Welcome to the 2023-24 school year. My name is Mrs. Cohn and I am thrilled to be teaching Studio Art at Roosevelt High School for 2023-2024. This is my 9th year in the Yonkers School District and my 12th year teaching art. Prior to Roosevelt High School, I taught art at Enrico Fermi for eight years and I am hoping to see some of my previous students at Roosevelt High School.

Before becoming an art teacher, I was designing children's books for major publishing companies. My experience as an artist, art teacher, life-long learner and mom to two grown sons has allowed me to create real-world art experiences for all of my students.
I am looking foward to a successful year.

Feel free to email me at jcohn@yonkerspublicschools.org with any questions or concerns.

EDUCATION:
Master in the Art of Teaching Queens College 
NYS Certification Elementary Grades 1-6
NYS Certification Visual Arts Grades PK-12

EDUCATIONAL & TRAVEL GRANTS
SUMMER 2022 • Steinbeck NEH Summer Institute • Stanford University/Hopkins Marine Station
SUMMER 2021 • Native Voices of the Ancient NEH Landmarks Workshop • Southern Utah University • Cedar City, UT
SUMMER 2019 • Native Histories on the Lewis & Clarke Trail NEH Summer Institute • Billings MT to Bismarck ND
SUMMER 2016 • Crow Canyon NEH Landmarks Workshop • Mesa Verde National Park • Cortez CO
9/2013 – 6/2014 • Arts Connection ELL Research Project • NYC  

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATIONS
SUMMER 2022 • Stanford University Hopkins Marine Station • NEH Steinbeck Summer Institute
ELECTION DAY 2021 • The Art Making Experience • Printmaking Workshop for YPS Art Teachers
September 2021 • Music & Art Integration • Workshop for YPS Art & Music Teachers  
March 2020 • NAEA Minneapolis MN Right On Rubrics! & Tissue Paper Landscapes Workshop
March 2019 • NAEA Boston MA No Paintbrush? No Problem!

STUDENT EXHIBITS & AWARDS
2022 • Yonkers Public Schools Holiday Card • 6th Grade Cardinal in Evergreen
2021 • Yonkers Public Schools Holiday Card • Kindergarten Snowman  
2020 • Yonkers Public Schools Holiday Card • 2nd Grade Graphic Star
2016 • Yonkers Public Schools Calendar Back Cover • 2nd Grade Tiger Mixed Media Collage
2015 • NYCDOE PS Art Metropolitan Museum of Art (Grade 5 Jazz collage)
2013 – 2014 • Brooklyn Museum ArtXchange Program  
2014 • NYCDOE Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Honorable Mention  

PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITS
April 2021 • Huntington Arts Council Invitational Exhibit • Printmaking Work  
October 2018-February 2019 • Robert Allen Duralee Group Showroom Event • Abstract Weavings  
September 2018 • Huntington Arts Council Invitational Exhibit • Abstract Weaving