Resume Guide For Teachers Page 4
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12Options for Representing Your Experience
Your experience is the heart of your teaching resume and conveys to the reader your skills, values, interests, and
achievements. On your teaching resume, this can be conveyed in a number of ways including:
Teaching Related Experience
Interactive Field Experience
Volunteer Experience
Professional Work Experience (non-teaching)
Explore all of the options below and consider where you have the strongest teaching experiences. Whether you are
transitioning to the field of education or have had many experiences working and teaching students, these are
important sections of your resume that you should explore and identify if you have had experiences to add. Think
about the most rich, concrete, experiences in each area. You may have more than one of these sections on your
resume.
Always, convey the strongest, most relevant, experiences in each area.
Teaching Related Experience: Highlight paid or unpaid work experiences through which you
have gained skills and knowledge that will be useful to you as a teacher-in-training. This may include work
such as a camp counselor, tutor, coach or other similar roles. For each position, include a header that
specifies the position title, employer, location, and dates.
It is also a good idea to draw attention to the position title:
Examples:
Camp Counselor, Sunny Hill Day Camp, Hometown, MI, Summer 2005
Teacher’s Aide, ABC Preschool, Park Forest, IL, January 2004-August 2006
Nanny, Hollister Family, Chicago, IL, March 2006-Present
Important Note: Keep in mind that it is important to add in this section the most teaching related experiences that
you have had. If you have experiences training or mentoring someone in a retail experience or other administrative
position then that would go under “professional experience” section as a great transferable skill.
Under each position, list approximately 1-5 bulleted accomplishment statements. Ideally, these statements should
explain what you did in the position, how you did it, and the results of your actions. Quantify your accomplishments
whenever possible and avoid the use of personal pronouns (I, my, we, etc.). Also, try to start each bullet point with
an action verb.
Examples:
Reinforced the importance of academics by hosting a study session for 20 players following each team practice
Taught basic ecology principles to campers during daily nature walks and writing reflections
Tutored an eighth grade student in pre-algebra, complementing her coursework and helping her to raise her
grade from a C to a B+ over the course of a year
Interactive Field Experience: Provide a snapshot of what you learned and how you contributed to the classes you
observed. Include the grades you worked with and specific experiences that can highlight your skills. Make sure to
focus on those experiences in which you played an active role with students.
Examples:
Questioned students to ensure they understood the major concepts of the Geometry and Algebra lessons
Presented autobiography media project to students to encourage them on their journeys as young adults
Worked individually with students to develop math skills through interactive games
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