High school teacher
Resume examples

Taught a variety of English and literature courses at a public 800+ student high school.

• Followed guidelines and standards set by the school board on assessing student achievement.
• Planned essay writing assignments involving creative fiction and non-fiction writing.
• Assigned classic literature texts for students to read, analyze, and reflect on.
• Held one-on-one conferences with individual students on how to improve their writing and literature analysis skills.
• Created lessons involving students acting out dramatic scenes from their favorite classic literary texts.
• Collaborated with school librarian on teaching students how to search for and cite sources when writing research papers.
• Provided worksheets for students to complete that tested their grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills.

Teach a full academic curriculum of American History. Designed and implemented customized teaching programs. Developed the curriculum for the Interpreting American History through Film class. Deliver engaging history lessons on different time periods, movements, and other historical events and personalities.

• Integrated technology into the curriculum, supplementing class lectures and developing students' word processing and researching skills.
• Utilized Internet for resources on current events, history, and literature to complement learning activities
• Implemented various student-centered learning methodologies; significantly enhanced the class environment by acting as a facilitator to promote student leadership in initiating and creating positive learning opportunities.

Taught at a private 300+ student high school information pertaining to world history events over the past 4000 years.

• Assigned readings from textbook and issued weekly quizzes on material covered.
• Oversaw student presentations involving the use of overhead projector.
• Held daily question and answer sessions to ensure students memorized details pertaining to textbook.
• Allowed students to utilize the library for performing research on projects and written reports.
• Planned and designed creative lesson plans to engage students and help them become interested in world history.
• Implemented a variety of technology applications such as Edpuzzle and Kahoot to incorporate in lectures.