JENNIFER JOHA NNES

ART TEACHER

443.341.7044 OBJECTIVE
To obtain a High School level art teaching position in the Howard County Public School System.
Jennifer_johannes@hcpss.org

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ellicott City, MD
Oakland Mills Middle School, Columbia, MD – HCPSS
jenniferjohannes.weebly.com 2017- Present

Howard County Arts Center
2019-2020
CLASSES TAUGHT
Old Mill High School, Millersville, MD – AACPS
Foundations of Art 2003 – 2017

Drawing for Fashion I & II
STEM Summer Bridge Program – AACPS Magnet Program
3D Studio I, II & III 2008 – 2013

2D Studio I & II Art Trek Natural Connections – AACPS Summer Program
2010 – 2011
Photo/Digital I

AP Art History Maryland Women’s Empowerment Conference
2009 – 2012
IB Art Grades 11 & 12
th Chautauqua Institute Summer Artist Residence Program
6,7 & 8 Grade Art
2008, 2009

AWARDS
MAEA Level Novice Art Educator EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
2018
National Board Certification
Governor’s Citation Service Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood / Art
to the Community 2006 / 2016
2017
Maryland State Certification
Maryland State Art N-12 Art
Teacher of the Year 2015 – 2020
2008
MAT College of Notre Dame
MAEA Career Art Major: Teaching
Teacher of the Year Summa Cum Laude
2007 2003

Old Mill High School BFA Rowan University
Teacher of the Year Major: Fine Art
2007 Minor: Art History
Cum Laude
Governor’s Citation for Excellence in 1996
Education Award
2006


 JENNIFER JOHA NNES
ART TEACHER

PRESENTATIONS
443.341.7044 • 2019 – HCPSS Art Teacher Professional Development – Building Relationships &
Restorative Practices in the Classroom
Jennifer_johannes@hcpss.org
• 2018 – HCPSS Art Teacher Professional Development – Mindful Art Making for
Tweens & Teens – Taking care of our mental health.
Ellicott City, MD
• 2018 – Maryland Art Education Association Conference – “Batik”
jenniferjohannes.weebly.com
• 2015 – Maryland Art Education Association Conference – “Free Tiny Library –
Increasing Literacy through Curiosity in Your School.”

• 2014 – Faculty Presentation – “Project Based Learning – Enhancing Student By-In:

STRENGTHS
Engaging the Reluctant Learner.”
Motivating the unmotivated
• 2010 – National Art Education Association Conference – “Stop, Drop & Draw: An
“Flipped” Instruction
Observational Drawing Technique to Get Them Working Before the Bell.”
Building relationships with students
beyond the curriculum • 2009 – MAEA Conference – “Stop, Drop & Draw: An Observational Drawing
Technique to Get Them Working Before the Bell.”
Incorporating real world
experiences so that adolescents see • 2004 – MAEA Conference – “Drill Bits: Using the Elements of Art to Engage
value in art Students, A County Wide Collaboration.”
Engaging students in project-based
learning/problem solving
NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY
Cross-curricular connections NOTABLE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Organizing teens via NAHS to
• 2016 – Raised $6,ooo through a student art auction to donate to The Water Project,
participate in meaningful art-related
resulting in a well being built to bring water to 500+ people.
community service
• 2014 – Raised $2,200 through a student art auction for BARCS Animal Shelter. Won a
MISCELLANEOUS national grant of $1,000 from the North Shore Animal League’s “Muttagrees” national
recognition program.
2018 –National Grant Winner:
Crayola’s Champions of Creativity
• 2013 – Raised $1,020 through a student art auction to benefit Red Cross Philippines
Developed an Arts Integration PLC at
relief.
Oakland Mills Middle School

Revised Middle School Curriculum • 2012 – Hand painted and sent over 200 pairs of shoes to a Ugandan Refugee Camp.
Grades 6- Art I
• 2011 – Raised $1,900 through an art auction to benefit Red Cross Japanese Tsunami
Created IB Art, AP Art History & relief.
Foundations of Art Curriculum

Traveled abroad with students to: • 2010 – Collected & shipped over 2000 children’s books to a school in Kenya where I
Egypt, China, Australia, New Zealand, helped build a dormitory in 2008.
Italy, Greece, France & Spain
• 2009 – Sewed 100 sock monkeys to be sent as therapy toys to Sheppard Pratt.
Selected for “African Abroad”
Teacher Grant to travel to and build a • Many other meaningful art-related opportunities for students to provide service on
dormitory at a school in Kenya - 2010 the local, state, national, and international level.

MAEA VP of Advocacy 2015 - 2019