NATHAN SMITH JONES
Provo, UT ***** 801-***-**** ******.***@*****.***
LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-s-jones-175b4b56 EDUCATION
Administration License (exp. 06/2028) (28 June 2025) Licensure Program – School Administration
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
Doctor of Education (10 December 2021)
Ed.D – Education and Teacher Professional Development University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Master of Secondary Education (13 December 2008)
M.Ed Secondary Education (August, 2008)
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Bachelors of Arts (06 June 1997)
B.A. English Literature
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
“’That’s Plagiarism!’ The ‘filmed vs. found footage’ December, 2024 continuum in a Pedagogical Video Composition Teacher Journal of Media Professional Development program Literacy Education REFERENCES
Donnel Johnson
Principal, Provo Canyon School
******.*******@******.*** (Administration Reference) 801-***-**** Mary James
Vice Principal, Wasatch Elementary School, Provo, UT *****@*****.*** (Administration Reference) 801-***-**** Wendy Wishart
English Department Chair, Freedom Prep Academy, Provo, Utah ********@***********.***
(Professional reference) 801-***-****
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teacher, English Literature, English electives, grades 7-12 Wasatch Elementary, Provo, UT
(administrative intern – helped w Emergency Exit Prep) (Jan. ’25 – April ‘25) Provo Canyon School (also Administration Intern, Fall, ‘24) (January ’24 - present) Fremont High School, South Central Los Angeles, CA (June, 1998- June, 2002) East Hollywood High School, West Valley, Utah (Aug. 2005 – May 2008) Merit College Prep Academy, Springville, Utah (June 2010 – June 2014) Freedom Prep Academy, Provo, Utah (Aug. 2014 – June 2017) Nebo School District Adult Education (part time, evenings) (Nov. 2017 – June 2019)
(left because they didn’t have funding to keep evening teacher) Instructor, College Level
Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Fine Arts & Communications (Aug. 2005 – May 2009) Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT
Taught 7 semesters of Intro to Film (FILM 1023)
and Film and Culture (FILM 1077)
Utah Valley University, Dept. of English and Community Education (Aug. 2022 – present)
AWARDS
Teacher of the Year (‘Crystal Apple’ Award) Freedom Prep Academy (2014-15 school year) Provo, UT
OTHER SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Fluent in Spanish (read, write, speak)