Johanna Nilson Wagner

Experienced educational leader with proven ability to enhance student learning and foster positive school culture. Adept at team collaboration, driving academic success, and adapting to changing needs. Skilled in curriculum development, staff mentorship, and effective communication. Known for reliability and achieving results.

• Instituted peer review program for teaching professionals, which promoted collaborative teamwork, respect and appreciation among staff members.
• Overhauled the fire drill safety program and better educated all personnel and students, resulting in a 15% improvement in building evacuations.
• Overhauled ineffective processes and designed behavior modification plan which successfully reduced suspension and detentions by 20% and 7% respectively.

• Director of Special Education and Pupil Services, Wisconsin Department of Instruction
• Director of Instruction, Wisconsin Department of Instruction
• Principal, Wisconsin Department of Instruction
• Mentor Certification, Wisconsin DPI
• Instructional Coaching, UW Madison
• Regular Education Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence, Wisconsin Department of Instruction
• Science Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence, Wisconsin Department of Instruction

• Leadership for Inclusive Schooling, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Legal Foundations of Special Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Organizational Theory and Behavior in Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Theory and Practice of Educational Planning, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Evaluating and Supporting Quality Classroom Teaching, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Technology and School Leadership, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Internship in Educational Administration, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Community, Opportunity, and Justice, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Public School Law, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Race, Class, and Educational Inequality, University of Wisconsin Madison
• School Level Leadership for Social Justice, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Instructional Leadership and Teacher Capacity, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Leadership for Equity and Diversity, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Resource Allocation for Equity and Social Justice, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Designing and Managing the Learning Environment, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Practicum for Instructional Coaching, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Assessment Analysis and Instructional Decision-Making, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Master of Science for Professional Educators Capstone, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Legal Rights and Responsibilities for Teachers, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Organizational Change and Instructional Coaching, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Current Topics in Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Current Issues in Education, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Foundations of Instructional Coaching, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Thinking and Learning, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Collaborative Teamwork for Inclusive School Reform, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Proactively Addressing Students Emotional and Behavioral Needs, University of Wisconsin Madison
• Engaging with Educational Research, University of Wisconsin Madison
• The Middle School and its Students, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Teaching Music in Elementary School, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Content Area Literacy, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Teaching Art in Elementary Grades, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Teaching Elementary/Middle School Science, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Elementary/ Middle School Social Studies Education, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Principles and Practices of Inclusive Teaching, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Reading and Language Arts Methods, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Health Methods/Curriculum for Classroom Teachers, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Theories of Student Learning, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Multicultural Education, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Teaching Elementary and Middle School Mathematics II, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Physical Education Methods/Curriculum for Classroom Teachers, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Developing Literacy, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Human Development, University of Wisconsin Superior
• Introduction to Education, University of Wisconsin Superior

• Teach Mentor Certification, CESA 8, 2024-12-01
• Working Against Racial Bias, Sanford Education Programs, 2020-12-01
• Teachers as Agents of Change, Sanford Education Programs, 2020-12-01
• Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2020-12-01
• Environmental Education for K-8, Project Learning Tree, 2020-12-01
• Bloodborne Pathogens Training, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2020-08-01
• Threats of School Violence, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2020-08-01
• Praxis II Exam: Middle School: Content Knowledge, 2020-01-10
• Foundations of Reading Exam, 2019-12-20
• Carbon & Climate E-Unit for Grades 6-8, Project Learning Tree, 2019-11-01