Johanna Russell

I am Johanna Russell. I started teaching in 2003, and I am addicted to the joys and the challenges of teaching! I am a certified K-12 Art teacher who taught 8th and 9th-grade art for 13 years and for the last couple of years I have been teaching K-5 in Ankeny, Iowa at Northwest Elementary. I have been teaching and developing online courses since 2015, which all started with a national presentation I gave on how I teach using flipped (video) instruction. I am beyond excited to have the opportunity to work with you.

I am a Choice-Based teacher. I focus on creating curriculum experiences that allow the student to take ownership of their learning.

National Art Teachers Conference, Art of Education Presented on how I use video instruction in the classroom, January 2015 Presented on how to use learning guides to create self-motivated learners, July 2015 Presented on how best practice for Mentoring (cognitive coaching), July 2016 Technology Conference, Heartland AEA Presented on how I use video instruction in the classroom, January 2015 Class Creation: Flipping the Art Room: Art of Education Large role in the curriculum development for this course Spring 2015 Created all video tutorials using flipped method Studio Drawing: Art of Education On the development team for perspective instruction through video Fall 2015 Studio Painting: Art of Education On the development team for perspective instruction through video Spring 2016 Creating Self-Motivated Learners: Heartland AEA and Drake Created course content using extensive research from behavioral economics Spring 2016 Created multiple video tutorials

I received my BA with Honors from the University of Iowa and an MA in Art Education from Viterbo University.

Hobbies... I think I remember having those once upon a time. I am not sure you can call a 6-year-old, 9-year-old, and a husband a hobby. How we have a lot of family activities. We are huge into (indoor) rock climbing. We go for several hours every week. We also love to camp. By camp I mean, we have a pop-up camper that has power and running water. My days of roughing it went out the window when changing a diaper and potty training became a part of the camping experience. As the kids are getting older, we have started to enjoy biking and kayaking. We are continually delighted by all that Iowa has to offer.