Teacher Education Elevator Pitch

Use this strategy to answer the interview question “Tell me about yourself,” to introduce yourself at an education career fair, to network at a professional event or to mingle at a party.

Your Elevator Pitch is an advertisement of yourself. Be sure to keep it career-related and avoid personal information (where you were born, what your parents do for a living, how many siblings you have, etc.).

Education Elevator Pitch (PDF)

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Present

• Where are you now? (Education: school, location, grad date, degree, majors/minors, concentration, teaching certification, etc.)

Past

• Where have you been? (Experience: student-teaching, career-related activities, additional work experience, volunteer experience, activities, study/teaching abroad, leadership, etc.)

Future

• Where are you going? 
• How would your strengths/skills benefit their school? (Career objective/future goals)

Example

• Senior at St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI, majoring in elementary education, minor in early childhood education, certification in early childhood/middle childhood.
• Student-teaching at Westwood Elementary School, international student-teaching in Ireland, assistant teacher at St. Norbert College Children’s Center, 2-year captain of SNC varsity track and field
• Seeking 3rd-grade teaching position at Heritage Elementary School; interested in coaching athletics