Teaching Experience
(Online lesson plans/resources available here: jlharmon.com/classes)
Teaching assistant
University of Southern California
Human Language as Computation (Ling 385), Spring 2016
Language and Mind (Ling 275), Fall 2014, 2015
Drugs, Behavior, and Society (Psych 165), Spring 2015
Instructor of Record
University of Southern California
Writing and Critical Reasoning – An introductory course in composition (Writ 140), Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Seeker’s Class Leader
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles
Fall 2015-Spring 2018, member of the team that led weekly sessions of the Seeker’s Class, an adult education class on topics related to the Bible, social justice topics, and Church history.
Academic Bible Study Leader
University of Southern California
Fall 2015-present, Mixed graduate/undergraduate progressive Christian Bible study looking at various Biblical texts and themes through an academic lens.
Adult ESL Teacher
Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service, Los Angeles
Designed/taught curriculum and lessons for a mixed-level and age weekly adult ESL class, Fall 2017-Spring 2018
Library Student Assistant, Fall 2008 – Spring 2012
Teacher Resource Center, Henry Madden Library, CSU Fresno
Helped student teachers find materials needed for teaching in K-12 classrooms, including ESL and foreign language materials as well as the core subjects.
Private Tutor
Loma de Luz Bilingual School, Balfate, Honduras
Tutored individual students in basic reading and math, Spring 2007