Ms. Johnson's Career and Professional Background
Because I did not become a teacher directly out of an undergraduate program, I have been lucky to have held jobs in several aspects of science research, education, and writing. These former jobs continue to influence how I teach my students and what experiences I can share with them as they learn biology, anatomy, chemistry, earth science, and physics, as well as subjects not in our department.
Production Assistant, Entomological Society of America, Lanham MD http://www.entsoc.org/
Research Technician and Research Assistant, Senator George Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, Orono ME http://www.umaine.edu/waterresearch/
Science Teacher, Jennings High School, Jennings MO http://www.jenningsk12.net/schools/jsh/jenningsseniorhome.html
Production Assistant, Entomological Society of America, Lanham MD http://www.entsoc.org/
Research Technician and Research Assistant, Senator George Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, Orono ME http://www.umaine.edu/waterresearch/
Science Teacher, Jennings High School, Jennings MO http://www.jenningsk12.net/schools/jsh/jenningsseniorhome.html
Additionally, I have benefited tremendously from the various volunteer activities I have pursued since graduating from high school. I list them as a way for students to consider the ways they can give back to their communities while learning skills and information that will be necessary for college and careers.
Stokes County Arts Council, Danbury NC, http://stokesarts.org/
Maine State Museum, Augusta ME, http://mainestatemuseum.org/
Haleakala National Park, Makawao HI, through Student Conservation Association http://www.thesca.org/
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel MD, through Student Conservation Association http://www.thesca.org/
Gateway Greening, St Louis MO http://www.gatewaygreening.org/index.asp
Northern Maine Children's Water Festival, Orono ME http://www.umaine.edu/waterresearch/outreach/water_festival.htm
Expanding Your Horizons, Orono ME http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org/
Stokes County Arts Council, Danbury NC http://stokesarts.org/
Finally, travel has been an integral part of my development as a teacher and citizen of the world. When you get a chance to travel, do it! A few of the opportunities I have been lucky enough to be a part of are listed below.
Coming up! London, fall semester 2017, with Wake Forest University London Program at Worrell House http://studyabroad.wfu.edu/program/?pid=371&program=wfu-london-worrell-house-b
Chile, fall 2014, with Dr. Erik Johnson, Biology Associate Professor from Wake Forest University, and my children http://chile.travel/en/
Belize, summer 2012, with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences http://sites.naturalsciences.org/education/belize/index.html
Durban, South Africa, and Swaziland, summer 2008 http://www.zulu.org.za/index.php?districthome+23
Nova Scotia, summer 1999, http://www.novascotia.com/en/home/default.aspx
France, Spring 1987, with EF Tours http://www.eftours.com/educational-tours/tours-by-region/france.aspx
