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About Me

Tor Warren-Guerette is an artist, teacher, and facilitator who prepares, mentors, and guides students to lead fulfilling lives. Prioritizes critical thinking skills in creative spaces to prepare students to not only create, but also respond, connect, and present artworks following Common
Core Art Standards. He also really likes commas.

9th Grade Arts & Music Teacher at University of Chicago Woodlawn

Chicago IL | Sep 2025 - June 2026

Led 4 blocks of Art Classes for freshmen, 1 block of Music Theory Class, and Advisory for freshmen in classrooms of 20-30 students, with completely original syllabi in both art and music classes. Crafted interdisciplinary lessons which combined writing, reading, and SEL into each lesson, and applied an equitable grading scale to encourage struggling students. Met with student families during IEP meetings to discuss student progress and needs, as well as supplying data throughout the year of student growth. Collaborated with a teaching Coach to improve on teaching skills, and received a "high 2 Basic" on the EOY Evaluation taken by vice principal. Proctored and assisted with both the ACT and PreACT as it was administered in building, and built familiarity with the TCM system. Daily use of Powerschool, Kickboard, Gmail and Google Suite, and ADP.

Art Semester 1: Elements of Art

Elements of Art Overview Slides / Line Slides Worksheet / Space Slides Worksheet / Color Slides Worksheet / Texture Slides Worksheet / Form Slides Value Worksheet / Shape Slides Worksheet / Artists & Elements of Art Worksheet / Elements of Art Review Drawing / Artist Statement Worksheet / What is Good Art Worksheet / What is a Theme? Form Presenting Art Slides / Presenting Art Worksheet / Community & New Beginnings Planning Worksheet / Community & New Beginnings Rough Draft Slides / Community & New Beginnings Peer Critique Worksheet /

Inspiration Galleries Slides / Mr. Guerette's Inspiration Gallery / Vision Boards Slides / Student Pokemon Cards Slides / Emotional Art Slides /

Art Semester 2: Arts & SEL

Mirrors & Windows in Art Art & Support Slides Worksheet / Art & Respect Slides Worksheet/ Art & Stereotypes Slides Worksheet / Art & Communication Slides Worksheet / Art & Perspectives Slides Worksheet / Art & Role Models Slides Worksheet/ Art & Commissions Slides Worksheet / Art & Resources Slides Worksheet / Art & Skills Slides Worksheet / Art & Decision-Making Slides Worksheet / Art & Growth Mindset Slides

Worksheet / Other Perspectives Slides Formative Survey Other Perspectives Formative Answers / Self Portrait Formative Slides / Self Portrait Formative Worksheet / Self Portrait Summative Slides / Self Portraits Slides / Self Portrait Checklist / Peer Critiques Slides / Self Portrait Peer Critiques Worksheets / Self Portrait Final Artwork Worksheets / Self Portrait Statement Worksheet /

Paint n Play Exploration / Inspiration Gallery Slides / 10 African American Artists Video Form / 10 African American Artist Worksheet / Black History Portraits / Black History Portraits Reflection Worksheet / Extracurricular Arts Slides / Teamwork in Art Slides / Advisory Slides / Privacy Laws Worksheet / The Best Winter Break Worksheet / School Year in Review / Partner Storytelling Game / Gratitude Worksheet / Exquisite Corpses Slides / PreACT Tips & Tricks / ACT Reading / ACT English / ACT Science / ACT Math /





Music Class

Intro to Music Slides / Intro to Music Review Worksheet /

Guitar Notes Slides / Guitar Notes Intro Worksheets / Guitar Notes Practice / Guitar Notes Quiz 4 /

Genre Guessing Worksheet / Draw What You Hear Worksheet / Song Copying Project /

Noteflight Intro Slides / Noteflight Song Slides / Noteflight Project Slides / Noteflight Song Practice / Noteflight Intro Worksheet / Noteflight Summative Easy Mode / Noteflight Summative Medium Mode / Noteflight Summative Challenging Mode /

Augmentation Dots Slides Augmentation Dots Worksheet / Augmentation Dots Practice Worksheet / Intervals Worksheet / Intervals Practice Google Form / Intervals Quiz /

