Jason Katz

Post-Secondary Education

Texas State University
Bachelor of Arts
English

Texas State University
Master of Arts
English

Teaching Experience

            Writing Tutor                                                                                                    9/07 - Present

            Austin Community College                                                                            Austin, Texas

Adjunct English Professor                                                                                          9 / 00 -  Present

Austin Community College                                                                             Austin, Texas

Courses Taught:  Fundamentals of Writing, Writing Skills I, Writing Skills II and Composition

• Created syllabus and structure of courses covering grammar, syntax, paragraph structure, and rhetorical strategies for essay writing with a focus on persuasive essays.
• Developed curriculum with team for a paired Comp I and Psychology course targeting first generation college students and other under-represented populations.
• Taught with an emphasis on interaction with a diverse culture of students of various socio-economic status with the goal of communicating information in an interesting, humorous manner, that is applicable to their daily lives.
• Developing Honors Comp I & II English course based on my masters thesis of doctor -patient relationships in prose designed to attract high number of students interested in the health care field.
• Encouraged student self-expression through assignments
• Prepared students to pass departmental persuasive essay final in order to continue college courses.
• Consistent excellent student evaluations each year.
• Graded “Excellent” for 3 Year Portfolio in areas of Classroom Activities, Assignments, Quizzes and Student Evaluations.

Writing Teacher                                                                                                10 / 02 – 6 / 05

Capital IDEA                                                                                                      Austin, Texas

Capital IDEA is a college prep academy targeting at-risk students committed to careers primarily in health care that secure a living wage.  It is a non-profit supported by a progressive faith-based initiative.  In addition to vocabulary courses, my experience and responsibilities with Capital IDEA are parallel to those with my ACC courses.  

English Teacher                                                                                                  12 / 95 – 12 / 96

Kids Club International                                                                                      Pusan, South                                                                                                                                                       Korea

• Taught Korean children ages 6 – 16 conversational English, averaging three courses per day with an enrollment of twelve students per class.
• Developed English language curriculum and classroom activities.
• Wrote monthly assessments of student progress for both parents and administration.
• Provided word processing, computer and Internet instruction.
• Private Instruction of adult English language class on weekends.   

Professional Publications

There are none at this time. Though some will be forthcoming.