Author

JoAnn Nocera

"Creativity changes everything!"

JoAnn Nocera is an Educational Leader, Creativity Enthusiast, and Author with over two decades of experience helping children reach their highest learning potential and teaching parents strategies to greater assist in the process. In short, Nocera helps children to be SEEN, HEARD and UNDERSTOOD.

Nocera has worked to change the culture of schools and provide families tools for their home life to help children succeed academically and
emotionally. She has spent years researching and developing techniques in the areas of reading, math, science, differentiated instruction, time management, social emotional learning, and has proven successful in helping students in all facets of education.

She has worked with The Geraldine Dodge Foundation, MindPop, Mind-Aligned, and the Grunin Foundation as well as corporate partnerships with Toys R Us, Ocean First, and Home Depot.

Nocera holds multiple certifications in Elementary and Middle School Teaching, Principal and Supervisor administration licenses and has been featured in WeAreTeachers.com, WebTalkRadio and other national outlets within the industry.

Her children's book series, Katherine Grace and her book Give Me Back My Crayons with companion planner Give Me Back My Creativity are available wherever books are sold.

Loves fabric, stitching, being a maker
Thinks everyone is creative
Wants You to stay curious

Author's books

Give Me Back My Crayons

$19.95

We, as parents, need to take back our children and give them the environment and experiences they need to thrive. As an educator, school administrator, mom, and artist, JoAnn Nocera saw this shift beginning years ago. She opted to create change in her community by infusing arts into learning, encouraging parents by showing them how to bring arts back into the home as well.

Through decades of experience, extensive research, and her personal story, Give Me Back My Crayons illustrates the value of trusting ourselves and reaching deep to find that creative genius living inside. while modeling for our children how to do the same. Give Me Back My Crayons offers a life changing method for unlocking the creative child within and counter the very real issues of today.