Suzanne Johnson, Phd Email & Phone Number

NGSS assessment writer

Massachusetts, United States

Physical Science Content Specialist / SME • Designed and authored competency-based online physical science lessons. • Broke down standards, developed a storyline, and created content for lessons, labs, and assessments.• Created storyboards for custom simulations.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

• Designed and authored 3-dimensional NGSS textbook-based performance tasks.• Unpacked NGSS standards, developed a storyline, created phenomenon-based performance tasks, and revised based on feedback.

Dracut, Ma

• Maintained reputation of consistently staying on top of changes in the Advanced Placement chemistry curriculum to provide comprehensive content that provided students the knowledge and skills to earn top scores on the Advanced Placement chemistry exam.• Developed a platform with the goal of improving student’s problem-solving skills using online tools to create critical thinking challenges. With teacher guidance and rolling assessments, student’s skills showed a quantifiable improvement throughout the school year.• Adapted teaching to the challenges brought on by the pandemic, including hybrid and online learning and a noticeable decrease in student motivation. Held all students accountable by randomly calling on them, monitoring students on group-work activities in small breakout groups and consistently keeping students and parents updated on progress. Throughout the year revised teaching methods based on evaluations, observations, and assessment data.• Developed and revised chemistry curriculum for online format to maximize student achievement, motivation, and engagement. Created virtual versions of labs, games, and other activities. Developed unique assessments in which answers could not simply be “googled”.

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

• Observed that students in classes with a large percentage of ELL and Special Education students lost interest in the long multi day activities which were part of the school’s standard curriculum. Created short compact single period activities resulting in a dramatic increase in engagement and assignment completion.• Created novel hands-on activities for Forensic Science including a Science Department mystery in which a room was set up as the crime scene. Students worked in teams using concepts learned in class, measurements, and observations along with background information to determine which science teacher committed the crime.

Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States

• Based on previous success, hired to increase the achievement on the Advanced Placement chemistry exam by increasing critical thinking skills and aligning the courses to the College Board and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Created labs, activities and assessments that covered and tracked success on all standards. The result was a 15 % to > 80 % increase in qualifying scores and a larger percentage of those as 4s and 5s. • Monitored and prepared students for the Sophomore School wide science fair and the Massachusetts State science fair leading to an increase in the number of students invited to the State Science Fair.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Organic Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry