Jody Boyer
- Director of Education
- Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center
Additional Information
Education
- Ed.D. Candidate, Educational Leadership (in progress)
- M.S., Secondary Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha
- K-12 Principal Administration Licensure, Nebraska and Iowa
- K-12 Teaching Licensure, Endorsement in Art, Nebraska and Iowa
- M.A., Intermedia and Video Art, University of Iowa
- B.A., Studio Arts, Reed College
Biography
Jody Boyer is the Director of Education for the Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center where she leads efforts to engage the K-12 community to use the Museum in teaching and learning.
She designs curriculum, facilitates K-12 field trips and provides professional development to educators and school districts across the region. She is also responsible for creating strategic, innovative approaches to using the Museum’s collection and art to educate about the Holocaust, human rights, and histories of genocide.
Before joining the Museum, Jody taught in a variety of P-16 environments including universities, public schools, and community nonprofits throughout the Midwest. Jody has been a faculty member in Art and Art History at the University of Nebraska since 2004.
In 2023 she was awarded the CFAM Part-Time Faculty Teaching Award. Between 2010 and 2023 Jody was also a K-12 art educator for Omaha Public Schools. As a classroom teacher, she received the 2016 Nebraska Outstanding Art Educator of the Year award by the Nebraska Art Teachers Association.
As an artist, she believes that creating art can transform lives. She maintains an active studio practice and tries to make art every day. Her artwork has been shown in over 95 peer-reviewed exhibitions across the country, including at the Des Moines Art Center, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Sioux City Art Center, and South Bend Regional Museum.
Additional Information
Education
- Ed.D. Candidate, Educational Leadership (in progress)
- M.S., Secondary Education, University of Nebraska at Omaha
- K-12 Principal Administration Licensure, Nebraska and Iowa
- K-12 Teaching Licensure, Endorsement in Art, Nebraska and Iowa
- M.A., Intermedia and Video Art, University of Iowa
- B.A., Studio Arts, Reed College
Biography
Jody Boyer is the Director of Education for the Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center where she leads efforts to engage the K-12 community to use the Museum in teaching and learning.
She designs curriculum, facilitates K-12 field trips and provides professional development to educators and school districts across the region. She is also responsible for creating strategic, innovative approaches to using the Museum’s collection and art to educate about the Holocaust, human rights, and histories of genocide.
Before joining the Museum, Jody taught in a variety of P-16 environments including universities, public schools, and community nonprofits throughout the Midwest. Jody has been a faculty member in Art and Art History at the University of Nebraska since 2004.
In 2023 she was awarded the CFAM Part-Time Faculty Teaching Award. Between 2010 and 2023 Jody was also a K-12 art educator for Omaha Public Schools. As a classroom teacher, she received the 2016 Nebraska Outstanding Art Educator of the Year award by the Nebraska Art Teachers Association.
As an artist, she believes that creating art can transform lives. She maintains an active studio practice and tries to make art every day. Her artwork has been shown in over 95 peer-reviewed exhibitions across the country, including at the Des Moines Art Center, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Sioux City Art Center, and South Bend Regional Museum.