MIYUKI SEKIMITSU

Address: 927 Prospect St. Apt. #806 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: 808-927-6102 E-Mail: miyukisekimitsu4@gmail.com
Citizenship: United Kingdom, Japan, United States

EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins University- School of Education (Online) 2017-Present
❖ Master of Science in Education (Candidate): Concentration in Digital Age Learning and Educational Technology
❖ GPA: 4.00/4.00

Vanderbilt University- Peabody College (Nashville, Tennessee, United States) 2010-2014

❖ Bachelor of Science: Double major in Early Childhood Education and Child Studies
❖ State of Tennessee Teaching License: Licensed in Early Childhood Education in Tennessee (Pre-K ~ 3rd)
❖ GPA: 3.691/4.00, Dean’s List & Good Standing: 5 semesters

The American School in Japan (Tokyo, Japan) 2007-2010

EXPERIENCE
Kane’ohe Elementary School July 2016-Current Third Grade Teacher
Location: Kane’ohe, Oahu, HI
❖ Lead teacher in third grade classroom of 20-30 students
❖ Strengths: technology integration, UDL considerations, content area blends and integration, visual learning practices,
differentiation, culturally responsive teaching, student relationships
❖ Mural Project: School representative and point person in charge of collaborating with local art businesses to produce, reveal, and
advertise a mural honoring Senator Daniel Akaka to campus
❖ Breakout Day 2018: Organizer of faculty wide professional development day based on faculty input and choice. Sessions were
facilitated by teachers, and faculty interest-based topics ranged from brain-based movement, guided math, restorative practices,
STEM, to student perspectives etc.
❖ Technology Committee Chair: Facilitated ongoing evaluation of current technology infrastructure in response to WASC Areas of
Focus
❖ Hawai’i Teacher Standards Board License: Provisional. Licensed in Early Childhood Education in Hawai’i (PreK~3rd)

Harpeth Valley Elementary School July 2014- 2016 Third Grade Teacher
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
❖ Lead teacher in a third grade classroom with 20 students
❖ Strengths: differentiation, content area blends and integration, literacy work, multicultural units, higher level thinking, student
motivation, questioning, creative learning environment
❖ Supervising enrichment (an hour a day) as part of Response to Intervention
❖ Created and spearheaded Culture Unit for eight 3rd grade classrooms

‘Iolani Summer School Summer 2015- Current Teacher for Entering Grade 4 Reading
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
❖ Lead teacher in an entering grade 4 classroom with 3 classes of approximately 20 students
❖ Create 6 weeks worth of whole group, small group, and centers lesson plans. Focus on remedial third grade writing & grammar
along with reading and vocabulary acquisition skills.
❖ Lessons included PBL, technology integration, interactive notebook style lessons, and cross-content area blended lessons

International School of Prague Summer 2013 Student Teacher

Location: Prague, Czech Republic
❖ Assist head teacher in a preschool classroom with approximately 12 children ages three and four
❖ Prepare, organize and lead student stations, updating student portfolios
❖ Audio cue manager for the elementary school production of the musical “Seussical Jr.”

The American School in Japan Summer Day Camp Summer 2012-2013 Teacher Aide & Senior Counselor
Location: Tokyo, Japan
❖ A day camp teaching English to Japanese speaking children
❖ Teacher Aide (2012-2013)- Assist head teacher and lead classes as head teacher
❖ Senior Counselor (2012) - Head counselor, move children between classes, and keep them engaged

SKILLS
Languages
❖ Bilingual- fluent in English and Japanese

Technology & Technology Integration

❖ Microsoft Office, SMART Technologies, Projectors, GSuite+ Applications, Tablets, Google Classroom, Remind, Merge & Virtual
Reality etc.

Professional Training & Professional Development

❖ Singapore (Bon Har) Math, Mary Howard Reading Strategies, Writer’s Workshop, Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment
System, Digital Age Learning Theory & Technology Tools (ongoing Master’s courses)