Education
Teacher Resume Example
This page shows a full resume for an elementary school teacher with 7 years of experience in grades 3 and 4. The teacher works in a public school, holds a state teaching license, and teaches many English learners. Use it as a guide for your own resume.
Under the example, you find summary examples for experienced and first-year teachers, and strong bullet points. You also find the skills and licenses that school districts ask for, and the keywords that applicant tracking systems (ATS) look for. The tips also tell a new teacher how to use student teaching as experience.
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The job in numbers (US)
1.3 times the median for all jobs.
- Teacher$63,820
- All jobs in the US$50,980
- Jobs
- 1,530,500 jobs (2025)
- Job outlook
- Little or no change (2025–35)
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree and a state teaching license
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. Median pay: $63,820 per year (May 2025).
Full teacher resume example
The example uses the free LaTeX template. The person, the employers, and the numbers are fictional.
Jonathan Reyes
Elementary School Teacher | Grades 3–4, Literacy and English Learners
jonathan.reyes@example.com · (555) 012-6814 · Springfield, IL, US
Summary
Elementary teacher with 7 years of experience in grades 3 and 4, now in a Title I school where 38% of students are English learners. Raised the share of students at the spring reading benchmark from 54% to 78% in one year with small-group guided reading 4 days per week. Lead a 4-person grade-level team. Illinois Professional Educator License, Elementary Education (Grades 1–6), with an ESL endorsement; fluent in Spanish.
Experience
K–5 Title I public school with 520 students; 38% of students are English learners.
- --Teach all core subjects to 24–27 fourth-grade students per year, including 6–9 English learners and 3–5 students with individualized education programs (IEPs).
- --Raised the share of students at the spring i-Ready reading benchmark from 54% to 78% in 2024–25 with guided reading groups 4 days per week.
- --Lead the 4-person grade 4 team: plan units, write common assessments, and run a weekly data meeting with the reading interventionist.
- --Co-teach math with a special education teacher for 5 students with IEPs; all 5 met at least 2 of 3 annual math goals in 2025.
- --Reached 96% attendance at parent-teacher conferences (25 of 26 families) with invitations in English and Spanish and evening video options.
K–5 suburban public school with 410 students.
- --Taught all core subjects to 22–25 third-grade students per year.
- --Taught remote and hybrid classes in 2020–21 with Google Classroom and Seesaw; daily attendance stayed at 94%.
- --Raised the class median on the district math benchmark from the 42nd to the 61st percentile from fall to spring 2020–21.
- --Built a classroom library of 600 leveled books with a $2,400 grant from the district education foundation.
Education
Skills
Awards & Honours
Certificates
Languages
English (Native) · Spanish (Fluent)
How to write a teacher resume summary
Write 3 or 4 sentences. Start with the grade levels or the subject and your years of experience. Then name the school type, one student result, and one strength, such as literacy or support for English learners. End with your license and endorsements. Do not write about your passion for teaching; show it with a result.
- 1Title and years of experience
- 2Setting and scope
- 3One result with a number
- 4Certifications or licenses
Elementary teacher with 7 years of experience in grades 3 and 4, now in a Title I school where 38% of students are English learners. Raised the share of students at the spring reading benchmark from 54% to 78% in one year. Lead a 4-person grade-level team. Illinois Professional Educator License, Elementary Education (Grades 1–6), with an ESL endorsement.
New elementary teacher (B.S. in Elementary Education, May 2026) with a 16-week student teaching placement in a grade 2 class of 24 students. Planned and taught a 3-week place value unit and 40 guided reading lessons; 19 of 24 students met the unit goal. Illinois Professional Educator License, Elementary Education (Grades 1–6), issued June 2026.
Former logistics analyst with 6 years in industry, now licensed for grades 1–6 through a state alternative licensure program. Completed a 1-year teaching residency in a grade 5 class of 27 students with a mentor teacher. Built a 4-week data and graphing unit from work experience; the unit test average rose 14 points over the prior year.
Teacher resume bullet points
Start each bullet with a verb. Use the present tense for your current job and the past tense for old jobs. Add one number to each bullet: students, a score, a percentage, or a time span. Name the assessment, such as i-Ready, DIBELS, or the state test, so the principal can judge the result.
Weak
Taught reading to students.
Strong
Taught guided reading to 4 small groups of 5–7 students, 4 days per week; the share of students at the spring i-Ready reading benchmark rose from 54% to 78%.
Weak
Worked with special education students.
Strong
Co-taught math with a special education teacher for 5 students with IEPs; all 5 met at least 2 of 3 annual math goals.
Weak
Good classroom management.
Strong
Used the school's positive behavior system (PBIS) with daily check-ins for 4 students; office referrals from the class fell from 18 to 5 in one school year.
Weak
Communicated with parents.
Strong
Sent a weekly newsletter in English and Spanish and offered video conferences; 25 of 26 families attended parent-teacher conferences.
