John Musser Email & Phone Number

Sunnyvale, Ca

Advisor to Spanish Honor Society (AATSP Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica) (2016- current)Varsity Coach of Boy's and Girl's Tennis Teams (2010-current)Advisor to Video Gamer's Club (2012- 2016)School Site Council Member -representing faculty (2012-2015)Co-Advisor to Apple Club (2012- 2015)Courses taught (currently): Spanish I & IICourses taught (previously): AVID, Perspectives through Multimedia (English), ESL/ELD (English Language Development) Summer Enrichment, Excel Online Credit Recovery, and OWL (for English Literature and Social Sciences), Spanish Summer School.

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Head Coach of Boys and Girls Tennis - Varsity and JV

Fremont High School

Served as Co-Department Lead for World Languages (Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish) for nine years. Shared the supporting role of organizational and curriculum development lead for the four language departments.

I served on the committee that designed professional development for colleagues / teachers in professional learning communities (PLCs).I represented and presented the collaborative work accomplished by the World Languages PLC.

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Administrative liaison for high school tennis coaches in SCVAL El Camino division in the Central Coast Section (CCS) of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)

Northern California

Working as a professional tennis umpire for USTA, WTA, ATP, and ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association)Certified: Roving Umpire, Line Umpire, Chair Umpire, Chief Umpire, and Tournament Referee

I have a varied summer school teaching experience: Spanish and ESL at Buchser Middle School, Santa Clara, CA; (2006)Spanish at Santa Clara High School, Santa Clara, CA; (2007)English Language Development (ELD) at Cupertino High School, Cupertino, CA; (2009)ELD at Columbia Middle School (Stanford Teacher Education Cooperating Teacher), Sunnyvale, CA; (2010)ELD at Fremont High School, Sunnyvale, CA. (2008, 2011-2020)

Sunnyvale, Ca

As a part of pursuing a certification in wine education, I was offered the opportunity to gain experience serving wine and educating customers in a high end wine bar. I was a customer there for a couple years and they asked me to work for them. It was a part time (mostly summer) job until the bar closed in December 2018. Gained experience in wine knowledge and service.

I served as a Teacher Leader and mentor for the World Languages Cohort of the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP). Stanford University and the Sunnyvale School District provide middle school students with an outstanding enrichment experience and graduate student "Teacher Candidates" with an inspiring student teaching experience in a Summer Academy at Colombia Middle School in Sunnyvale, CA

Redwood City, Ca

I completed my student teaching service with Summit Preparatory Charter High School of Redwood City, which was featured in the documentary movie "Waiting for Superman". I worked with two experienced teacher mentors in the Spanish Department. I was trained in Blaine Ray's "Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) Method" as well as a grammar based textbook approach. My experience helped me develop a repertoire of teaching strategies for language acquisition. I also participated in Summit's unique and extensive staff collaboration and professional development throughout the academic year.

Utah, Wyoming, Idaho

Professional development, certification and continuing education for snow sports instructors in the inter-mountain west.

Alta, Utah

I spent 'the best years of my life' and met some of the most wonderful people working at Alta. I worked in various capacities as a Ski Instructor, Instructor Trainer, Back-country Guide, On-Snow Coordinator and Program Director.I primarily worked with private lesson clientele as well as:Alta Cat Skiing Guide (backcountry guide)Alta Lodge Powder Tracks CoachAlta Youth Club Coach and DirectorChildren's Instructor Trainer / Clinic Leader / Certification LeaderDeseret News Ski School CoordinatorInstructor Apprentice MentorLadies Day Program CoachSki Utah! Program CoordinatorUniversity of Utah Skiing Program Instructor / CoachOutdoor Emergency Care - Wilderness First Responder (EMT) Before my professional certifications, I was an avid United States Ski Association (USSA) youth competitor (from 10 - 17 years old).

Utah, Wyoming, Idaho Region

I helped create and evolve the curriculum for the Accredited Children's Educator (ACE) credential program, now known as CS (Children’s Specialist). I managed the education team which conducted ACE training for instructors. ACE is a professional development program for teachers of winter sports to children in the PSIA-Intermountain region -which was developed locally and adopted nationally by PSIA. I served as a Committee Chairman to the Board of Directors of PSIA-Intermountain for six years. I have served as an Editor and Technical Reviewer to "32 DEGREES", the professional periodical publication for PSIA since 2005 to current. Update: The program formerly known as ACE has recently been revised, and the credential is now called Children's Specialist (CS) and was adopted nationally by the Board of Directors of PSIA.

M.A., Education And Teaching

Activities and Societies: Liu Fellowship, Sixth Man Club, Red Zone Club, Stanford Club of San FranciscoAwarded California Single Subject.

Ba Teaching (Spanish), Minor In Mathematics

Bay Area Foreign Language Program (Baflp)

Professional development related to aligning lesson plans with the California State Standards for Foreign Language Curriculum.

Avid Certification, Avid Teacher (Secondary School)

Activities and Societies: Senior Seminar Instructor, FHS AVID Site TeamTaught in a certified AVID school site. Trained in implementation.

Graduate Study For Teachers Of Spanish, Teaching Of Spanish

Activities and Societies: Home-stay with a local family. Travel to Arenal Rain Forest and Volcano.Study abroad and home-stay in Santa Ana.

Bachelor Of Arts, Spanish Teaching And Mathematics

Emphasis in Teaching Spanish and Latin American Literature and Culture; minor degree in Mathematics

Undergraduate Study For Teachers Of Spanish, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Extensive travel throughout Chilé.Study abroad and home-stay in Santiago, Chilé. Completed sixty hours (60).

Spanish Language And Culture, Sobresaliente

Activities and Societies: Homestay with local family, extensive travel throughout Northern Spain, Las Fiestas de San Fermín in Pamplona.