Jessica Espinoza, Ed.D

GA Science Teachers Association conference was filled with seeing old friends and meeting new friends! It was an honor to do the keynote for the Awards Ceremony and to have the opportunity to share my personal stories that shape my approach to STEAM.

Love exploring the intersection of writing & staging! In rehearsals for Carnival of the Animals @atlantasymphony Music for the Very Young Concert at new Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families, starting Jan 18- Feb 1! Amazing puppetry. Info for tickets: 🎟️ bit.ly/45GUauW

With gratitude I thank The Suzi Bass Awards for “Most Outstanding New Work- TYA”. Thank you Center for Puppetry Arts’ creative team & cast for telling this important story so beautifully. Thank you Duncan Tonatiuh for your compelling book. Adapting it was an honor. ❤️

@michelletin1 You had a lot to do with this, Michelle. ❤️

@ARTwithJessica Congratulations!!!

All commenced! Doctor of Curriculum & Instruction. The confetti party at the VSU graduate commencement was a game-changer, my oldest daughter said to me, “When I grow up, I want to get a graduate degree so I get the confetti!” ❤️

A chat w/ my exterminator about “caterpillar goop” sparked a picture book I wrote… which has sparked a world premiere musical @discoverystageco AND it’s touring schools this school year- don’t miss it! Love this cast & creative team. Grateful to watch this project grow wings🐛🦋

Big STEAM energy in Georgia this past week! Loved presenting at the 2025 @gadoe_stem_steam Forum on crosscutting concepts, joining the Community Arts Panel & representing University of North Georgia M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction. Georgia educators, you SHOWED UP!#gadoestem

Celebrate the life of #JaneGoodall by exploring her groundbreaking work in field biology. This NATURE video is perfect for classrooms or curious minds, raising questions about animal emotions and the challenges she faced as a pioneering scientist 🦍 bit.ly/4gWKb9C

Always a joy to launch this cohort each fall!

Excited to be at GA DOE Curriculum Leaders Conference today! Here representing University of North Georgia & soaking up new ideas to share w/ my M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction students—the amazing in-service teachers impacting classrooms all over Georgia #curriculumandinstruction

Love to partner with Fulton County middle school art teachers! And this week we were in partnership with the @highmuseumofart where teachers explored the inspiring Faith Ringgold exhibit and dove into studio art making with the fabulous Loi Laing. @ArtsFCS #artseducation #arted

Enjoyed exploring ways we can use AI in the workplace with all of these friendly faces 😊

Check out our latest Parter Learning blog post “We’ve Got the 12-Bar Blues”. What happens when music, history, and storytelling come together in the classroom? An arts integrated STEAM lesson for students. READ BLOG HERE: partnerlearning.org/art-sparks

So very proud of the creative team I worked with adapting Pancho Rabbit & the Coyote into a musical w/ the Center for Puppetry Arts. The Suzi Bass Awards (ATL version of Tony Awards) nominated Pancho in 5 categories! Best new work, production, performance, direction, & design.

Enjoyed working with Bullard ES teachers!

Thankful for the opportunity to bring keynote to @STEMcobb “When kids live inside a story, they don’t just learn vocabulary—they live it. Cognitive science tells us stories are the frameworks that help students make sense of complex ideas. Find the STORY, it’s the glue!”

One of my favorite parts of the @alliancetheatre’s new Goizueta Stage is the opportunity to provide FREE transportation to Title 1 schools in select districts next year. Click below to learn more! @HenryCountyBOE @CCPSNews @GwinnettSchools

Thrilled to kick off a new PL series w/ middle school visual arts teachers in Fulton County Schools! This week we explored the heart of what makes an art classroom thrive—routines, rituals, visual journaling, student exemplars—& dove deep into Artful Thinking Routines!

@the_learningden @CobbSchools Go Kaitlin! I bet it was a great collaboration session with you facilitating!

Started off my day leading some amazing STEAM collaboration for our STEAM/STEM & innovation teachers. Using literacy as our guide we created some awesome lessons for Q1 & 2. #engageCobb @CobbSchools

I really enjoyed seeing you and sharing my experiences with literacy and STEM!

We are thrilled to welcome back our elementary #STEMCobb teachers at LEI with some swag, prizes, and an amazing opening session by @ARTwithJessica on literacy integration w/STEAM! Thank you Mabry MS for hosting us! @CobbPLearning #EngageCobb