Katie McKeever Hensley

116 Laukahi St., Kihei, HI 96753

(309) 453-4552
katiemhensley@gmail.com

Education University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii

In progress, Fall 2019-expected completion Spring 2021
Master of Education in Teaching, Elementary Education
Current GPA: 4.0

University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

June 2002-August 2003
Master of Science in Library and Information Science
Degree awarded August 2003

Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois

August 1997-May 2002
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Minor in Microbiology
Degree Awarded May 2002

Experience
in Education First Grade Teacher, St. Anthony School, Wailuku, Hawaii
Lead Teacher, July 2019-June 2020
• Self-contained first grade classroom
• Instruction in language arts, math, science, social studies, religion, and art
• Lesson planning, execution, and evaluation
• Classroom management and assessment

Private Teacher, Kihei, Hawaii

Seventh Grade Language Arts, January 2019-Present
• Homeschool setting requiring individualized lesson planning, execution, and
evaluation
• Guided reading across genres
• Essay and creative writing instruction
• Grading and evaluation of student work
• Selection and preparation of materials

Montessori Hale O Keiki, Kihei, Hawaii

Reading Teacher, August 2018-December 2018
• Volunteer, part-time position as Reading teacher for grades 4-8
• Lesson planning, execution, and evaluation
• Facilitation of literature circles and classroom discussion
• Grading and evaluation of student work
• Selection and preparation of classroom materials
Library
Experience Fondulac Public Library District, East Peoria, Illinois
Assistant Director, August 2005-January 2009
• Supervision of 10 public services employees
• Grant writing
• Public relations and promotion of programs
• Program coordination
• Collection development

Alpha Park Public Library District, Bartonville, Illinois

Youth Services Librarian, August 2003-July 2005
• Coordination of youth programs for ages 0-18 years
• Management of Youth Services budget
• Supervision of Youth Services staff
• Public Service reference duties
• Collection development
• Library instruction and school tours

University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

Graduate Assistant, Library of the Health Sciences, August 2002-August 2003
• Medical reference service, including chat reference
• Library instruction
• Maintenance and development of library web sites

Volunteer
Experience University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education: Summer Enrichment
Teacher: Language Arts (2nd-3rd grade) June 2020-present
Read Aloud America Volunteer Reader, Maui, 2017-present
Montessori Hale O Keiki, Lower Elementary classroom

Awards & Alliance Library System Youth Services Librarian Award recipient, 2005
Associations Alliance Library System, Summer Reading Kick-off Committee, 2003-2005
Abraham Lincoln High School Book Award Selection Committee, 2003-2005
Illinois Library Association member 2002-2009
East Peoria Woman’s Club member, 2005-2009
East Peoria Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Club member, 2005-2009
East Peoria Kiwanis Club member, 2005-2009