Who’s Dr. Thomas Adam Johnson?

DR. TOM JOHNSON is a creative practicing academic, a scholar-practitioner, a researcher, a critical thinker, and a professional communicator.  He is an Apple Teacher, a Google Certified Individual, a Seesaw Ambassador, an intrapreneur, a learning coach, a designer, a technology integration specialist, an educator, and a founder of the Learning and Technology Exchange Network (LTEN).  He is a survivor, living through hurricanes in Mexico, earthquakes in Guatemala, political unrest in Thailand, gun-fights in Toronto, hold-ups in Niagara, motorcycle accidents in Taiwan, and now a finished PhD.  Phew.

His life, however, is about and for his son and daughter, Mickey and Minnie.

He has passion for: Flâneuring, Learning, Heuristic tasks, Ordering the local specialty, Working Out, Soccer, Skiing, Badminton, Squash, Volleyball, Contemporary Art, Good Food, Great Music, People Watching, Cooking, Exploring, and Exploring the Status Quo.

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Accomplishments | Albums | Audience | Bad Things | Bands | Before Death | Best Things | Books | Cartoons | Cities | Countries Visited | Days off | Fashion Trends | Fears | Films | Games | Gifts | Glad he did | Hobbies | If money was no issue | Jobs | Live Bands | Magazines | Most visited Websites | Movie Stars | People in History to have Conversation with | Pet Peeves | Pets | Places to Visit | Professions to Try | Purchases | Remember For | Restaurants | Songs | Subjects | Things people didn’t know | Things to save if house is on fire | Toys | TV Shows | Ways changed
Teaching & Coordinating Experience	Student & Volunteer Experience
Education | Professional Development	Refereeing | Coaching
Accomplishments | Awards	Operating Systems | Programs | Hardware Used
Proud accomplishments Earned a PhD with a 4.0 GPA Initiated LTEN (Learning and Technology Exchange Network) for fellow Tech Coordinators in Eastern Europe Masters Degree with 4.0 GPA 3 other degrees: BFA, B.Ed., AOCAD Google Certified Individual President of Student Council John Tute Award for the Arts Headed and Led the ISTEC Meeting for fellow Tech Coordinators	Things Tom’s glad he did Skydiving Bungee Jumping Skiing Disney World Traveling and living around the world Getting education Joining a fraternity Getting into Computers Started Writing Read lots Top of Page
Pets and their names Brown Poodle – “Sugar” 2 Grey Cats – “Marjorie” and “Marisol” 4 other cats – No name White Toy Poodle – “Christmas” Black and White Poodle – “Turbo” Black Poodle – “Midnight” Miniature Collie – “Lollipop” Turtle – “Bulldozer” 2 birds – “Peggy and George” Hamsters – “Peggy and George” Snake – “No name” Wild Rabbits – “Peter and Cottontail”	Biggest fears Claustrophobia Drowning Burning Earthquakes Flying Take-offs and Landings Jail Being alone Failing Top of Page
Past jobs Bus Boy – Swiss Chalet Elevator operator – Minolta Tower Janitor – Niagara Falls Museum Bartender – Victoria Inn Bartender – Wushu Student Center Cashier – Macs Milk Construction – S & H Maintenance Waiter – Walts Beanery Construction / Factory – AJ’s recommendation Tree Planter – Barista – Starbucks 251438(Queen and John, Pickering, Yonge and Charles) Sales  – Friendly Stranger Crown Royal bottler Graphic Design – Tattoos, Logos, Bands (Target Fish, Snowboards, Grifter) Website Design – Colegio Interamericano, Concordian International School, TEDxKrungthep Art Teacher – Hsinchu International School Phys. Ed Teacher – Hsinchu International School Tech Teacher – Colegio Interamericano, Hsinchu International School, Concordian International School, Istanbul International Community School Tech Coach – Nanjing International School Budget Head and Strategy Team Member – Nanjing International School Grade 4 teacher – Nanjing International School	Favorite films About Time Requiem for a Dream Gattaca Rabbit Proof Fence Schindler’s List Love Actually Breakfast Club Stand by Me Trainspotting Home Alone Transformers District 9 Blood Diamond Perfume Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Moulin Rouge Romeo and Juliet Silk Once Daybreakers The Invention of Lying Top of Page
