Writing a resume

• The Importance of a Teacher Resume

• Basic Resume Sections.

• Format, Length and Printing.

• Scannable Resume.

• Tips for Writing a Teacher 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 Teacher Resumes

Cover letters, applications, and thank you letters

• Cover Letters ,which includes Letters of Inquiry.

• Application Letter tips.

• Internet Applications guidelines.

• Thank You Letters

Background Checks

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

Interviewing

• Developing an Interviewing Portfolio

• Types of Interviews.

• Sample Interviewing Questions.

• Tips During Interviews page.

• Professional Dress?

• Illegal Questions.

• Considerations For Accepting a Teaching Position.

Contacting Pennsylvania school districts

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

Job listings and job fairs

• 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.
• The Mid-Atlantic Association for Employment in Education - information about teacher job fairs throughout the region. Click on "Upcoming Job Fairs".

Post your resume for school districts contacting SRU

• 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.

Pennsylvania certification information

• The Pennsylvania Department of Education - click on the "Teaching" tab at the top of the home page.
• 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 in Other States

• 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.

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 information.

Praxis requirements for SRU teacher certification programs

• Elementary, Special, and Early Childhood Education.
• Music and Art Education.
• English and Social Studies.
• French and Spanish.
• Secondary Math and Science.
• School Nurse, Supervision, Reading Specialist, School Counselor.
• Middle School Certification.
• Principals.
• Health & Physical Education.
• Special Education Master's Degree

For information about Praxis I computerized PPST tests, click here