Jason Johnson wants to address the perception gap
Katryna Perera News-Post Staff
May 26, 2020
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Jason Johnson is known by most of his students as “Mr. J.” The nickname, which got tacked on years ago, has stuck and now brands everything the Frederick County Board of Education candidate does.
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“My life’s passion is to educate and inspire,” Johnson said.
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A former Frederick County Public Schools teacher and assistant director of the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) program at Johns Hopkins University, Johnson said his life has finally lined up in the right ways where he can commit to serving on the school board, which is something he has wanted to do for a long time.
"...A question about balancing STEM — science, technology, engineering, math — and the arts in curriculums also drew similar responses from the candidates.
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All agreed that an equal balance of both was important but candidate Jason Johnson pointed out that the arts have always been involved in STEM, it just needs to be emphasized."
Katryna Perera News-Post Staff
May 18, 2020
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Ignition Grant Prize:
Awarded to Jason Johnson for collaborating on the design of an innovative one-piece suit that protects health care workers from the spread of deadly infectious diseases.
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Nicholas C. Stern News-Post Staff
Jul 7, 2012
When the Asian American Center of Frederick approached Jason Johnson to plan lessons for a Chinese-language camp, some novel circumstances presented themselves.
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Johnson, an advanced math and science academics instructor who develops curricula for Frederick County Public Schools, had no model for a program that integrated Mandarin Chinese with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subject matter.
But he figured if Chinese people learn math and science every day, the task had obviously been accomplished before.
Paulette Campbell JHU-APL Media
2016
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Courtney Pomeroy News-Post Staff
Jan 29, 2012
Skiing and figure skating are familiar winter Olympic events, but bottle-rocket making, tower building, and rock and mineral identification were on the minds of Maryland Science Olympiad competitors Saturday at Crestwood Middle School in Frederick.
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Jason O.L. Johnson, a Thurmont Middle School science teacher and the Central Maryland Regional Tournament director, said 14 teams competed in 20 science-related events at the third annual invitational.
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Kristy Crawford News-Post Staff
Feb 27, 2011
More than 300 middle school students from the area competed in the Central Maryland Regional Science Olympiad on Saturday at Crestwood Middle School.
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Science enthusiasts from nine Frederick County middle schools and 19 other public and private schools competed in challenges ranging from Science Crimebusters to the Junkyard Challenge and Awesome Aquifier.
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Monocacy Middle School was among the finalists moving on to the state level.
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According to Jason Johnson, tournament director and science teacher at Thurmont Middle School, "The Maryland Science Olympiad's goal is to motivate students to expand their science and technology competence and increase students' insight into investigative processes using hands-on, inquiry-based exploration and teamwork."
State Science Champs Going for Gold at Nationals
NBC 25 News April, 2008
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Thurmont Team to Compete Nationally
Jeremy Hauck Staff Writer - Gazette
April 17, 2008