Things most people probably don’t know about Tom Used to be a gymnast Had clubbed feet as a kid Won break dancing contest at age 8 Tried to tunnel out of house Never kissed a girl until seventeen Likes to have at least 3 showers a day Can use chopsticks with both hands	Favorite restaurants Swiss Chalet The Keg 109 Baht Buffet Oishi Buffet Little India Restaurants on Soi Rambuttri Centro Red Lobster Top of Page
Favorite books Instructional-Design Theories and Models, Vol III Learning and Cognition – The Design of the Mind Drive Blur Freakonomics Super Freakonomics The Facebook Effect Napoleon’s Buttons Blink Tipping Point Outliers What the Dog saw The Good Earth Fahrenheit 451 The Eye of the Needle Thailand Fever The Long Walk The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl who Played with Fire What to Expect when you’re Expecting The Celestine Prophecy Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus Harry Potter Series Animal Farm HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy 1984 Eat, Pray, Love IdeaVirus Learning and Cognition – The Design of the Mind The Facebook Effect Blur Childhood Books The boy who spoke Chimp Choose your own Adventure Encyclopedia Brown Garfield	Countries Tom’s visited 1 Canada 2 US 3 Mexico 4 Honduras 5 El Salvador 6 Belize 7 Cuba 8 Dominican Republic 9 Haiti 10 Italy 11 Spain 12 France 13 Switzerland 14 Monaco 15 Vatican City 16 Holland 17 Indonesia 18 Singapore 19 Thailand 20 Malaysia 21 China 22 Japan 23 Taiwan 24 Vietnam 25 Cambodia 26 Laos 27 Philippines 28 Austria 29 Turkey 30 Germany 31 Czech Republic 32 Hungary 33 Bulgaria 34 Poland 35 Romania Top of Page
Favorite toys as a child Lego Robotix Connect Four Tonka Trucks Fisher-Price Toys Hot Wheels Transformers Stilts Gem and the Holograms (Sisters) Wrestling Toys Star Wars Race Car Track Japanese Rube Goldberg Maze	Best purchases Trips around the world to various places Good pair of shoes Retirement fund Membership to VLC Good Badminton Raquets Good Skis and Boots Different computers iPhone Degrees and Education iPad2 Weight Bench Top of Page
Favorite movie stars Anthony Hopkins Woody Harrelson Chevy Chase John Candy Matthew Brodrick Jack Nicholson Harrison Ford John Travolta Morgan Freeman Samuel L Jackson Ewan McGregor Matt Damon Liam Neeson Mel Gibson Bruce Willis Juliet Lewis Sarah Jessica Parker Natalie Portman Tom Cruise Kate Winslet Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hanks Sean Penn Al Pacino Robert Deniro Cristina Ricci Steve Martin Kate Hudson Uma Thurman Lucy Liu Hugh Grant Renee Zellwigger	Favorite TV shows of all time Cheers Simpsons Hammy Hamster Dexter Today’s Special Sopranos Friends Six Feet Under Arrested Development Nip/Tuck The “L” Word CSIs Without a Trace Law and Order The Wire Weeds Family Ties Growing Pains Who’s the Boss Transformers I Dream of Jeanie Scooby Doo The Dukes of Hazard Night Court Saturday Night Live Community Shameless The Shield Orange is the New Black House of Cards Game of Thrones Star Trek Destiny Top of Page
Things Tom would save if his house was on fire Son Phone Passport Wallet Books Portfolio Some Computers Photos Camera Favorite Utensil (Special Knife) Can Opener Work Contract	Biggest pet peeves Gentrification 2-Ringed Binders Shiny Mac Screens Edges on Macbooks Toilet Seat Up Messiness Chewing with mouth open Smoking Top of Page
People from history you would like to have a conversation with Jesus Gandhi Genghis Khan Adolf Hitler Walt Disney Jim Henson	Bad things Tom did as a kid Dug through the wall in my house Put ice bucket on my sister’s head and hit it with a light saber Lay in the middle of the street to sell lemonade Didn’t eat all my peas Top of Page
Ways Tom’s changed since his teens Got better at school Different haircut Got my braces off Got a little grey hair Got facial hair Got a little fatter and now FITTER Doesn’t tan anymore Doesn’t wear piercings anymore Got a tattoo Became more relaxed Thinks more	Favorite games to play Poker Crazy Eights Ucre Jackpot Soccer Volleyball Badminton Manhunt Connect 4 Trivial Pursuit 20 Questions Pet Society PacMan Digger Double Dragon Skiing Water Skiing Top of Page
