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STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE
Else Johnson '96
Job Title:
Science Teacher
Department:
Science
Email:
Phone: (510) 577-9100
ext.
274
Started at O'Dowd:
2004 - 2019, 2023
Degrees:
MA Education at Holy Names University
Originally from:
Berkeley, CA
Why I Teach:
Most powerful teaching technique:
Formative Assessment and feedback
Why are the subjects you teach important?:
Understanding one's environment through a scientific lens is an essential building block for a lifetime of learning.
Favorite quotes:
"You get out what you put in", "If it's not good, god's not done"
Favorite trivia:
Recommended visual media:
Avatar, the Nature Channel
Recommended reads:
Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav
Hobbies or outside interests:
hiking, yoga, spending time with my husband and kids
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