Jon Smith
123 Elite Estate,
Houston, TX 77036
(713) 123-4567
jon@abc.com

Objective:	An elementary school teaching position

Experience:
  
Elementary English School	Houston, TX
Teacher's Aide in English and History	1999 to Present
Ÿ	Planned, prepared and developed various teaching aids, such as worksheets, bibliographies, charts and graphs.
Ÿ	Typed material and operated duplicating equipment to reproduce instructional materials.
Ÿ	Assisted students, individually and in groups, with assignments to present and reinforce learning concepts.
Ÿ	Operated audio-visual equipment such as film and slide projectors and tape recorders.
Ÿ	Graded homework and examinations not involving essay questions.
Ÿ	Recorded grades, attendance and problematic student behavior.
Ÿ	Participated in parent-teacher conferences.
Ÿ	Helped maintain order in classroom and on school grounds.

Self-Employed	Houston, TX
Tutor	1996 to 1999
Ÿ	Tutored high school students in English and history based on referrals from teachers in local high schools.
Ÿ	Developed relationships with students' teachers to assure correct emphasis in tutoring.

Capabilities:	Ÿ	Teaching:  Able to give instructions and lessons enabling others to learn something using explanation, demonstration and supervised practice.
Ÿ	Working with others:   Enjoy working with other people.  A good team builder, bringing energy and enthusiasm into group efforts.  Enjoy encouraging others and developing rapport.
Ÿ	Developing ideas:  Adept at creating order out of chaos.  Able to take a thought from the idea stage through to completion.
Ÿ	Scheduling:  Able to prepare coordinated, timed lesson plans, which entails making arrangements for events and processes as well as making sure goals and promises are delivered on time.
Ÿ	Researching:  Have undertaken careful, systematic study and investigation in the field of education.

Achievements:
  
Ÿ	Prepared lesson plans, demonstrations, examinations and activities for a class of fourth- and fifth-grade students.
Ÿ	Nominated for Georgia Teacher of the Year.
Ÿ	Prepared and presented in-services on subject of whole language.
Ÿ	Restored order to a classroom of fifth-grade students who had a series of substitute teachers.
Ÿ	Selected as Science and Health Coordinator.
Ÿ	Portrayed life in 1726 in a living history center, creating authentic patterns and garments, perfecting recipes and cooking over an open fire.
Ÿ	Coordinated trips, planned games and weekly units for ages six weeks to 12 years in a day care center.

Education:	NEW COLLEGE	Houston, TX
	Associate of Arts in English	1996
Ÿ	Took several education courses.
Ÿ	Earned 3.5 grade point average.

	ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL	Houston, TX
	High School Diploma	1992
Ÿ	On Honor Roll for five semesters.

References:	Available upon request