Sheet Music to Piano Practice Worksheet / Sheet Music to Piano Advanced Practice Worksheet / Sheet Music -> Piano Quiz / From Piano to Sheet Music Worksheet / From Sheet Music to Piano Worksheet / Piano Keys Practice Worksheet /

Song Analysis Worksheet / Songwriting Final Prep Slides / Songwriting Slides / Songwriting Practice Worksheet / Songwriting Practice Worksheet 2 / Songwriting Practice Worksheet 3 / Songwriting Finals Prep Worksheet /

Beginner Durations Worksheet / Durations Practice Worksheet / Music Durations Slides / Music Duration Blocks Slides / Music Durations Blocks Worksheet / Music Durations Fractions Worksheet / More Durations Practice Worksheet / Durations Practice Worksheet / Durations Practice Worksheet 2/ Durations Quiz / Durations Quiz / Music Durations Study Guide / Music Durations Test /

Semester 1 Test / Semester 1 Test Study Guide / Semester 1 Final /







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

Chicago IL | Sep 2025 - June 2026
  • Prepared for a full-time teaching position by leading, observing, and grading 30-student 9th-12th grade Yearbook, Graphic Arts, and Senior Seminar classes in a CPS high school with co-resident and mentor teacher by developing and customizing lesson plans tailored to students based on data collection and reflection
  • Devised new strategies and ideas to support students through professional development sessions organized by CPS as well as CTR, combined with graduate level classes at DePaul to learn from and speak with current professionals about best practices
  • Developed resiliency by attending site placement four days of the week every school week following the CPS calendar to establish routine and regular relationships with students and staff of the school
  • Ensured safety and student care by communicating with staff and administration such as City Year tutors in IEP meetings and grade-level meetings on student behavior and grades, providing in-class supports, physical and virtual restorative conversations with students to increase student morale
  • Honed existing curriculum-building skills by inventing new lesson plans based on the Common Core Art Standards combined with personal artistic techniques to insert into a curmriculum established by the mentor teach, and enhancing pre-established lesson plans with scaffolding or differentiation as needed, to develop personal teacher voice
  • Self-graded by reflecting on teaching videos, written feedback from students, and verbal feedback from mentor teacher using the Danielson Competencies and the Tripod 7Cs rubrics to improve introspective skills
  • Represented the needs and transferred feedback from the Chicago Academy Residents and Visual Arts Cohort on an advisory board between AUSL and chosen residents and as elected speaker for the AUSL graduation by collecting information and communicating with the selected groups, updating them as required
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
  • Attending site placement four days of the week every week, recording teaching videos for reflection, collaborating with staff and administration at the site
  • Familiarity with the Danielson Competencies and receiving 6 B+s and 2 Bs
  • Followed mentor lesson and unit plans, as well as invented new lesson plans based on the standards and personal skills to insert into established curriculum
  • Led restorative conversations with students, directly supported students who were falling behind get back on track after hours through virtual meetings
  • Participated in Grade-Level Meetings to discuss seniors who had concerning grades (Beginning and lower) to ensure they were on track for graduation
  • In initial 7Cs survey providing feedback from students, all categories were more than 25% “Always”, with “Never” showing up less than 10%
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

Inside vs Outside Mixed Media Painting (Grades 9-12):



Digital Joiner Project (Grades 9-12):








Senior Seminar: Senior Seminar April 2-4 2025 Slides / Senior Seminar Week 8 2025 Slides / Senior Seminar Week 6 2025 Slides / Senior Seminar Week 5 2025 Slides / Senior Seminar Week 4 2025 Slides / Senior Seminar Feb 24-28 2025 Slides / Senior Seminar Feb 3-7 2025 Slides / Senior Seminar April 2025 Slides / Senior Seminar May 5-9 2025 Slides Senior Goodbyes / Research & TEDTalk Mini-Unit Plan / TEDTalk Notes / My TEDTalk Worksheet / Intro to Research Worksheet Fishbowl Exit Ticket Results / TEDTalk Exit Ticket Results





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



Poet in Residence at Chicago Poetry Center

Chicago IL | August 2023 - May 2024

Designed syllabi and worksheets based on a given structure to teach in CPS classes once a week as a Level II volunteer to contribute to an end-of-year poetry show.

