Include any teaching certifications you have. List the certification name, issuing body, and date received.

Show any workshops or professional development courses you have attended. This shows your commitment to improving your teaching skills and staying updated in your field.

Showcase any student teaching or classroom management experience. Detail any roles you held such as leading a classroom, planning lessons, or communicating with parents.

Highlight any special education needs experience. Mention how you adapted lessons for different learning styles and used IEPs (Individualized Education Programs).

You need to show you're the right fit for teaching high school. That means sharing the parts of your past work that are like what you'd do in a new teaching job. Here's how you make your resume just right for the role:

• Talk about specific subjects or programs you have experience with that are important for high school teaching. Example: Developed innovative U.S. History curriculum that increased student engagement by 30%.
• For senior positions, focus on your leadership in past jobs. For example, mention times when you've led a group or made big decisions. Example: Managed a team of junior teachers and coordinated year-end student showcases.
• If you're changing into teaching from a different job, link your old work to teaching tasks. Show a clear example. Example: Applied excellent presentation skills from a sales position to effectively teach and engage a classroom of 30+ students.

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As you prepare your resume, remember to include specific skills that show you're a good fit for a teaching role. Focus on the hard skills that highlight your ability to educate and manage a classroom environment. Here's a list of key skills you should consider:

• Curriculum development
• Lesson planning
• Classroom management
• Subject knowledge
• Assessment creation
• Educational technology
• Special education
• Data analysis
• Literacy strategies
• STEM knowledge

Include skills that match the job you want. For example, if you're aiming for a science teaching position, emphasize your STEM knowledge. If it's an English teacher role, focus on your literacy strategies. Place these skills in a dedicated section on your resume so they are easy to find. This helps with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) which many schools use to filter resumes.

Also, integrate these skills throughout your work experience descriptions. This shows not just that you have the skills, but also how you've used them effectively in past roles. For a high school teacher, this can mean detailing how your curriculum development skills improved student outcomes, or how your use of educational technology engaged students in learning.

You can show your impact as a high school educator by including specific numbers in your resume. This helps hiring managers see the clear results of your work.

Think about the times you have helped students improve their performance. For example, you could say you 'increased average test scores by 20% over two years'. Or if you led a program, you might have 'boosted student participation in extra-curricular activities by 35%'.

Here are more ways to use numbers:

• 'Reduced the number of failing grades in my class by 15% by introducing interactive learning methods.'
• 'Managed a classroom of 30 students and maintained a 95% attendance rate.'
• 'Organized 5 annual school events, with an average of 200 attendees per event.'
• 'Mentored 10 student teachers, providing over 200 hours of instructional guidance.'

When you are unsure about exact numbers, estimate them by recalling past events and outcomes. Even if you do not have exact figures, a well-thought estimate can still demonstrate your impact effectively.