Resume Guide Educators, Counselors, And Administrators (Page 4 of 24) in pdf

Key Elements of a Successful Teacher Resume

Mandatory Elements

These elements need to appear on every teaching resume.

Identification

Needs to include your first and last name (should be the largest font size, but not too oversized to look out of place), contact

information :

phone number, professional email address, and your street address, city, state & zip code

Licensure

List Professional Educator License and endorsements you expect to receive with regard to specific area and grade levels: Early

Childhood , Elementary, Secondary, Special Education , Physical Education, World Languages, K-9, K-12, etc. Also list any

middle grade endorsements you will receive.

Example:

Professional Educator License (PEL)

Elementary Self-Contained endorsement for grades K-9, expected July 2014

Middle Grade Level expected in Language Arts

Education

Institution, City, State

(Expected) Graduation Month Year

Write out the full name of your (expected) degree; also list Minors and Concentrations

*Please note that all degrees are written in singular, for example: Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education

GPA: 4.0/4.0 (it is recommended that you include your GPA if it is 3.0 or higher)

Other possible information to include: Study Abroad, Relevant Coursework, or Academic Awards and Honors

Experience

Experience is mandatory and the heart of any teaching resume; however, it can be represented in a variety of ways. Choose

the most rich, concrete, relevant teaching experiences to put on your resume. Keep in mind that after each experience, there

will be bullet points (accomplishment statements) detailing your experience more fully. Refer to page 9 for more advice on

creating an accomplishment statement. Important Note: within each section, experiences are to be listed in reverse chrono-

logical order.

Teaching Experience (Student Teaching)

Student teaching is your most relevant teaching experience directly out of college. Therefore, it will directly follow the educa-

tion section and take up the most amount of space on a teaching resume directly after college. Include specific lesson plans,

classroom management skills and teaching styles that make you unique. Refer to page 9 to find out more about creating a

proper accomplishment statement.

Teaching Related Experience

Highlight paid or unpaid experiences though which you have gained teaching related skills. Examples include, but are not

limited to: camp counselor, tutor, coach and nanny.

Example:

Nanny, Smith Family, Chicago, IL

March 2008-Present

Interactive Field Experience

Focus on a select few experiences in which you played an active role in the classroom with students.

Example:

Washington Elementary School, 2nd Grade, Chicago, IL

September 2009– October 2009

Work/Professional Experience

Principals will be most interested in your teaching experience; however, you may include skills obtained for another industry

that are transferable to a classroom. For example, training, collaborating or mentoring.

Optional Elements

These are other options to include on your resume:

Volunteer Experience, Leadership Experience, Honors, Extracurricular Clubs/Activities, Special Skills and

Interests, Study Abroad/Service Trips, Professional Development and Memberships

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