Kyle Fujii-Miller
Hoʻomoe wai kāhi ke kāoʻo
Let all travel together like water flowing in one direction.
Welina mai. Mahalo for visiting my portfolio.
Work Experience
I have been in education for the past 19 years, 17 of which have been with Kamehameha Schools Maui. My experiences has taken me from science kumu, to Dean of Learning, to Poʻo Kumu Kākoʻo. All of these roles have provided me with the experience, perspective, and empathy necessary to excel as the Director of Learning and Teaching.
Poʻo Kumu Kākoʻo
Instructional Leader
Supporting and Mentoring Haumāna
Operational Management
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Provided one to one coaching for new kumu.
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Co-developed Kuʻupau for Educators observation tool.
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Collaborated with the math team lead on implementing Building Thinking Classrooms.
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Facilitated vision and strand development with the math team.
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Engaged in kumu observation and provided meaningful feedback.
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Implement trauma informed methods during haumāna investigations.
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Implement Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports when creating plans for improving haumāna behavior.
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Collaborate with various haumāna stakeholders
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Used data-informed practices to determine success of various behavioral strategies.
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Created and organized relevant information electronically for faculty and staff for easy access.
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Managed various calendars and events for Māhele Luna.
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Collaborated with campus Poʻo Kumu Kākoʻo on rolling out the Kuʻupau for educator competencies.
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Ensures common messaging and consistency in collaboration with Māhele Luna administration.
E Ola!
E Ola! are Kamehameha Schools (KS) learner outcomes that articulates the expectations of a guaranteed and viable curriculum. This ensures all KS haumāna have a similar learning experience. My work with E Ola! has demonstrated my leadership, collaborative skills, and understanding of curriculum in the following ways:
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Facilitate and lead kumu at the tri-campus level to develop content specific transfer goals and K-12 rubrics.
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Member of the planning team for KS Maui K-12 E Ola! Learning Workshops. Assisted with registration, bringing in community experts, and creating engaging and relevant sessions.
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Collaboratively organize E Ola! Sharing experiences for KS Maui kumu to highlight their change in instructional practices and haumāna work samples.
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Facilitate on-going professional development sessions aimed at increasing understanding of E Ola! for high school kumu.
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Lead professional support for high school kumu on developing rigorous and relevant performance assessments.
Kālaimoʻohele
Kālaimoʻohele is KS Maui’s innovation engine that drives change to impact haumāna achievement. Through their actions, haumāna will become leaders of the community and contribute to a thriving lāhui. My work with Kālaimoʻohele includes:
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Leading the guiding coalition to develop recommendations that are data driven and push KS Maui to be the school of choice for haumāna of Hawaiian ancestry.
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Being a member of the facilitation team that engages with the guiding coalition and the larger faculty, while also informing campus decision makers of our progress.
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Contributing my work from Keala’ula Institute, which includes developing a transcript that reflects the mastery of competencies, as well as traditional courses like AP and dual credit classes.
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Working with a team of kumu on developing a set of criteria for establishing a true bilingual/bicultural school.
Campus Support
Through my position as Dean of Learning, I have supported kumu and administration in many school initiatives that have built capacity and increased student engagement and achievement. This includes:
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Guided the high school math department to have kumu incorporate classroom strategies to create a growth mindset culture. As a result of these strategies haumāna are also collaborating and making deeper mathematical connections.
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Started our partnership with NuVu, to bring an innovative approach to problem solving current issues facing Maui Nui and beyond. The NuVu methods brought together our KS kumu with a NuVu fellow while building capacity at our school.
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Create summaries and analysis of various institutional metrics. These analyses consisted of longitudinal, national comparison, and key action items.
Teaching Experience
Biology & Honors Biology
Kamehameha Schools Maui
Pukalani, HI
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Created a standards-based curriculum that fused Hawaiian culture and 21st century skills.
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Modeled a college preparatory learning environment.
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Laid the foundation in scientific inquiry and knowledge.
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Collaborated with grade-level counselors to integrate academic and social-emotional well-being support for haumāna.
Chemistry & Physics
Redmond High School
Redmond, WA
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Developed inquiry-based curriculum in chemistry and physics.
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Collaborated with the science department on strengthening writing in science.
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Created common assessments with other chemistry and physics teachers.
English Language Learner (ELL) Biology
Redmond High School
Redmond, WA
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Collaborated with ELL teachers on strategies to engage non-English speakers in a science environment.
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Developed engaging science lessons for non-English speakers.
