• The Importance of an Educator's Resume
• Basic Educator Resume Sections
• Format, Length and Printing
• Scannable Resume
• Tips for Writing an Educator's Resume
• Action Verb List for Resumes and Cover Letters
• O*Net Online provides excellent examples of bullet statements to use when building a resume.
• Examples of an Educator Resume
• Curriculum Vita
• Click here for more information about Curriculum Vita

• Cover Letters, which includes Letters of Inquiry
• Application Letters
• Internet Applications guidelines
• Thank You Letters
• PA Standard Application

• Act 34 and Act 151 Background Checks and Act 114 FBI Criminal History Report (fingerprints)

• Types of Interviews
• Sample Interviewing Questions
• Tips During Interviews
• Professional Dress
• Illegal Questions
• Considerations For Accepting a Teaching Position
• Developing an Interviewing Portfolio
• E Folio Pa This free site allows you to create an online portfolio.

• PA-Educator
• PA REAP
• PA Department of Education list of public schools and IU's
• PA Department of Education list of nonpublic, private, charter, and cyber charter schools
• PA Standard Application

• College Central Network - a daily job bulletin listing all vancancies sent to state system Career Services officals.
• Web Sites by Career Field - links for education categories include Higher Education, International Teaching, K-12 Education, and Pennsylvania Education.
• Job Fair Announcements - information about SRU Teacher Job Fairs as well as job fairs off-campus.

• College Central is where school district hiring officials go to find Rock students and graduates. Click on "Student" to enter your resume into the system.

• The Pennsylvania Department of Education - click "Teachers" link for specific certification information.
• Teacher Information Management System (TIMS) allows you to apply for certification, submit related application materials, and monitor your application status.
• Information about Adding an Instructional Certification
• The Certification and Staffing Policy Guidelines provide detailed information about each PA certification area as well as moving from Level I certification to Level II.

• Certification Map provides links to state departments of education as well as information about becoming a teacher including the tests required by each state and teacher salary statistics.
• Certification Requirements for 50 States (from the University of Kentucky) provides links to state departments of education for you to acquire information about out-of-state certification or licensure.
• Teachers-Teachers.com provides links to state departments of education.
• School-Jobs has links to state departments of education.

PECT TESTING (Pennsylvania Educator Certification Tests)

• PECT website - This includes PAPA testing.
• Study guides, practice tests, overview information, certification requirements, and online registration are now available on the PECT website.
• PECT testing is scheduled to begin on April 2, 2012.
• Call Career Services if you have questions: 724-738-2028.

PRAXIS TESTING

• For in-state candidates applying for certification - your Praxis scores cannot be more than ten years old. For out-of-state applicants - your Praxis scores cannot be more than five years old.
• The Praxis website.
• The Study Guide Zone site provides for test preparation material for Praxis I.
• Butler County Community College Praxis Preparation classes and tutoring information and registration to pass Praxis.
• PDE GPA Qualifying Praxis Score Chart
• Test Dates Central click on the Praxis Test Dates link for study information about Praxis.

Testing Requirements for SRU Certification Programs

• Elementary, Special, and Early Childhood Education
• English and Social Studies
• Music and Art Education
• French and Spanish
• Math and Science
• Supervision, Reading Specialist, School Counselor
• Middle Level 4-8
• Middle Level 7-9 Add-on Certification
• PreK-4 Early Childhood and PreK-8 Special Education
• Health & Physical Education
• Special Education Master's Degree