Andrea Carson Johnson: Virginia State’s Teacher of the Year.

I love to tell stories about outstanding classroom teachers who have earned recognition for their hard work. One of these educators is Andrea Carson Johnson, who has been named the 2020 Virginia State Teacher of the Year.

Andrea teaches 12th grade English at Salem High School in Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia. Her career has spanned 12 years. She inaugurated her teaching career in 2011 at Lakeland High in Suffolk. In 2014, she transferred to Andrew Lewis Middle and Salem High in Salem. She now teaches just at the high school level, where she has served as the Chairperson of the English Department since 2017.

The honored educator earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. She earned her Master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.

“I am looking forward to being the ambassador for my school system, for the teachers that I work with, and for all of the teachers of Virginia,” Andrea said. “I tell my students that anything worth doing is worth doing well, and teaching is perhaps the most important thing worth doing well.”

As the Virginia State Teacher of the Year, Andrea qualifies for the 2020 National Teacher of the Year which will be announced next spring at a ceremony at the White House.

To learn about more outstanding teachers in Virginia. click on this online press release from the Virginia Department of Education.