| It should come as no surprise that there is a | | | | enhance your resume presentation. |
| currently a shortage of teachers in the United | | | | If you have several years of teaching experience, |
| States. This unfortunate trend has been seen for | | | | it may beneficial to list your years of experience |
| well over a decade. To compound the issue, | | | | in each area. For example, indicate that you have |
| recent labor studies have predicted that teaching | | | | three years of experience teaching high school |
| positions will likely continue to grow faster than | | | | biology, two years of experience teaching middle |
| the national average for the next several years | | | | school general science, and one year of |
| due to recent government regulations to reduce | | | | experience teaching high school earth science. |
| class size and increase educational accountability. | | | | Entry-level teachers and teachers with limited |
| The need for teachers has never been greater. | | | | experience should also include this section in their |
| Though this trend is good news for teachers on | | | | resume, highlighting those areas and schools |
| the job market, it does not diminish the fact that | | | | acquired from schooling, student teaching |
| competition will remain tough for the most | | | | rotations, working as a student aid, and teaching |
| desirable teaching positions. Competition is | | | | mentorships. |
| especially fierce for English, Social Science, | | | | Detail Your Teaching Experience |
| Humanities, and Elementary grade positions. | | | | Since most school administrators hire teachers |
| Teacher will need to pay close attention to the | | | | based on their previous experience in (or |
| presentation of their credentials, as detailed in | | | | knowledge of if you are a new teacher) a |
| their resume, in order to ensure that they can | | | | particular subject area or grade level, prospective |
| compete in the race for prime positions in the | | | | employers will need to know the details of your |
| educational system. | | | | teaching experience. |
| To write a solid resume tailored specifically for | | | | If you are an experienced teacher, you should |
| teaching opportunities, consider the following | | | | detail your subject area expertise, the type of |
| guidelines: | | | | educational system you worked in (public, charter, |
| Highlight your Educational and Licensure | | | | or private school), the grades you taught at each |
| Qualifications | | | | assignment, and your class size for each of your |
| In addition to including the details of your teaching | | | | previous employers. |
| or academic degree (school name, when you | | | | If you are an entry-level teacher just out of |
| graduated, your degree), you should mention any | | | | school or a teacher with limited work experience, |
| academic honors, grants, scholarships, or | | | | you should detail any practicums, student teaching, |
| fellowships awarded during the course of your | | | | student aid work, volunteering, tutoring, |
| studies. | | | | mentorships, or other unpaid work you were |
| If you are an experienced teacher, you should | | | | involved in during your schooling. |
| include any relevant continuing education courses | | | | Demonstrate You're a Top Performer |
| or seminars you have taken to demonstrate to | | | | Employers love to hire the cream of the crop, |
| prospective employers that you are keeping your | | | | and educators are no exceptions. School |
| skills sharp. | | | | administrators will be looking for teachers who are |
| If you are a newer graduate or have limited | | | | willing to contribute to the betterment of the |
| teaching experience, a list of related education | | | | school outside of just their day-to-day teaching |
| courses and any completed student teacher or | | | | responsibilities. In fact, many experienced teachers |
| mentorship rotations will enhance your | | | | would argue that a significant part of the teaching |
| qualifications to prospective employers. Graduates | | | | career was went doing things outside of the |
| who completed their degree with an impressive | | | | classroom. Therefore, it is imperative that you |
| grade point average should highlight this fact by | | | | demonstrate that you are a top performer. |
| including their GPA in the Educational section of | | | | Your resume will be more memorable and better |
| their resume. | | | | received if you can detail specific contributions |
| All teachers who have completed the process and | | | | you made to each of your previous employers. |
| testing requirements to get their teaching license | | | | What have you done that was above and beyond |
| will need to provide details of their license(s) in this | | | | your basic responsibilities? How have you helped |
| section. Include the state(s) and subject area(s) in | | | | make a positive impact on your students and |
| which you are licensed to teach and the date that | | | | their families, your fellow co-workers, your school |
| your license went in effect. Since your employer | | | | or school system, or even your community? |
| will ask for a copy of your license once you are | | | | Consider your possible involvement in: |
| made an offer, you do not need to include your | | | | --Committees or review boards |
| licensing number on your resume unless otherwise | | | | --After school programs including school sports, |
| requested. | | | | academic teams, or clubs |
| Emphasize your Teaching Expertise and Key Skills | | | | --Fundraisers |
| A quick 10-second scan of your resume should | | | | --Community education drives |
| reveal important keywords that summarize your | | | | --Literacy board |
| teaching experience and give school administrators | | | | --New teacher mentorships |
| an overview of your qualifications. The most | | | | --Cross-training in different subject areas |
| effective way to do this is to incorporate a | | | | --The launch of a new school or program |
| section of your resume dedicated to teaching | | | | --Outside education |
| expertise and key skills. Include a bulleted list of | | | | The more details you can provide about your |
| your subject area specializations (such as biology, | | | | involvement in the educational community and |
| mathematics, special education, or K-3) and any | | | | your accomplishments, the better job you will do |
| pertinent teaching skills, such as curriculum | | | | at impressing your value as a team member to |
| development or teaching to style, that will | | | | potential employers. |