Jason Porter

at STEM

Jason Porter, M.S.Ed. is the East Coast Director of Professional Development for TGR Foundation, a Tiger Woods charity. In this role, Jason creates, implements and delivers STEM professional development curriculum through TGR EDU: Create.

The focus of this professional development is to introduce student-centered, inquiry-based STEM teaching practices to educators on the East Coast of the United States and internationally. To successfully prepare educators to develop rigorous student-centered STEM programs, TGR EDU: Create staff model for educators a culture of inquiry, constructing strong driving questions, developing questioning strategies to lead inquiry and incorporating peer feedback to constantly improve teaching practice.

Prior to this role, Jason led a TGR Learning Lab at KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy in Philadelphia, where he also served as the founding Advanced Placement Biology Teacher, Science Department Chair and Assistant Principal. While at KIPP Philadelphia, Jason focused on implementing career-focused, engaging STEM experiences for students both during the school day as well as during after-school and weekend STEM programs.

Prior to becoming a secondary educator, Jason was a research scientist and taught undergraduate classes in Biology, Microbiology, Environmental Science, Genetics, Microbial Physiology and Microbial Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at University of the Sciences.

Jason has a deep passion for science and STEM education and cares deeply about helping educators to better prepare their students to be competent professionals in a modern workforce.