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Open jobs

157

Most openings

New York

Median pay

$46,320

The example

A social studies teacher resume, in full.

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Marcus Oyelaran

Social Studies Teacher — High School, Government and Economics

Chandler, Arizona

Professional Summary

High school social studies teacher covering government, economics and world history. Holds the economics endorsement most of the department does not, which is why the course runs.

Experience

Social Studies Teacher

Sun Devil Ridge High School • Chandler, AZ

Aug 2019 - Present

  • Teach government, economics and world history across five sections.
  • Rebuilt the government course around a semester-long policy brief that students defend to an outside panel, replacing a final exam.
  • Took the economics endorsement in the second year so the school could keep offering the course after a retirement.

Social Studies Teacher

Papago Junior High School • Tempe, AZ

Aug 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Taught seventh and eighth grade social studies and coached the debate team to two state appearances.
  • Wrote the document-analysis routine the department still uses in eighth grade.

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Arts • History and Secondary Education

Aug 2012 - May 2016

Skills

Government and civics instructionEconomics instructionDocument-based analysisArgument and evidence writingPerformance-based assessmentDebate coachingCurrent events facilitationDepartment curriculum writing

Certifications

Arizona Standard Secondary Certificate — History, Grades Six through Twelve

Arizona Department of Education

Jun 2016

Arizona Economics Subject Endorsement

Arizona Department of Education

Jan 2021

Section by section

What each part of this resume is doing.

Summary

The summary names the courses actually taught, because social studies covers government, economics, geography and history, and a Social Studies Teacher is hired against a specific gap in a timetable.

Experience

Each entry names the course and what students produced. A Social Studies Teacher listing units taught describes the syllabus rather than the teaching.

Skills

Skills name document analysis and argument writing rather than a love of the subject, since a Social Studies Teacher is assessed on whether students can use evidence.

credentials

The endorsement is listed with its field, because states license social studies narrowly and a Social Studies Teacher endorsed only in history may not cover an economics section.

Before you apply

What K-12 hiring committees look for

A chair hiring a Social Studies Teacher is filling specific sections, often including the one nobody wants. Saying plainly which courses you can pick up is more useful than a philosophy of civic education.

There are 157 open Social Studies Teacher roles, concentrated in New York, with a median of $46,320.

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Common questions

Writing a social studies teacher resume.

The exact courses you have taught, your endorsement field, and what students produced. There are 157 open Social Studies Teacher roles to match it against.

The ones schools struggle to staff, usually economics and government. A Social Studies Teacher who can cover those is easier to timetable than one who only teaches history.

It does, because these roles often carry a stipend attached to the position. List what you have run, as most Social Studies Teacher postings sit in New York.