The Greenhouse Effect

Employment Portfolio & Resume Template There is a difference between the kind of Academic Portfolio you may be required to submit to graduate from an initial certification teacher education program and an Employment Portfolio. An Employment Portfolio is used to sell yourself to a prospective principal or school district. You bring it to the interview and share the contents with the interviewers. The look of the portfolio will say as much about you as the content itself.

Attributes of a Great Employment Portfolio You should consider placing your material in the kind of leather binder that can be purchased at most office supply stores. Among the criteria you should consider in preparing an Employment Portfolio are: 1. Appearance 2. Duplication quality 3. Aesthetics of font, size, headings, etc 4. Spelling and grammar 5. Neatness 6. Completeness

Contents of a Great Employment Portfolio 1. Table of Contents 2. Index Tabs & Dividers 3. Statement of Professional Objectives – An essay about what you believe in and how that will exhibit itself in your teaching. 4. Résumé (see following sample template). 5. Classroom Management Plan – An essay explaining your approach and your classroom rules and penalties. 6. Sample Lesson Planning Calendar for a month or semester 7. Sample Lesson Plans – select your best lesson plans from mathematics, language arts, social studies, and science. 8. Sample Traditional Exam 9. Sample Alternative Assessments 10. Teacher Education Program Documents A. Transcript B. Awards C. State Teacher Exam Scores 11. Sample Student Documents – These are documents students produced while you were in your internship. 12. Personal library list – a list of books that you refer to when planning instruction or advice on child development, classroom management, motivation, etc. 13. Letters of recommendation. What follows is a template for a model resume. You can tailor it to your needs. Please note that in the Resume Template that follows, the table function of MSWord is used, however, the table lines are set to not be visible when printed. Employment Portfolio and Resume for Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Strategies, Standards, and Internet Resources by James A. Duplass. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston MA. © 2008. All Rights Reserved.

YOUR NAME Your mailing address your [email protected] Home Phone Cell Phone

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVES Should include short-term as well and long-range goals.

EDUCATION 2005

2000

Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, University of XXXXXX, City, State. Major: Minor: If applicable Academic High School Diploma, XXXXXX Junior/Senior High School, City State.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 08/05 - 12/05 01/04 - 04/04 08/03 - 12/03 05/00 - 08/00

Student Teaching, XXXXXX Elementary School, City, State. Cooperating Teacher: Ms. XXXXXX. Early Field Experiences and Classroom Observations, Elementary School, City State. Substitute Teaching, School, City State Counselor, Camp XXXXX, camp for 6th to 8th grade boys, City, State.

WORK EXPERIENCE 01/02 - 08/04 08/99 - 12/01 02/98 - 07/99

Position, Business/Organization, City and State Supervisor: Name Position, Business/Organization, City and State Supervisor: Name Position, Business/Organization, City and State Supervisor: Name

HONORS AND AWARDS

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2003 - 2005 Year Year

Dean’s List, University, City State Name of Award, Awarding Organization Name of Award, Awarding Organization

CONFERENCES ATTENDED/PRESENTED 2005 2004 2001

“Social Studies: Creating Literate Citizens,” Florida Council for the Social Studies 48th Annual Conference, Daytona Beach, Florida “Cultural History on the Cultural Coast,” Florida Council for the Social Studies 47th Annual Conference, Sarasota, Florida. “Hidden Treasures of Old Tampa Bay,” Florida Council for the Social Studies 44th Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida.

PROFESSIONAL & VOLUNTEER SERVICE 2004 2003

Volunteer, Florida Council for the Social Studies, Sarasota, Florida Learn to Read, tutoring Low SES elementary students in reading

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2001 - present 1999 - present 1999 - 2001

Member, National Council for the Social Studies Member, Florida Council for the Social Studies Member, Kappa Delta Pi

SPECIAL TRAINING For example: Languages Native proficiency in Spanish Reading fluency in French American Sign Language

Computer Skills Power Point Word Processing: WordPerfect, Word Excel

REFERENCES Ms. XXXXXX University Supervisor

Ms. XXXXXX Social Studies Teacher

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University of XXXXXX College of Education Address City State zip code (xxx) number

XXXXX Elementary School Address City State zip code (xxx) number

Dr. XXXXX Associate Professor University of XXXXXX College of XXXXXX 4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, Florida 33620 (813) 974-XXxx

Mr. John Anthony Manager Hops Restaurant Address Tampa, Florida zip code (813) number

Other references furnished upon request.

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