planned indoor & outdoor activities/ arts & crafts for a group of 20+
Kindergarteners
• Provide a balanced after-school program by facilitating homework time & activity on a
daily basis
• Administer first-aid if needed & document the accidents, follow-up with supervisor &
communication of incident with parents
• Attend professional development trainings to learn best practices of group management,
activities & ways to improve confidence in children
• Promoted to Group Leader II after the first year of work, Group Leader II's are able to
take over in case the supervisor is absent
◦ Supervise 20 workers & 320 students
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
AMERICORPS VOLUNTEER, Hilo, Hawaii Fall 2011
• Volunteer at Waiakea Elementary in a Kindergarten classroom
• Main goal was to improve student reading & writing, students learned over 15 sight
words in 3 months time

WAIAKEA ELEMENTARY, Hilo, Hawaii 2010 – 2011


• Helped with testing kindergarten students on their reading
• Packed homework folders & checked homework completion each day
• Assisted in teaching small-groups of kindergarteners in math and language arts

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS HAWAII, Keaau, Hawaii 2008 – 2009


• Senior Legacy Project, Shoeboxes of Hope – Worked with my academy supervisor to
plan a project to benefit the children under the protection of Child Welfare Services
(CWS) on the Big Island.
• Goal was to collect 100 shoeboxes & donations of new stuffed animals, hygiene
products, school supplies & blankets; Met that goal & was able to fill over 140 shoeboxes
• Set-up collection sites around Hilo for donations

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