Resource Teachers' Profiles
Charlene
Christensen
Mrs.
Charlene Christensen has been teaching at Kamehameha Schools for 18
years, twelve of them as a fifth grade teacher. This is her fourth year
as a math resource teacher at Kamehameha Elementary School.
During
Mrs. Christensen’s last three years of teaching 5th grade, she
teamed taught with another 5th grade teacher. She was the math and science
curriculum teacher to both classes while her partner taught the language
arts curriculum. It was during this time that she realized how much
she enjoyed teaching math, and when the opportunity arose she accepted
the Math Resource position.
Currently
she works with teachers and students in grades Kindergarten through
sixth providing math instruction for students who need extra help. She
also has been supporting teachers in aligning the math curriculum that
addresses the national standards.
Charlene
enjoys chess and was instrumental in developing the elementary Math
Chess Club.
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Judith
Mackenzie
Judy
Mackenzie is a graduate of the University of Nevada at Reno where she
received a BA in Science and a MA in Education specializing in remedial
reading. She has been an elementary teacher for 33 years. Twenty-five
of those years have been with Kamehameha Schools.
She
was offered a teaching position in 1979 with the K-3 KEEP reading program
at Kamahameha Schools, a position she held for eight years. This program
provided an excellent learning opportunity for both teachers and students.
In 1987 she accepted the opportunity to teach at the Kamehameha Elementary
School campus. She taught in the fourth grade for ten years and the
sixth grade for four years.
Currently
she is in her third year as the KES 4-6 Reading Resource teacher. She
works collaboratively with the 4-6 grade teachers providing reading
instruction for students who need extra assistance. She meets with small
groups of students twice a cycle reinforcing skills and strategies needed
to become an effective reader and writer. Her methods include direct
and indirect instruction and using the computer as a means to teach
reading strategies and skills.
She
loves learning about new things, the arts, computers, the ocean, hiking
and traveling. She tries to impart this love of learning to her students.
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Judy
Scheu
Judy
Scheu has been a member of the Kamehameha Schools’ faculty for
30 years. She has taught children in grades 1 and 2 and was a language
arts curriculum developer for the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program.
Judy
now serves as the Reading Resource Teacher for grades K–3. Her
classroom/office is in Room 329 of the Kekela`okalani Building. She
works in collaboration with classroom teachers to provide reading instruction
for children in need of extra support. Judy typically works with small
groups of children for three half-hour periods per cycle, helping them
to apply and reinforce the skills and strategies taught in their regular
classrooms.
Judy
is an avid reader who enjoys a wide range of genres. She loves exploring
the children’s literature sections in bookstores and sharing "new
discoveries" and "old favorites" with her students. Her
most important instructional goal is to increase and enhance the enthusiasm
and excitement her students feel for reading.
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