City,State ZIP Date

YourStreetAddress

City,State ZIP Date

DearProspectiveHostTeacherandPrincipal:

Youropening paragraphwillbe yourintroductoryparagraph.You willinclude a sentence ortwo introducingyourself. (AVOID“Hello,mynameis…”).Besuretoincludeyourcredentialse.g.your preparationtoworkinthatschool,withthatagegroup,orinthatspecificcourse.

Yourdiscussion/middleparagraphwillincludeinformationfromthelistabove.Thisisyour opportunityto sell yourself.This paragraphwilldescribewhatyou have to offer/howyou willadd value to the classroom.

Yourfinalparagraphwillincludeastatementthankingthehostteacherandprincipalfor

consideringyou as a candidate to student teach at theirschool, and contact informationwhereyou canbereachedforfurtherinformation.

Sincerely,

(signyourname–blackorblueink) Type yourname

Enclosure

SampleResume

(YourNameHere)

StreetAddress(Permanent) (PhoneNumberwithAreaCode) City,State,ZipCode (EmailAddress)

OBJECTIVE: Toobtainapositionasanelementary(1-6)studentteacher

EDUCATION:

BachelorofScienceinElementaryEducation(1-6)Minor: Spanish

StateUniversityofNewYorkatOswego

President’sList: SpringandFall2002;Dean’sList: Fall2001

Awards/Certifications:

• CertificateofNationalService,AmeriCorps

• NewYorkStateMandatedChildAbuseReporter

• CertificateofAchievementinFamilyDevelopmentCredentials,CornellUniversity

PRE-PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE:

MethodsPracticum,ElmStreetElementary,Phoenix,NY Spring2003

• CreatedandtaughtlessonsfromScienceunitonSimpleMachines

• Observedandaidedindailyactivities

• Providedindividualized instructionforinclusionstudents

Practicum,ParishElementary,Parish,NY Fall2002

• ObservedSpecialEducationpre-schoolclassroom

• Notedprofessionalteachingtechniquesusedwithspecialneedsstudents

• Helpedproduceaholidayplaywiththestudents

Practicum,DelawareElementary,Syracuse,NY Spring2002

• ObservedSFAreadingprogramforESLstudentsfromvariousgradelevels

• Observedvariousteachingduringinstruction

• Aidedwithdailylearningactivitiesandassignments

Teacher’sAssistant,BOCESPre-schoolprogram,Mexico,NY March1999-May1999

• Observedandtooknoteofteacher’sabilitytobuildrelationshipswithspecialneedschildren

• Workedwithchildrenondevelopmentoflargeandfinemotorskills

• Readwithstudentsingroupsandoneonone

RELATEDEXPERIENCE:

FamilyEducator,EvenStart,Mexico,NY June2000-December 2002

• Createliteracybasedappropriateinstructionallessonplans

• Assistfamiliestobecomeself-sufficient

• Plannedandassistedwithfamilyoutingsandfieldtrips

• Participatedinandacquiredknowledgefromnumeroustrainings

Tutor,MigrantEducationProgram,Mexico,NY Summer2002

• Createdanddiversifiedlessonplanstotheneedsofthestudents

• PreparedESLpreschoolersandESLfamilytoadaptationofKindergarten

• Assistedwithfamilyoutingsandfieldtrips

AssistantDirector,AmeriCorps,Oswego,NY Summer1999

• Organizedprogramsforsummeryouthprogram

• Createddailyactivitiesandimplementedthem

• Oversawstaffofsevenindailyactivitieswithchildren

WORKEXPERIENCE:

ServicePrep,BurgerKing,CentralSquare,NY September1998-March2000

• Preparedandhandledfoodforcustomers

• Tookordersfromcustomersandcalculatedexpenses

• Cleanedandwashedfoodpreparationequipment