John A. Weiss 

Teaching Resume 

johnaweiss@gmail.com, 818-919-0824 

Skills 

Tutoring in Math to Pre-Calculus, high-school and college English vocabulary, comprehension, and composition, study-skills, assessment of error-patterns and remedies, and relaxation and confidence-building techniques. 

Experience 

Youth Audio Arts Curriculum Coordinator, December - May 2010

Bayview Hunters Point YMCA, San Francisco, CA 

Created and instructed youth curriculum for music production and recording skills. Coordinated youth field trip to a professional recording studio. Coordinated guest-speakers and guest-artists. Managed recording studio purchasing. Developed multimedia fundraising presentation, new studio plan, and new studio budget. 

President of Computer Skills Tutoring Company, 2008 - present 

Laptop Academy, Santa Clarita, CA 

Founder and head instructor of a computer-skills education company, offering tutoring to children and adults in beginning, intermediate, and advanced computer skills, for home users and professionals.

Instructor of Radio Production for Kids, September 2008 

Huckleberry Creative Learning Center, Santa Clarita, CA 

Designed and taught one-day introduction to radio production, including acoustics, the physics of radio, the invention of radio, the early days of radio broadcasting, public speaking, and radio’s future.

Veterans Computer Skills Instructor, 2007 

Veterans Upward Bound, TELACU Education Foundation 

Lead computer instructor of U.S. veterans, aged 18 through 80 years. Taught computing skills ranging from fundamental through intermediate business and academic skills. Topics included hardware basics, advanced internet searching, email, typing, beginning graphics software, beginning web development, introduction to database theory and development, Excel beginning and intermediate skills, customizing desktop and operating system, and file management.

High School Computer and Math Tutor, 2006-2007 

LINC Technology Center, TELACU Education Foundation 

Taught fundamental Macintosh computing skills to High School students. Topics included email, web-browsing, file-management, word processing, typing, and passwords.

Adult & Child Math Tutor, 2006

Private Students, Pasadena 

Tutored elementary math, Geometry, Algebra, and Trigonometry to elementary, high-school, college, and adult students. Taught students to find solutions unassisted, compiled students’ common mistakes and developed error-specific remedies and good habits, and guided student in relaxation and confidence-building techniques.

High School Math & English Tutor, 2005 

Say Yes To Life, Los Angeles 

Tutored high-school students one-on-one. Assessed students’ grade-level equivalency before and after the program. Developed written goals and strategies for each student. Math topics included Geometry, Algebra, and basic math building blocks, such as multiplication tables. English topics included vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing composition.

Elementary School Science Tutor, 2004 

Private Student, Los Angeles 

Guided a female elementary school student through science projects and homework.

Algebra Tutor, 1992 

Smith College Campus School

Tutored a 5th grader who was experiencing family trauma as well as a physical congenital handicap. Wrote a 25-page analysis of the entire process, including student’s psychological profile, educational history, goals, action plan, and review of outcome. Comprised my practicum for a course entitled “Counseling and Education”.

Preschool Assistant Teacher, 1991 

University of Massachusetts Campus Preschool, Amherst, MA 

Assisted in the classroom with 5- and 6-year-old boys and girls. Directed art projects, story-telling, lunch, nap-time, and outdoor playtime.

Infant Perception Experimenter, 1991 

University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Designed and performed visual perception experiments with infants, intended to demonstrate early visual development. Comprised my field-requirement for a course entitled “Child Development”.

Computer Instructor, 1987 

Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 

Taught college students word-processing fundamentals, such as printing, saving, spell-checking, editing, and formatting. Also taught general computer usage, such as shutting down, crash-prevention, and printer maintenance.

Education 

Bachelor's Candidate 

University of Massachusetts at Amherst 

Self-Designed Major: Education, Psychology, and Child Development.

Safety

YMCA Police and FBI Criminal Background Check, 2009

Passed standard fingerprint and national database scan for Bayview YMCA.

National Police and FBI Criminal Background Check, 2005 

Valencia Police Department, California 

Passed standard fingerprint and database scan.