Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Outdoors
Commendations
Timeline
Teacher

Toni Sherry

Teacher
Puyallup,WA

Summary

Dependable Teacher with success providing educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. Committed to providing students with necessary tools to achieve academic goals, instilling love of learning and cooperative teamwork. Well versed in developing and implementing core curricula. Provided safe learning environment that fostered growth of students both academically and emotionally. Optimized student performance by promoting goal-oriented activities and encouraging critical thinking.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Teacher

Franklin Pierce School District
Parkland, WA
08.2017 - Current
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Planned and implemented integrated, evidence based, instructional programs to meet individual student needs and national standards.
  • Facilitated a classroom environment that fosters caring, compassion, empathy, and student safety.
  • Collected data from various sources to identify and motivate students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses.
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.

Teacher

Puyallup School District
Puyallup, WA
08.2016 - 08.2017
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
  • Supported student physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.


Substitute Teacher

Puyallup School District
Puyallup, WA
03.2016 - 06.2016
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
  • Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
  • Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.

Prepress Supervisor

Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
09.1995 - 01.2014

Consistently worked ahead of deadlines and monitored output procedures.

Tracked down errors that compromised deadline integrity or product quality.

Worked in multiple computer applications and platforms, using expert understanding of the printing process to navigate new software and technology to consistently exceed expectations.

Repeatedly found workaround solutions to quality or reproduction issues.

Exceptional ability to take complex tasks and break them down into manageable steps based on 20+ years of team training in specialized skills


Press Operator

Puyallup Herald
Puyallup, WA
09.1979 - 09.1985
  • Worked 1 year feeding machines before advancing to pressman. Worked 1 year before becoming a press operator.
  • Installed plates and wash blankets and verified copy checks, correct ink, scores and barcodes.
  • Inspected printed products for clarity, color accuracy and conformance to provided specifications.
  • Operated press to achieve highest print quality and productivity with minimal scrap.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Education

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA
11.2013 - 01.2016

Skills

Student-centered learning

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Outdoors

I like to work garden, hike, and play with my puppy.

Commendations

Distinguished rating at last evaluation cycle.

Excellence in self-taught technology expertise, troubleshooting, detail orientation, and fast efficient customer service a prepress supervisor.

Timeline

Teacher

Franklin Pierce School District
08.2017 - Current

Teacher

Puyallup School District
08.2016 - 08.2017

Substitute Teacher

Puyallup School District
03.2016 - 06.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Education

Central Washington University
11.2013 - 01.2016

Prepress Supervisor

Tacoma News Tribune
09.1995 - 01.2014

Press Operator

Puyallup Herald
09.1979 - 09.1985
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