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Teacher resume example
School districts often screen applications for certification and subject area before a principal ever reads them. This example makes those easy to find, then shows student outcomes and the programmes you added beyond the lesson plan.
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Teacher resume summary examples
Two or three sentences at the top of your resume that say who you are, what you’re good at and what you’ve achieved. Pick the one closest to your level and swap in your own facts.
Newly licensed math teacher with a year of student teaching in grades 6 and 7. Plans engaging lessons with Desmos and small group work, and is comfortable supporting students with IEPs.
Certified math teacher with 7 years in public middle schools. Raised the share of students meeting state standards from 54% to 71%.
Instructional coach and former department head with 14 years in education. Coaches 20 teachers on data driven instruction across three schools.
More in the guide: how to write a resume summary.
Bullet points for a teacher resume
Strong bullets start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a result someone can measure. Use these as patterns, with your own numbers.
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- Raised the share of students meeting state standards from 54% to 71%
- Taught five classes of 28 students, including an advanced section
- Started a math club that reached the state competition
- Led data meetings to plan small group instruction
- Adapted lessons for students with IEPs alongside special education staff
- Kept 95% weekly participation during remote learning
- Mentored two student teachers through their placements
- Held parent conferences for 140 families a year
Skills to put on a teacher resume
Tracking systems match your resume against the words in the job posting, so list the skills you really have using the posting’s own terms. Hard skills belong in a skills section; show soft skills through your bullet points.
Hard skills
- Lesson planning
- Differentiated instruction
- Classroom management
- Formative assessment
- Data driven instruction
- IEP support
- Curriculum development
- Google Classroom
- PowerSchool
- Desmos
Soft skills
- Patience
- Communication with families
- Empathy
- Organisation
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
How to write a teacher resume
01
Make certification easy to find
Put your license, subject and grade levels in a clear section. Districts often filter on them.
02
Show student outcomes
Test results, growth measures and competitions show impact in a way a list of duties can't.
03
Include what you do beyond the classroom
Clubs, coaching, committees and mentoring student teachers show you'll contribute to the school.
04
Check what a tracking system sees
Before you apply, run your finished resume through the free ATS resume checker to see the exact text a parser pulls out, and fix anything that comes out scrambled.
Tailor it to each teacher job
Paste a job posting into Sembis to see which of its keywords your resume is missing, and let AI suggest rewrites you approve one by one.
