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@yahoo.com
Home Phone
Cell Phone

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

EDUCATION

2005 Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, University of XXXXXX,

City, State.
Major:
Minor: If applicable
2000 Academic High School Diploma, XXXXXX Junior/Senior
High School, City State.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

08/05 - 12/05 Student Teaching, XXXXXX Elementary School, City, State.

Cooperating Teacher: Ms. XXXXXX.
01/04 - 04/04 Early Field Experiences and Classroom Observations,
Elementary School, City State.
08/03 - 12/03 Substitute Teaching, School, City State
05/00 - 08/00 Counselor, Camp XXXXX, camp for 6th to 8th grade boys,
City, State.

WORK EXPERIENCE

01/02 - 08/04 Position, Business/Organization, City and State

Supervisor: Name
08/99 - 12/01 Position, Business/Organization, City and State
Supervisor: Name
02/98 - 07/99 Position, Business/Organization, City and State
Supervisor: Name

HONORS AND AWARDS

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2003 - 2005 Dean’s List, University, City State
Year Name of Award, Awarding Organization
Year Name of Award, Awarding Organization

CONFERENCES ATTENDED/PRESENTED

2005 “Social Studies: Creating Literate Citizens,” Florida Council for

the Social Studies 48th Annual Conference, Daytona Beach,
Florida
2004 “Cultural History on the Cultural Coast,” Florida Council for the
Social Studies 47th Annual Conference, Sarasota, Florida.
2001 “Hidden Treasures of Old Tampa Bay,” Florida Council for the
Social Studies 44th Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida.

PROFESSIONAL & VOLUNTEER SERVICE

2004 Volunteer, Florida Council for the Social Studies, Sarasota,

Florida
2003 Learn to Read, tutoring Low SES elementary students in
reading

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2001 - present Member, National Council for the Social Studies

1999 - present Member, Florida Council for the Social Studies
1999 - 2001 Member, Kappa Delta Pi

SPECIAL TRAINING

For example: Computer Skills

Languages Power Point
Native proficiency in Spanish
Reading fluency in French Word Processing: WordPerfect, Word
American Sign Language Excel

REFERENCES

Ms. XXXXXX Ms. XXXXXX

University Supervisor Social Studies Teacher

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

Dr. XXXXX Mr. John Anthony

Associate Professor Manager
University of XXXXXX Hops Restaurant
College of XXXXXX Address
4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, Florida zip code
Tampa, Florida 33620 (813) number
(813) 974-XXxx

Other references furnished upon request.