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Special Education Teacher resume keywords

Special education certification and IEP work decide the screen, followed by behavior and inclusion methods. These are the terms recruiters search the ATS for, written the way postings write them.

Licenses and certifications

  • State Teaching License

Skills and methods

  • Behavior Intervention Plan
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Progress Monitoring
  • Classroom Management

Domain knowledge

  • Special Education
  • Individualized Education Program

How to use them

  • Use the posting's exact wording. If it says a term one way, write it that way at least once.
  • State the license fully: "Professional Educator License (PEL), Illinois, Secondary Mathematics"
  • Give grade level and class size in each role
  • Name the assessments and programs you used by their published names
  • Only list what is true for you. A keyword you can't back up in an interview costs more than it gains.