Tor Warren-Guerette's Teaching Portfolio

TO DO LIST

Updated April 5, 2026

UCW: Lesson Plans + Student Work
CTR: Student Work
CPC: Lesson Plans
Marwen: Lesson Plans + Student Work (Pics from Zoom)(Pics from In-Person)
Game to Grow: Article About Me + Article Ellie & I wrote
Saga: Student Work
Description of me? About Tor...

LOG:
3/24/26 - It's been a long time since I coded. I am both excited and anxious. Literally have a stomachache right now. Making the To-Do List will hopefully get my thoughts sorted.
4/3/26 - Linked all CPC student work
4/4/26 - Uploaded all essays, lesson plans, and slides from Desktop to CAHS.
4/5/26 - Added pics from my UCW laptop, cleaned up some borders. New pics under UCW and under CPC.

Chicago Teacher Residency - Academy of Urban Schools Leadership (2024-2025)

Chicago IL | Sep 2025 - June 2026

Chicago Teacher Residency - DePaul Coursework

Lesson Plans & Worksheets 2024: Trees in a Forest Animation Community Building Lesson Plan (Grade 6) / Beginning Middle End Lesson Plan / "Lotus & Feather" and "Me And My Cat?" Reading Comprehension / "The People's Painter" Lesson Plan (Intro HS) / "Bill the Boy Wonder" Lesson Plan (8th grade) / "Boys of Steel" Lesson Plan (8th grade) / My First Comic Unit Plan / Beginning Middle End Formative / My First Comic Final Artist Statement / My First Comic Unit Plan / My First Comic Rubric / Artist Statement Worksheet / Comics Critique Rubric

Philosophy & Pedagogy: Mock Up Classroom Management Plan / Teaching Autobiography / What are the Characteristics of a Good Teacher? Essay / Forming Identities Amidst International Trauma Essay / Philosophy Rambling / Assessment Philosophy / Critical Race Theory Response / Importance of Cultural Programming Presentation / Grouping Strategies Presentation / Grouping Strategies Essay / Standards Reflection / Special Education Laws / Special Education Module 2 / Least Restrictive Environment / Schools of Teaching Philosophies / Tombstone / Aha Paper / ELL Analysis Paper / Art, Social Science, and SEL Crosswalks / Assessment Philosophy / Gamification in Education / What is Literacy? /

Chicago Teacher Residency - Chicago Academy High School

Student Feedback: Survey taken in Fall 2024 at the beginning of teacher residency / Survey taken in Spring 2025 at the end of teacher residency
2x10 Tracker / Beginning of Year Survey Lead Teach Document

Graphic Arts: Graphic Arts April 2025 Slides / Graphic Arts March 10 2025 Slides / Graphic Arts Feb 19-21 2025 Slides / Graphic Arts March 10 2025 Slides / Graphic Arts March 13 2025 Slides /
Multimedia Painting Rough Draft / Multimedia Painting Concept Plan / Outside vs Inside Chart

Digital Joiner Project (Grades 9-12):

Yearbook: Yearbook May 13 2025 Slides / Yearbook April 2025 Slides / Yearbook April 9 2025 Slides / Yearbook Feb 11-14 2025 Slides / Yearbook Feb 18 2025 Slides / Yearbook March 18 2025 Slides /
Website Research Worksheet

Teaching Artist at Marwen

Chicago IL | August 2023 - May 2024

Create a syllabus from scratch for a uniquely original visual arts course, as pitched by the teaching artist, to lead a class of youths between 6th grade and 12th grade in honing artistic abilities with a showing at the end of the classes to present artworks. Celebrate, encourage, and motivate local Chicagoan LGBT+ and POC youth to engage in the arts through no cost-programs to reach communities who do not have access to arts programming due to financial and systemic barriers.

Comics as Art Final
Autobiographic Poetry with Tor Warren Syllabus
Comics Drawing and Beyond with Tor Warren Syllabus

Therapeutic Group Facilitator at Game to Grow

Remote | July 2021 - September 2023

Prepare and lead optimized, individualized activities for groups of neurodivergent and mentally ill participants between the ages of 11-22 within weekly 120 minute virtual sessions to encourage creativity. Established the company’s first LGBT+ and Trans-focused groups, to elevate marginalized clients and cater to their specific needs. Facilitate dialogue between clients, family, and program workers on a regular, scheduled basis. Construct challenges to encourage developmental growth with game mechanics and collaborative storytelling.

Math Tutor at Saga Education

Chicago IL | August 2020 - May 2021

Worked with underfunded public high schools to provide supplementary math homework help to struggling students in a remote Google Meets calls 40 hours a week. Maintained a living Google Drive to track and record progress for over 100 students. Weekly and monthly phone calls with caretakers to report on student growth.

Art Camp Assistant Counselor at SAIC Continuing Studies

Chicago IL | May 2017 - January 2019

Collaborated with working artists on a living curriculum to direct student-learning and understanding of visual art concepts. Curated a student-led exhibition at the end of each camp to best display the skills they acquired and honed.

Workshop Leader at ChicagoZineFest

Chicago IL July 2017 - August 2017

Ran AmaZINE Alternative Book-Binding Workshop with Beth Hetland, explaining one-page comic methods to a group of people with various interest levels and age ranges, complete with worksheets and demonstrations