Instructor: CARRIE FINLINSON

CARRIE FINLINSON

Carrie taught English in junior high school where she was recognized as teacher of the year. She received her B.A. in English from Brigham Young University and participated in the Utah Writing Project while studying for her Master's in Secondary and Gifted and Talented Education at Utah State University. Carrie is an adjunct professor for the elementary education department at Utah State University and runs Write On! Workshops, an award winning writing program for children. Carrie is also a freelance writer who has been published in various publications.

Why did you choose your career path? I chose this career because it's so much fun! It doesn't feel like work to me!

When you were growing up, what did you want to be? When I was a kid I wanted to be a movie star and for awhile I wanted to give tours at art museums. I did have a lot of fun performing but gave up on my movie star dream. My dad said people do art museum tours for free. I love movies and art but feel so lucky to do what I do!

If you could join a Youth Education class, which one would it be? If I could join a Youth Ed class, I'd join an art class. Growing up, my daughters had awesome experiences doing those classes with youth ed. I think I would have liked them too!

CARRIE FINLINSON is currently teaching:

Class Title	Semester	Date(s)	Program

CARRIE FINLINSON has previously taught:

• YAE: Writing Wizards (Age 10-12)
• YAE: Writing Magic for the Young Writer (Age 7-9)
• YAE: Seize the Story - Intensive Writing for Teen Writers (Age 12-15)
• YAE: Jump Write In! (Grade 8-10)
• YAE: Raise Your Voice! (Grade 8-10)