You’re an elementary school teacher, though your teaching skills and classroom expertise are anything but. Show the school how great you are with the best resume yet.
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From your captivating lesson plans to your empathetic personality to your classroom management skills, you know you’d make the best elementary teacher. But the school doesn’t know it yet.
To score that teaching interview, you’ll need to show the school you’re the top candidate with a perfect elementary teacher resume.
In this guide:
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Nemes Tabor
CT State Certified Elementary School Teacher
Summary of Qualifications
Effective and empathetic elementary school teacher with 4+ years of experience leading classrooms for 2nd and 3rd graders in the Stamford School District. Connecticut Professional Educator Certificate and Certified Dyslexia Educator. Implemented overhaul of the 2nd-grade curriculum which increased literacy and comprehension scores by 32%. Seeking to utilize successful teaching methods and learning strategies to become the 4th-grade teacher at Davenport Ridge Elementary School.
Work Experience
2nd Grade Elementary Teacher
August 2017–September 2019
Newfield Elementary School, Stamford, CT
Key Qualifications & Responsibilities
Key Achievements
3rd Grade Elementary Teacher
July 2015–July 2017
Stillmeadow Elementary School, Stamford, CT
Key Qualifications & Responsibilities
Education
Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary Education Specialization
North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
Graduation: 2015
Relevant Coursework: Methods for Teaching Elementary Reading, Methods of Teaching Elementary Science, Methods for Teaching Elementary Mathematics, Methods for Teaching Elementary Social Studies, Teacher Leadership, Inclusive Classroom Instruction.
Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education, Curriculum and Instruction Specialization
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Graduation: 2013
Relevant Coursework: Childhood Growth & Development, Elementary Art Methods, Health & PE Methods, Instructional Technology, Literacy Methods, Curriculum & Assessment, Childhood Developmental Psychology, Classroom Management & Leadership.
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You just saw our take on a pitch-perfect sample elementary teaching resume. Now—
Here’s how to create an elementary teacher resume for yourself:
A good teacher won’t just walk into a 1st-grade classroom and wing it. Likewise, a good elementary teacher resume needs to have its layout in order before content is added.
Here’s how to format primary teacher resume templates:
Keep your resume design as simple as possible. In today's recruiting world, when you apply to a job, your resume is typically uploaded to an Applicant Tracking System. If your resume format is overly complicated, it might parse into the database incorrectly. That said, if your resume reads incorrectly, it is likely to be skipped over by the recruiter screening it, or it will come out funky looking, creating a poor impression. David Chie CEO of Palo Alto Staffing
Expert Hint: Use the PDF format when saving resumes. Microsoft Word docs sometimes appear weird and distorted, depending on the device the principal chooses to view it on, so save your teaching resume as a PDF unless the job description says otherwise.
When you first walk into your homeroom class in the morning, you want your kids to perk up and pay close attention to you. Well—
The resume objective or career summary needs to work the same magic on the principal reading it. Which opening paragraph is right to use?
When you’ve years of teaching experience, use the resume career summary. As the name suggests, a summary paragraph summarizes your teaching background, educational skills, and classroom expertise. To prove you’re not just giving vacuous statements like the other candidates, add in a key achievement using numbers from your teaching job history.
Here’s how to write an elementary school teacher resume summary:
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Now it’s time for the core of any resume for elementary teachers— The employment history area.
Here’s how to write an elementary teacher job description that aces their exam:
Here are two examples of elementary teaching job descriptions:
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Here’s how to write a perfect elementary teacher resume:
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