TORY L.

JOHNSON
4061 Stonecrest Drive Apt #108, Burlington, NC 27215
(678) 481-5885
toryshawn@gmail.com
Portfolio located at http://teachertoryportfolio.wikispaces.com

ACCOMPLISHED, EXPERIENCED CLASSROOM TEACHER WITH A 9 YEAR RECORD OF

MEASURABLY INCREASING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Aligning Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment to Meet Student Outcome Goals

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Instruction Design and Planning  Summer School Remediation:
 Student Evaluation and Assessment grades 1, 3, and 5
 Instructional Strategies  Relay For Life Committee Chair
 Inclusion of Gifted Learners, Special  Technology Integration
Needs Students & EIP Students  Classroom Management
 Extracurricular: Chorus Assistant  Differentiation for Student Learning
 Response to Intervention (RTI)  Gifted Certified
 Instructional Extension Program  Leadership
(ExP): tutoring experience in grades  Communication
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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

MASTER DEGREE OF EDUCATION

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, KENNESAW, GA – SPRING 2007
GRADUATED WITH 4.0 GPA
ELECTED FOR COHORT LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, KENNESAW, GA – DECEMBER 2002
CERTIFIED T-5 CERTIFICATE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION P-5,
GIFTED IN-FIELD CERTIFICATE
STATE OF GEORGIA – 2002-PRESENT

TEACH 21 ENDORSEMENT
CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOLS

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CANTON, GEORGIA
First Grade (8/2003-Present)
 Grade Level Chair representing grade level team in collaboration with administration and other team
leaders to provide guidance for all staff members.
 Teach 21 endorsed teacher involved in integrating new technologies effectively to increase the level of
technology integration in the classroom with authentic learning experiences.
 Guided Reading and Guided Math Experience providing guidance to colleagues and assisting with
professional development.
 Relay For Life Chairperson for our school’s Relay For Life team which brings awareness and aides in
cancer research bringing service learning into the schools.
 DIBELS trained to provide assessment for student growth and RTI purposes.
 Learning Focus Schools (LFS) trained with classroom implementation for 6 years.
 Young Author’s Fair Sponsor at the school level.

LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

Cherokee County School District, Ball Ground Elementary, Georgia (1/2003-5/2003) 3rd Grade

COMPUTER SKILLS

Teach 21 Endorsement
Proficient in editing class made movies and projects using Movie Maker, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe
Premier Elements
Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word)
Front Page and/or other web building applications or software
Pearson Success Maker Software and Accelerated Reader
Inspiration and Kidspiration Software
Proficient with Promethean Boards and Building Flipcharts
Calendar Math Flipchart Published to Promethean Planet Website with over 5,000 downloads
Experience in creating web quests and internet scavenger hunts

REFERENCES

Professional: Character:

Dr. Nicole Holmes Maria Warrix

Principal, Liberty Elementary Teacher, Liberty Elementary, Cherokee Co.
770-345-6411 678-372-4356

Victoria Thom Dawn Brock

Asst. Principal, Liberty Elementary Teacher, Liberty Elementary, Cherokee Co.
770-345-6411 770-792-7907

Beth Long Laurie Clark

Principal, Clayton Elementary Realtor
(770) 479-2550 678-878-8138