Mehelanie Fernandez is a senior elementary education student from the University of Hawaii West O'ahu doing her student teaching at Keone'ula Elementary this spring. She provides her contact information and shares that her favorites include the color yellow, penguins, sushi, and music. Her goals for the semester are to grow in teaching confidence, encourage a safe learning environment, and support students in language arts and math, especially fractions, through instructional technology for in-school and at-home use.
Mehelanie Fernandez is a senior elementary education student from the University of Hawaii West O'ahu doing her student teaching at Keone'ula Elementary this spring. She provides her contact information and shares that her favorites include the color yellow, penguins, sushi, and music. Her goals for the semester are to grow in teaching confidence, encourage a safe learning environment, and support students in language arts and math, especially fractions, through instructional technology for in-school and at-home use.
Mehelanie Fernandez is a senior elementary education student from the University of Hawaii West O'ahu doing her student teaching at Keone'ula Elementary this spring. She provides her contact information and shares that her favorites include the color yellow, penguins, sushi, and music. Her goals for the semester are to grow in teaching confidence, encourage a safe learning environment, and support students in language arts and math, especially fractions, through instructional technology for in-school and at-home use.
Fernandez Spring 2020 Keone’ula Elementary Student Teacher
About Me CONTACT INFORMATION
Hello! My name is Mehelanie Fernandez and I am the student Any Questions? Ask me! teacher in your child’s classroom this spring semester. I graduated from Waipahu High School and The best way to contact me is went straight to the University of through via email: Hawai’i West O’ahu. Currently I M.Fernandez@keoneulaes.k12.hi.us am a senior majoring in Elemen- tary Education. I was born and or on class dojo. raised here in Hawai’i. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends and watch- MY FAVORITES ing movies. I am looking forward COLOR: to this semester in your child’s class! Yellow 💛 ANIMAL: Penguin 🐧 “Education is not the filling of a FOOD: pail, but the lighting of a fire” Sushi 🍣 HOBBY: - William B. Yeats Music 🎧
My Goals for the Semester PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN
- Waipahu High School Teacher I would love to grow more confidence when I am teaching a lesson Cadet program placed at to the class. I hope to leave this semester with as much knowledge Honowai Elementary and Waipahu about teaching through my mentoring with Ms. Richards and peers. I Intermediate. want to encourage a safe learning environment that respects every- - Previous student teaching at one’s differences. I understand in 2019 Keone’ula students scored Shafter, Holomua, and Leihoku El- higher in Language Arts than Math on the Smarter Balance Assess- ementary. ment (SBA) and based off a pre-assessment F202 will need help with - Working for a Kumon center the fractions. I hope to support these students through instructional past 3 years. technology that can be utilized from both in school and at home to - Previous ELL PPT at Honowai practice with families. I am excited to make this semester memorable and build relationships. Elementary