Anneliese Johnson

Bio

Anneliese began her career in early childhood education as a preschool teacher at the A. Sophie Rogers School for Early Learning at its former location in Campbell Hall on OSU’s campus. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Miami University and completed her master’s degree in early childhood education and development from OSU’s College of Education and Human Ecology. She was an instrumental part of the team that transitioned the School for Early Learning to its current location in Weinland Park, helping to design and staff the building in 2007. She has been the Principal of the School for Early Learning since 2010. Anneliese taught early childhood education courses for several years at OSU and has presented locally and nationally on topics such as play, early childhood classroom management, and emergent literacy in the classroom.  Her areas of expertise include kindergarten transition, early childhood literacy, and funding and access for high quality early education for underserved populations.

Anneliese collaborated with the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center in 2021 to produce RealTalk Webinars for families with young children.