| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Monitor students` performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives. |
| Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. |
| Enforce policies and rules governing students. |
| Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics. |
| Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations, and provide individual instruction to teach topics and skills such as cooking, dancing, writing, physical fitness, photography, personal finance, and flying. |
| Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students` varying needs and interests. |
| Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students. |
| Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. |
| Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. |
| Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Instructing - Teaching others how to do something. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
