Resume example · Education
Teacher resume example
A teaching resume is read by a principal looking for evidence that students learned and that the classroom ran. Growth data and specifics beat philosophy.
What we would lead with
- Student growth, in numbers: assessment gains, reading levels, pass rates
- Grade levels, subjects and class sizes
- What you built that outlasted the year: a curriculum unit, a club, a mentoring role
The mistake we would warn you about
A paragraph about a passion for lifelong learning. Every applicant has one. Few can say their students met the state standard at a rate 18 points higher than three years before.
Bullet points that work for teachers
Each one opens with an action verb, says what was done, and ends with a result.
- Raised the share of students meeting the state science standard from 61% to 79% across three years.
- Designed a lab-based curriculum for grade seven, adopted by all four science teachers in the school.
- Reduced missing assignments 40% by introducing a weekly catch-up block and messaging families through the school system.
- Mentored 3 first-year teachers, each of whom returned the following year.
Skills to list as a teacher
Instruction
Lesson planningDifferentiationClassroom managementFormative assessment
Tools
Google ClassroomCanvasPowerSchool
Beyond the classroom
MentoringFamily communicationScience club