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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary Schoolresume guide.

Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the secondary school level. A strong Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School resume shows instructing, active listening and learning strategies, and names the tools you have worked with, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D.

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01Also called

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Agricultural Education TeacherAuto Technology Instructor (Automotive Technology Instructor)Career and Technical Education Teacher (CTE Teacher)Cosmetology TeacherFamily and Consumer Sciences Teacher (FACS Teacher)InstructorTeacherTechnology Education TeacherVocational TeacherWelding Instructor

02Skills employers expect

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Importance is how much the skill matters to the job; level is how much of it the job demands. Both are worth naming on the resume, in this order.

SkillImportanceLevel
InstructingVery highAdvanced
Active ListeningVery highAdvanced
Learning StrategiesVery highAdvanced
Reading ComprehensionVery highAdvanced
SpeakingVery highAdvanced
Critical ThinkingVery highAdvanced
MonitoringVery highAdvanced
Social PerceptivenessVery highIntermediate
WritingVery highIntermediate
Active LearningHighAdvanced

03Knowledge areas

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  • Education and Training
  • English Language
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Administration and Management
  • Mathematics
  • Psychology
  • Communications and Media
  • Design

04Common responsibilities

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Ordered by importance. Each one is a bullet waiting for a result and a number.

  1. Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
  2. Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
  3. Prepare materials and classroom for class activities.
  4. Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  5. Instruct students in the knowledge and skills required in a specific occupation or occupational field, using a systematic plan of lectures, discussions, audio-visual presentations, and laboratory, shop, and field studies.
  6. Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.
  7. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
  8. Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
  9. Guide and counsel students with adjustments, academic problems, or special academic interests.
  10. Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.

05Software and tools

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22 tools across 12 categories. The six largest categories are below; Hot marks a hot technology, In demand a tool employers ask for most often.

Computer based training software6
  • Learning management system LMSIn demand
  • Blackboard Learn
  • Desire2Learn LMS software
  • Course management system software
  • Sakai CLE
  • Padlet
+ 1 more
Word processing software3
Electronic mail software2
Information retrieval or search software2
  • DOC Cop
  • iParadigms Turnitin
Multi-media educational software2
  • Kahoot!
  • Edpuzzle
Computer aided design CAD software1
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3DHotIn demand
Desktop communications software1
  • Edmodo
Internet browser software1
Office suite software1
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software1
  • Image scanning software
Presentation software1
Spreadsheet software1

06Education and preparation

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Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
40% of surveyed workers. Others report Master's Degree (23%) and Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree (13%).
Preparation level
Job Zone 4 · Considerable preparation
Usually a four-year degree and several years of related experience.

07Putting it on your resume

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BEE · How to show it

Lead with what you built. For a Job Zone 4 role, hiring managers and parsers both look for outcomes before credentials. Put two or three results at the top of each job entry, with the scale or effect stated plainly.

Name the tools exactly. This occupation is heavy on named software. A skills section that says "Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microsoft Office software" matches more job descriptions than a general phrase. Use the spelling employers use.

Show active listening and learning strategies, not just instructing. Active listening and learning strategies rank close to instructing for this occupation. One bullet per role that shows a decision, a tradeoff or a result covers them.

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