Alicia Mortensen

2240 E 3300 S Apt # 11 Salt Lake City, Utah 84109 (801) 455-9303 alicianmortensen@gmail.com aliciamortensen.weebly.com EDUCATION B.S, Elementary Education University of Utah Urban Institute of Education Departmental Scholarship 3.76 cumulative GPA CERTIFICATION Utah Elementary Teaching License ESL Endorsement Passed Praxis II Elementary Content Completed Praxis: English to Speakers of Other Languages TEACHING EXPERIENCE Evergreen Junior High School, Granite School District Long Term Substitute Plan and teach three 9th grade Earth Science classes Mathnasium, Cottonwood Heights, Utah Math Tutor May 2013 Salt Lake City, Utah

May 2013

April 2013-present

April 2013-present

Pleasant Green Elementary School, Granite School District August 2012-April 13 Student Teacher Magna, Utah th th Taught 4 /5 grade split class of 29 academically diverse students ranging from 4th grade ESL to 5th grade gifted Taught in an EMINTS classroom Trained in Next Steps and Higher Steps reading programs Initiated and implemented Words Their Way spelling program Experience with GO MATH! and Imagine It! programs Completed second and third-term report card grades and comments Conducted spring term parent-teacher conferences Escalante Elementary School, Salt Lake District Jan-Apr 2012 Integrated Arts Salt Lake City, Utah Spent 4 months co-teaching the life cycle of a plant to a first grade class integrating visual arts, theater, dance, and music. Guided the children in performing their plant song and dance in front of the school. SKILLS Dance, visual arts, music, cooking, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)