EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION:
 

  • PhD in Instructional Psychology & Technology, Brigham Young University, 2019.
     

  • Master of Arts in Second Language Acquisition from The Ohio State University, 1997.
     

  • Bachelor of Arts in French and Spanish Teaching, from Brigham Young University, 1993 

AWARDS/RECOGNITION:

 

  • Open Research Award, 2017.
     

  • President’s Lifetime Service Award, 2017.
     

  • "30 Women to Watch in Utah," 2014.
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  • Utah "Best of State" Award for Best Principal, 2014.
     

  • OER Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, 2012.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
 

  • Involved in the planning and implementation of Mountain Heights Academy (formerly Open High School of Utah), 2008-2009.
     

  • Worked at one of the first online schools in the country, in Columbus, Ohio, 2004-2006
     

  • Taught high school French and Spanish in Upper Arlington, Ohio, 1993-2003.

PERSONAL:
 

  • DeLaina and her husband, Paul, live on top of a mountain in Draper, UT. They have four children, three cats, two bettas and one turtle.

 

  • She enjoys spending time with her family, good books and music, laughing, traveling, politics, playing the piano and singing.