Brandi Ako
Mountain View,HI
Summary
Motivated educator skilled in classroom management and supportive learning practices. Proven ability to cultivate positive relationships with students and staff while implementing effective behavioral strategies to enhance the educational experience.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Teacher Candidate
Mountain View Elementary
08.2025 - Current
- Developed lesson plans that incorporated mandated topics and included immersive activities for student engagement.
- Worked with classroom teacher to learn about current standards and best practices. We met weekly to strategize ways to deliver meaningful and explicit lessons.
- Provide Kindergarten classroom with quality classroom management supporting safety and good behavior, offering students positive reinforcement to maintain discipline.
- Cultivated positive relationships with administration, teaching staff, and students.
- Lead Kindergarten class as head teacher during solo teaching term of over four weeks.
- Designed culture based activities for science module the encompasses attributes from the Na Hopena Ao framework designed by the state of Hawaiʻi. Implemented these Lesson including: cultural song, hula, 'ōlelo Hawaiʻi vocabulary, place based names and historical meaning, over the course of three weeks.
- Attended and participated in grade level, faculty, school community committee, and Hawaiian cultural group meetings, in an effort to widen my lens of teaching and making community and school wide connections for student success.
Substitute Teacher Pre-K-5
Mountain View Elementary
07.2021 - Current
- Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules for students in pre-k through fifth grade classrooms.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
Education Assistant III
Mountain View Elementary
08.2019 - Current
- Maintained student records to assist teachers with administrative tasks and maintain smooth daily operations.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes for students in fully self contained preschool, fully self contained multi-grade level , first grade and Kindergarten inclusion classes.
- Knowledgeable in special education strategies including safety care practices and language acquisition devices.
- Experienced working with a wide range of exceptional learners with disabilities ranging from visually impaired, non-verbal, ADHD, down syndrome, and neuro divergent ASD 1, 2, and 3.
Track and Field Coach
Mountain View Elementary
02.2026 - 03.2026
- Facilitated a group of approximately 30 students ranging from age 7-11 in coaching sessions and provided individual coaching support for jumping events.
- Promoted proper stretching, warmups and conditioning exercises to prevent sports injuries.
- Co-coordinated and facilitated track practices in preparation for a large county wide track meet in which over 500 participants entered.
Paraprofessional Tutor
Mountain View Elementary
10.2017 - 08.2019
- Created personalized lesson plans to meet needs of diverse learners.
- Assessed student learning needs and provided relevant instruction to close knowledge gaps.
- Monitored student progress and provided feedback and support.
- Facilitated small group and one-on-one tutoring sessions focusing on academic subject areas.
- Worked closely with students on specific class struggles, closely reviewing materials and assignments to offer targeted help.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI05.2026
Associate of Arts - Teacher Education
Eastern Gateway Community College
Steubenville, OH08.2023
Certification - Office Administration & Technology
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu, HI05.2004
High School Diploma -
Kaimuki High School
Honolulu, HI05.2004
Skills
- Special education
- Collaborative teaching
- Diverse learners support
- Classroom organization
- Parent-teacher communication
- Oral communication
- Literacy development
- Student performance evaluation
- Elementary education
- Individualized instruction
- Behavioral modeling
- Differentiated instruction
- Early childhood education
Timeline
Track and Field Coach
Mountain View Elementary
02.2026 - 03.2026
Student Teacher Candidate
Mountain View Elementary
08.2025 - Current
Substitute Teacher Pre-K-5
Mountain View Elementary
07.2021 - Current
Education Assistant III
Mountain View Elementary
08.2019 - Current
Paraprofessional Tutor
Mountain View Elementary
10.2017 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Associate of Arts - Teacher Education
Eastern Gateway Community College
Certification - Office Administration & Technology
Honolulu Community College
High School Diploma -
Kaimuki High School