Vita                                                            KIP A MOTTA                                                    2012

 

EDUCATION

Master of Education, Secondary Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Professional specialization: Secondary Physical Education, Emphasis: Physiology of Exercise.

Bachelor of Arts, Elementary and Secondary Education, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT, December, 1982.

Educational Endorsement, Utah State Office of Education, Level II Mathematics, Administrative, K-12 Physical Education, Health, Industrial Arts

PUBLICATIONS

Motta, Kip A (January 1988). All-Purpose Zone Offense. Winning Hoops (p.2-3) Vol. 2, No. 4. Bayside, NY.

Motta, Kip A (November 1989). A 3-on-3 Sequence for Half-Court Man-to-man Defense. Winning Hoops (pp. 5-6) Vol. 4, No. 2. Bayside, NY.

Motta, Kip A (November 1999) Linear Function Activity. The Newsletter of the Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (p. 5) 1999-2000 Issue 2.

PRESENTATIONS

Motta, Kip A (July 2000), Utilizing Algebra Tiles to Teach Factoring.  URSA Summer Teachers’ Conference, Cedar City, UT.

Motta, Kip A (July 2007), Utilizing SMART Board Technology to Present Elementary Mathematic Concepts, URSA Summer Teachers’ Conference, Cedar City, UT.

Motta, Kip A (October 2010), Educational Expectations and Excellence. Cache County School District Educational Summit Logan, UT.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Utah Rural Schools Association
1998-2000 Executive Board Middle School Teacher Representative
2000-present Executive Board Middle School Principal Representative

Utah Association Secondary School Principals
2012 Executive Board Small Middle School Representative

 

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE


1983-84 Teacher (p.e./health) and coach (basketball and cross country) Fairlawn High School
1984-87 Teacher (developmental math, technical math and college algebra); assistant basketball coach Trinity Valley Junior College (formerly Henderson County Junior College)
1987-90 Assistant coach (basketball) Washington State University
1990-92 Assistant coach and scout Seattle SuperSonics
1992-94 Assistant coach and scout Portland Trailblazers
1994-96 Assistant coach and scout Dallas Mavericks
1996-97 Assistant coach and scout Denver Nuggets
1997-2000 Teacher (mathematics, computer, web page creation, CTE) Rich Middle School
1998-2000 Assistant principal and teacher (mathematics, web page creation, CTE) Rich Middle School
2000-Present Principal, teacher (mathematics, web page creation), and coach Rich Middle School and North Rich Elementary

PERSONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

September 1992 Obtained my private pilot’s license – Single Engine Land

June 1994 Obtained my instrument pilot’s rating – Single Engine Land

June 1996 Obtained my commercial pilot’s license – Single Engine Land

RELATED TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall 2010 and Spring 2012  Numbers and Operations EDUC 5455, Southern Utah University, via Northern Utah Educational Service Center; Utah State Elementary Mathematics Endorsement Course

Winter 2011  Algebraic Reasoning EDUC 5515, Southern Utah University, via Northern Utah Educational Service Center; Utah State Elementary Mathematics Endorsement Course

REFERENCES

Available upon request.