2. Use evidence. In both your cover letter and resume, use stories, narratives, and specific lessons to make your points. Do not just say you do project-based learning; show it by listing a few of the projects you’ve designed (collaborative Chinese history comic book, class-created awareness campaign on teen homelessness…), and/or providing a story about how a project in your class reached a struggling student and taught you more about yourself as a teacher. Just as Common Core standards require our students to back up their claims with evidence, so must we when making the argument that we would be a valuable addition to the school.
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