Weak
Used technology in the classroom.
Strong
Taught a class of 23 students in remote and hybrid formats with Google Classroom and Seesaw in 2020–21; daily attendance stayed at 94%.
Use only numbers that are true. If you do not know an exact number, give a range or a frequency, such as “10–15 per day”. Do not put the names or private details of patients, clients, or students in a bullet.
Skills for a teacher resume
Job skills
- Lesson planning
- Differentiated instruction
- Guided reading
- Structured literacy (phonics)
- Classroom management
- Formative assessment
- Data-driven instruction
- IEP and 504 plan implementation
- Support for English learners
- Standards-aligned curriculum
People skills
- Clear communication with families
- Collaboration with a grade-level team
- Calm response to student behavior
- Time management
- Lesson changes based on student response
- Cultural responsiveness
Software and tools
- Google Classroom
- Seesaw
- Nearpod
- Kahoot!
- ClassDojo
- PowerSchool SIS
- i-Ready
- Microsoft Excel
Certifications and licenses
Write the license name, the state, the grade range or subject, and each endorsement. Add the month and year of issue. If your license is pending, write "expected" and the month. Public schools require a state license; most private schools do not. Check the rules in your state.
- State teaching license or certificate
- Public schools require it. Write the state, the license name, and the grade range or subject as the state writes it.
- Licensure tests
- Many states require a test of general teaching knowledge and a test of subject knowledge, such as a Praxis test or a state exam. A new teacher can write the test name and "passed". An experienced teacher does not need to list the tests.
- Endorsements
- Add each endorsement, such as English as a second language (ESL), special education, or reading. An endorsement lets a school give you more types of classes.
- National Board Certification
- Optional. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards gives it to experienced teachers. Write the certificate area, such as Middle Childhood Generalist.
- First aid and CPR
- Optional for most teaching jobs. Some districts require it. Write the issuer and the date.
ATS keywords for a teacher resume
An applicant tracking system (ATS) is the software that employers use to collect and sort applications. Recruiters search it for words from the job posting. Job postings for this role often use the words below. Use a word only when it is true for you.
- lesson planning
- differentiated instruction
- classroom management
- small-group instruction
- guided reading
- literacy
- formative assessment
- data-driven instruction
- student growth
- IEP
- 504 plan
- English learners
- MTSS
- PBIS
- social-emotional learning
- standards-aligned curriculum
- parent communication
- Google Classroom
- collaboration
Which of these words does your resume have? Paste a job description, and PDF CV shows the match.
Check your resumeTips for a teacher resume
Write the grade levels and subjects at the top
A principal fills one opening at a time, such as grade 4 or high school biology. Write the grade levels and subjects in the title line at the top of the resume. Make sure they match the license area in your credentials section.
Name the assessment for each result
"Students improved in reading" does not tell a principal much. Write the tool and the change, such as "i-Ready reading benchmark from 54% to 78%". If you cannot share school data, use counts, such as "19 of 24 students met the unit goal".
Use student teaching as experience in your first year
Make a section called "Student Teaching". Write the school, the grade, the number of weeks, and the class size. Add 2 or 3 bullets about the lessons and units that you planned and taught alone, with one result. Put substitute teaching, tutoring, and summer camp work under it.
Show the students you support
Districts ask for experience with English learners, students with IEPs, and students who read below grade level. Write how many of these students you teach each year and what you did for them. This information tells a principal more than a list of teaching methods.
Put the license and the current class on page one
A principal checks the grade levels, the license area, and your current class first, so keep them on page one. A first-year teacher fits everything on one page. A teacher with several endorsements and committee roles can use two. Put your teaching philosophy in the cover letter or the district application, not on the resume.
Frequently asked questions
How do I write a teacher resume with no teaching experience?
Put your education and student teaching first. Give the grade, the number of weeks, and the class size, and add bullets about the lessons that you planned and taught. Add tutoring, substitute teaching, coaching, or camp work as other experience. Write your license status, or the month when you expect the license.
What certifications should a teacher put on a resume?
Put your state teaching license with the grade range or subject, and each endorsement, such as ESL or special education. Add National Board Certification if you have it. Add first aid or CPR only if the job posting asks for it.
Should a teacher resume have an objective?
Use a short summary. A principal wants the grades that you taught, your license area, and one student result, and an objective gives none of these. A first-year teacher can name the target grade levels in the first sentence of the summary.
Should I put my teaching philosophy on my resume?
No. Many districts ask for a teaching philosophy in the application or the cover letter, so put it there. On the resume, show your methods through the results in your bullets.
How do I show test scores on a teacher resume?
Name the assessment, the time span, and the change. For example, write "the share of students at benchmark rose from 54% to 78% from fall to spring". Use the share of students who met a goal, not the score of one student. Never write data that identifies a student.
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