Jenifer Joy
Experience Designer · STEAM Presenter · Event Host · Teaching Artist · Performer
Dynamic presenter, performer, and educator who transforms any audience into active participants through science, storytelling, music, movement, and humor. I create unforgettable, high-energy experiences that make STEAM concepts meaningful, SEL skills relatable, and learning joyful for all ages.
Inspiring curiosity. Building confidence. Creating connection.
Through original performances, hands-on programs, and creative curricula, I help children discover their strengths, solve problems creatively, and connect meaningfully with themselves and others.
"JOY takes effort, openness to try new things, and the development of your abilities."
I don't just present — I create experiences they remember. Every program blends STEAM and SEL naturally, wrapped in humor, storytelling, and audience participation.
Read the Wonder FrameworkTen years of original shows. One very real human.
YoYo skills, competition action, interactive pop-ups, and clips from a decade of original programs Jen has created for schools, libraries, museums, and organizations.
Live from competition
Skill sharpened on the world's biggest YoYo stages.
Before the shows and the schools, there was the contest floor — sponsors, spotlights, and thousands of hours of practice. That same craft powers every performance today.
Clips & quick moments
Not full shows — just glimpses of the skill, the crowd, and the joy.
Mini YoYo Moment
Just a spark of what's possible
YoYo STEAM in Austin
Yeet the YoYo — Interactive YES Station
Yeet the YoYo — End of School Pop-Up
Original shows Jen has created
A decade of custom, story-driven productions — including The Land of Colors, Magic Cape, and Saxophonic Spectacular — built for real organizations, real audiences, real impact.
The Land of Colors
Original show
Hello Austin — Drone Feature
Featured segment
More show footage coming soon — including Magic Cape and Saxophonic Spectacular.
Education
Certifications & Affiliations
- • Texas Art Education Association (Current)
- • Future Front Artist (Current)
- • Teaching Artist Guild
- • CASEL — Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (Pending)
- • National Art Education Association (Pending)
Core Competencies
- ✦Curriculum Design (STEAM + SEL)
- ✦Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
- ✦Arts Integration & Creative Instruction
- ✦Student Engagement & Motivation
- ✦Differentiated Instruction & UDL
- ✦Project-Based & Experiential Learning
- ✦Character Education & Leadership
- ✦Restorative Practices & Community Building
- ✦Classroom Management & Positive Culture
- ✦Culturally Responsive Teaching
- ✦Public Speaking & Presentation
- ✦Adaptability & Problem Solving
- • National touring educational presenter
- • Hundreds of live presentations
- • Thousands of students & families engaged
- • Assistant Professor & Teaching Artist
- • Artist-in-Residence
- • International educator & performer
- • National Yo-Yo Contest finalist
- • Creator of original STEAM & SEL curriculum
Jenifer Joy at a glance
A visual snapshot of experience, education, and the programs that bring STEAM + SEL to life.
Professional Experience
Designs and delivers arts-integrated programs combining STEAM, SEL, movement, storytelling, and performance for schools, libraries, festivals, camps, and community organizations worldwide. Creator of Yeet the Yo, EmberWood, Professor Purple's Wonder Lab, and JOY in Motion.
Presented character-education assemblies to 500+ schools, inspiring students around kindness, resilience, personal responsibility, and positive choices.
Designed and taught interdisciplinary courses including Digital Storytelling, Circuits & Coding, Creative Photography, and Unicorn Academy for home-based learners and enrichment programs.
Created and performed original educational productions blending music, theatre, and science: Saxophonic Spectacular, The Magic Cape, The Land of Colors, and The Orchestral Outcast.
Taught English and cross-curricular subjects in primary schools and online programs. Engaging lessons in world mythology, science, and storytelling.
Taught undergraduate courses integrating music technology, digital design, and creative systems.
Let's create wonder together.
School assembly, festival stage, library program, conference, or community celebration — I bring passion, professionalism, and joyful engagement that leaves audiences inspired.