{"id":17298,"date":"2025-11-19T08:47:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T18:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=17298"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:24:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:24:21","slug":"staff-spotlight-amanda-nelson-office-of-curriculum-and-instructional-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/vi\/staff-spotlight-amanda-nelson-office-of-curriculum-and-instructional-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Spotlight: Amanda Nelson (Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amanda Nelson<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ti\u00eau \u0111\u1ec1: <\/strong>Advanced Technology Specialist
\u0110\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c: <\/strong>V\u0103n ph\u00f2ng Thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh gi\u1ea3ng d\u1ea1y v\u00e0 H\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn
S\u1ed1 n\u0103m trong HIDOE: <\/strong>8
S\u1ed1 n\u0103m gi\u1eef ch\u1ee9c v\u1ee5: <\/strong>2 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: H\u00e3y m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n.<\/strong>
M\u1ed8T: <\/strong>I began my career as an elementary school teacher after graduating from the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa\u2019s College of Education. My first full two years were spent teaching upper elementary and coaching robotics at Tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ti\u1ec3u H\u1ecdc Daniel K. Inouye<\/strong>. At this time, I started a master’s program in Curriculum Studies at UH M\u0101noa, focusing on STEMS2 (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Sense of Place).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the master\u2019s program, I became the Technology Coordinator and STEM Teacher at Ke Kula Kaiapuni \u02bbo P\u016b\u02bb\u014dhala | P\u016b\u02bb\u014dhala School<\/strong>. I initially felt hesitant because I hadn’t planned on working at a bilingual school. I wanted to make sure that I could be helpful in supporting Kaiapuni (Hawaiian Immersion) students and teachers with technology. When I started at P\u016b\u02bb\u014dhala, I wasn\u2019t familiar with Kaiapuni education and did not know any \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi. In my first few days, colleagues encouraged me to begin learning \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi. They also took time to share information with me about foundational contexts, like those found in The Foundational & Administrative Framework For Kaiapuni Education<\/a> (FAFKE). If you haven\u2019t read the FAFKE, I highly recommend it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My experience at a bilingual school has transformed my perspective on how to meaningfully integrate technology to support students in both Kaiapuni and English medium programs. The critical need for relevant technology skills for all students became especially clear during the pandemic, which motivated me to collaborate with community partners to start to address broader system needs. This focus on system-wide support led to my brief term as the interim IT Manager for the Castle-Kahuku Complex, before transitioning to my current role as the Advanced Technology Specialist just over two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: Nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/strong>
M\u1ed8T:<\/strong> My primary responsibility currently is as the editor of a digital magazine publication from the Digital Design Team called \u02bbEnehana<\/a>. \u02bbEnehana means technology in \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi and it is a monthly publication where we share about technology resources, updates, and insights to enhance teaching and learning. These publications are designed with both English and Kaiapuni programs in mind! All of our editions can be viewed online and anyone can subscribe<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: B\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o vai n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?<\/strong>
M\u1ed8T:<\/strong> I knew I wanted to be a teacher since I was in fourth grade. My first job was in middle school as a teaching assistant in a sewing class on the weekends and I knew teaching was for me. One of the reasons why I love technology with education so much is because of my time as a Tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc Kealakehe<\/strong> student in the incredible robotics program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: Ph\u1ea7n y\u00eau th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/strong>
M\u1ed8T: <\/strong>My favorite part of the job is when I get to work with people throughout the department on helping to make their lives a little easier with technology. Also, there isn\u2019t a day that goes by that I don\u2019t learn something new and I love that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: Ph\u1ea7n kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u1ea5t trong c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 g\u00ec?<\/strong>
M\u1ed8T: <\/strong>The most challenging aspect is not being with students on a regular basis. I really miss being with them at school. A positive thing about this challenge is that when I do get to see students, it really makes my day! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: How does your role support students?<\/strong>
M\u1ed8T: <\/strong>My role supports students by providing teachers and staff with the learning materials and opportunities that they need to feel more confident integrating technologies. I also help to support students by helping with the support of digital access to materials like Tutor.com\/hawaii<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H: B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean n\u00e0o cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc v\u1ecb tr\u00ed n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng?<\/strong>
M\u1ed8T:<\/strong>  Keep learning and be willing to try out new things! A lot of the things I\u2019ve learned with technology stems from being curious and asking myself, \u201cI wonder if this will work..\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Fun fact?<\/strong>
M\u1ed8T: <\/strong>One of my favorite things to do in my free time (when I have it) is to work on quilting and embroidery projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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