Dulles Elementary School

[ Lines and Stanzas with Dulles ]
[ “I smelled the smell of Winter Air” Odes and Ekphrastics with Dulles ]
[ “Language — Conversation — All poetry” Editing Poems with Dulles ]
[ “I am as creative as an artist” Figurative Language at Dulles ]
[ “La Vetura” Our Final Class! ]

South Loop Elementary School

[ “I am so sad, that I’m not glad!” Emotional Lines in Poems ]
[ “What leaf / Who I am / My life / my soul / A garden” Sensory Reflection with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “Crystal skies, spring comes” Haiku with South Loop Poetry Club ]
[ Pantoum Practice Poems with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “Unique in its own way” Poetry Reflection and Centos with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ Happy Holidays from South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “We’re at a party” Imagery with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “cryptic snatches of wisdom / spotlighting” Blackout Poems from South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “I am (Umm good cool and stuff)” Self Reflective Poems with South Loop Poetry Club ]
[ “Silky because you like soft things” Texture with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “The Poetry Vault” Poetry Books with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “Your voice, your choice. It’s you” Poetry Books with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ Pantoums with South Loop Poetry Club ]
[ “Step into my house” with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “My cat is the ocean on a sunny day.” Metaphors and loved ones with South Loop Poetry Club ]
[ “The sounds of friends laughing” Imagery and Memory with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “The sweet sounds of Morning are…” Sounds and Noises with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “Taking a bite is like eating heaven” Taste with South Loop Poetry Club! ]
[ “Their last scent / was trembling” Smells with South Loop Poetry Club! ]



Teaching Artist at Marwen

Chicago IL | August 2023 - May 2024

Pitched and created a syllabus from scratch for a uniquely original visual arts course to lead youths between 6th grade and 12th grade in art-making which built up to a showing. Celebrated, encouraged, and motivated local Chicagoan LGBT+ and POC youth who face systemic and financial barriers to engage in the arts through no cost-programs.


Therapeutic Group Facilitator at Game to Grow

Remote | July 2021 - September 2023

Prepared and led 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. Facilitated dialogue between clients, family, and program workers on a regular, scheduled basis. Constructed 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. Connected classes with the Art Institute of Chicago and its collection to inspire young artists.





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.



TO DO LIST

Updated April 5, 2026
  • UCW: Student Work + Photos
  • CTR: Student Work
  • CPC: Lesson Plans / Worksheets
  • Game to Grow: Article About Me + Article Ellie & I wrote
  • Navigation Bar
  • Something floating around?
  • And maybe change the photos into a gallery?



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.
4/8/26 - Playing with bg image.
4/10/26 - Updated To Do List. Finally have a background I like! Debating on if I should order things chronologically or not. By most recent or by oldest. Also put in UCW stuff even though it wasn't downloaded...
4/17/26 - Finished up UCW lesson plans. Added descriptions and fixed links so they open in a new tab. Once I get photos on every box and descriptions for everything I'll probably let it be.
4/18/26 - Uploaded photos for Marwen, photos and desc for CTR. Luckily I copied and pasted the GtG article, but I have to figure out how I want to format it. Most of my other photos I want to use are in my vwarren drive.
4/22/26 - Happy I Love Tor Day :] Yes I'm working on my website. Anyways, there isn't much I can do without the desktop except for edit some of the writing and pretty it up. I'll mess around a little bit, but next time I should really work from my desktop.
4/24/26 - Every box has at least one picture now. I have all the pics off my Desktop and out of Drive, so I have to go through my phone now. Also edited my descriptions and made things nicer. I know I have some more Saga pics somewhere, maybe on my Mac? Not sure if I'll find it. Sent pics from phone to Discord to upload some more... And fixed my Navigation Bar to be horizontal, but still don't love it yet... I like the dashes between the links but that's about it. I wonder if there's a way to make this log private to just me? Messing with the hr element too but can't find anything I like.
4/25/26 - Ok, added every single (?) picture I have. For some reason, rotate isn't working on some images in UCW.
5/1/26 - Ok, deleted all the pics that wouldn't rotate. Good job. We're done here.