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STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE

Else Johnson '96

Job Title:

Science Teacher

Department:

Science

Email:

Phone: (510) 577-9100

ext. 

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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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