Question:
I (and I am sure many others) have started to revise my resume and
portfolio for the coming job search season. I am not very happy with
the way that it looks, but I have almost nothing with which to compare
it. What sort of things belong in a teaching portfolio, and how can I
make my resume stand out (when my teaching experience consists of only
student teaching)?
Answer:
-Check out 101 Grade A Resumes for Teachers by Rebecca Anthony and Gerald
Roe.... It is available from Amazon.com... It is an excellent resume
resource.
-I am in the same boat!! Posted something on this group just last week.
My teaching experience consists of student teaching and subbing.
I am told by other teachers that a portfolio is just a scrapbook of good
ideas you have for lessons or have seen for lessons and projects. You
may also include lessons you have done with samples of student's work.
I also need advice on how to make my resume stand out. I have searched
on the web (through Yahoo) for "teacher resumes" and "teaching resumes"
and was able to see quite a few samples. This helped a little.
One more thing. There is job fair where I live (San Diego, CA) this
weekend and I was wondering if you or anyone else had any ideas on what
kinds of questions to ask or how to get noticed at the job fair, how to
strike up a good conversation, etc. Or even what questions they may ask
me.
_Any_ help at all would be WONDERFUL! San Diego is a difficult area in
which to get a full time teaching position and I would love to have my
own classroom instead of just subbing.
