Effective Resume Writing

Teaching Positions

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� Career change - talents

� Disposition for teaching

� Certification plans and education background

� Teaching experience

� Professional experience

� References

First Page

Name – Bold and larger font

Address 1 Phone:

Address 2 Email:

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Margins – .5 or .1 depending on how much

information you have.

I. Introduction

I am seeking a full-time mathematics teaching opportunity. I aim

to inspire students to pursue mathematics with determination and

confidence, while providing them with a solid foundation of

mathematical concepts. My goal is to encourage their success in

higher level math courses and in other ways as they find

themselves applying mathematical concepts into their everyday

work and life. My prior experience will support my teaching in

many ways.

II. Education

Connecticut Department of Higher Education October, 2009 – May, 2010

Alternate Route to Certification

Eligible for Certification in Mathematics Grade 7 – 12,

Endorsement Code #029

Passed Praxis II: 0061 Mathematics Content Knowledge with a

score of 156

Bates College, Lewiston, Maine: 1968 - 1972

BS: Major: Mathematics, Graduated Cum Laude

III. Teaching-Related Experience

Old Saybrook Public Schools, Old Saybrook, CT May, 2006 – Present

• Substitute Teacher

• Covering classes in grades 9-12

Regional School District No. 4 (Chester, Deep River and Essex), CT 1997 - Present

• Substitute teacher for grades K-12

• Work alongside teachers and paraprofessional in grades K-6, Middle and High Schools

Valley Regional High School, Deep River, CT March - April, 2006

Student Teacher

Deep River Elementary School, Deep River, CT 1991 - 2003

• Classroom and School Volunteer

• Chaperoned field trips, worked in the cafeteria, and helped with book fairs

Boy Scout Troop 13, Chester CT 2001

Counselor

Second Page

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IV. Professional Experience

Essex Engineering Company, Essex, CT 1977 - 1984

• Tested various electronic devices and systems

• Technical writing

• Circuit design

• Software writing

Clinton Instrument Company, Clinton, CT 1972 –1977

• Assembly, testing and repair of various electronic devices and systems

V. OTHER CIVIC EXPERIENCE & PERSONAL INTERESTS

Deep River Public Library, Deep River, CT 1985 – 1991

Board of Directors

• Children’s Book Selection Committee 1989 – 1991

• Corresponding Secretary 1990 - 1991

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Lewiston, Maine 1970 - 1972

Fluency in the Spanish

Musical background, including Piano

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