Lori Ann Harris
3600 County Street
Portsmouth, Virginia 23707
(757)393-7823
lharris@umfort.cs.ecsu.edu

EDUCATION: Barton College, Wilson, NC
Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, May 1991

EXPERIENCE:
Portsmouth Public Schools, Portsmouth, VA
Fourth Grade Teacher, Emily Spong Elementary August 1996-Present
  • Responsible in motivating students to acquire new knowledge in science,
    math, language, history, and computer t echnology
  • Coordinator/Coach Odyssey of the mind
  • Hydroponics Curriculum Development Team
  • School Improvement Committee Member

    Methodist Home for Children, Goldsboro, NC Juvenile Home Services
    Academic Coordinator/Teacher March 1995 - May 1996
  • Planned and implemented comprehensive, individualized, education program for
    each juvenile resident on a year-round basis.
  • Public relations link between Wayne County's Juvenile Home Services and
    Lenior, Wayne, and Greene County Public Schools.

    Lawrence Academy, Merry Hill, NC
    Special Education Coordinator August 1992 - June 1993
    High School Instructor August 1993 - March 1995

  • Developed special education program for elementary grades 1-6, special needs
    students as well as academically gifted students.
  • Instructed high school students in the areas of math, science, history, and computer
    training.
  • Volunteered as tutor, Student Council Advisor, Senior Class Advisor, Junior Class
    Advisor, softball and basketball coach.

    Washington County Public Schools, Plymouth, NC
    Substitute Teacher August 1991 - May 1992
  • Routinely carried out other instructor's lesson plans and classroom directions.
    Acquired classroom and public relation experiences from this on-call position.

    COMPUTER
    SKILLS:
    Word Star, Excel, Windows, Hypertext Markup Language.

    REFERENCES: Available upon request.