Favorite cartoon shows Tranformers Scooby Doo Smurfs Peanuts Simpsons South Park Futurama The Jetsons The Family Guy	Favorite songs “Somebody that I used to know” Goyte and Kimbra “Don’t Give Up” Peter Gabriel Any Christmas Song “So Whatcha Want” Beastie Boys “4Minutes” Madonna “Stairway to Heaven” Led Zeppelin “Brown Eyed Girl” Van Morrison “Cecilia” Simon and Garfunkel “Thunderstruck” ACDC “With or Without You”U2 Top of Page
Favorite bands U2 MIA John Digweed Beastie Boys DJ Cookie Paul Oakenfold DJ Mistress Barbara Madonna INXS Jack Johnson Led Zeppelin Simon and Garfunkel Tiesto	Things people should remember Tom for Outgoing Easy to forgive Smart Logical Smart Dresser Likable “Go to” Guy Well-rounded Easy to get along with Leader Fun Funny Witty Top of Page
Favorite magazines Mad Magazine Maxim Magazine Reader’s Digest	Personal fashion trends over the years Preppy – Polo Neon – Fluorescent Punkish  Phase Casual Phase Relaxed Top of Page
Favorite cities visited New York City Rome Guatemala City Venice Amsterdam Barcelona Bangkok Nice Vancouver Montreal Toronto Prague Budapest	Bands seen live Beastie Boys U2 The Nylons David Bowie Nine Inch Nails Madonna Tragically Hip Spirit of the West DJ Q-Bert Bare Naked Ladies Crash Test Dummies PJ Harvey INXS Beyonce Boy George Madonna Top of Page
Times Tom’s had an audience LTEN Student Council Every day in School Plays and Musicals Speech Contest When I taught teachers Wrestling At Weddings At Funerals In Church	Best gifts ever received Mickey Elliptical Golf Clubs Flight home for Christmas Lego Surprise Parties Cars Stove Top Espresso Maker Large Frank’s Red Hot Sauce Red Licorice Top of Page
Things you think everyone should do if money is not an issue Ski Travel Go to the theatre Skydive Opera Bungy Jump Go on a cruise Visit Europe Disney World Donate Money Buy big gifts to give to others Go to New York City Go to Africa Go to Asia Pay for a house and college for son	Websites visited the most Capella Course room Scoop.it ict-design.org Facebook Hotmail Gmail Netvibes Youtube School Website Google.ca 9Gag Stumbleupon Top of Page
Favorite Subjects Art Computers Phys. Ed Business Writing	Professions Tom would like to try Instructional Designer (from a beach) Consultant Lawyer Actor Director Artist Professional Skier Bar Owner Top of Page
Things Tom likes to do on days off Play with his son Shop People watch Play on computer Eat out Travel / Explore Read Play badminton Water-ski Do something new Snuggle Watch movies Do art Learn computer programs Drive scooter places Workout Write Research Work on Blog Rest	Places Tom would like to visit England North and South Africa Mali Bora Bora Japan Hong Kong Ibiza, Spain Germany Czech Republic Wales Scotland Ireland Fiji Russia Chile Peru Brazil Argentina Columbia Egypt UAE India Top of Page
Favorite albums U2 – Zooropa Michael Jackson – Thriller Beastie Boys – Check You Head Led Zeppelin – IV Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D. John Digweed – In the Mix Peanuts – Christmas Songs Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood, Sugar, Magic Trainspotting Soundtrack Madonna – Ray of Light Minipops – Minipops (1982) Jack Johnson – In Between Dreams KLF – The White Room Depeche Mode – Music for the Masses Simon and Garfunkel – Greatest Hits Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes The Cure – Mixed Up Moulin Rouge Soundtrack	Best things about Tom Good Father Nice Smart Usually logical Easy to get along with Good at computers Easy going Good at art Good dancer Quick to learn new things Enjoy researching Good at sports and games Funny Not sarcastic Can be very romantic Spontaneous Tries at things that he is interested in Good sense of direction Top of Page
Hobbies past and present Marbles Sticker collecting Collecting Mad Magazines Friendship Beads Star Wars Action Figure collecting Art Lessons Ski lessons Swimming lessons Badminton Working out Sculpture lessons Beavers Computers and Games Tooth Collecting Drawing Mazes / Boats Playing Euchre / Handball at school Blogging Gymnastics Lessons	Things to do before death Get PhD Get Pilot’s License Go to Ibiza See Czech Republic  See England See Wales Create some sort of Masterwork or theory Write a book See Moscow See Pyramids Go to Africa Go to South America See California and stay at Bellagio Go on a Cruise Go to Burning Man Festival Visit Tahiti, Fiji, Togo and Mali See India Eat more weird foods Top of Page