(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Job Description
Teach or instruct courses other than those that normally lead to an occupational objective or degree. Courses may include self-improvement, nonvocational, and nonacademic subjects. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. |
94
|
Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. |
93
|
Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics. |
92
|
Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives. |
92
|
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students. |
89
|
Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. |
85
|
Enforce policies and rules governing students. |
81
|
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. |
80
|
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. |
77
|
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required. |
76
|
Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. |
76
|
Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress. |
74
|
Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans. |
72
|
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. |
72
|
Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development. |
71
|
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy. |
69
|
Participate in publicity planning and student recruitment. |
68
|
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage. |
68
|
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities. |
64
|
Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination. |
63
|
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. |
62
|
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children. |
61
|
Schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance. |
61
|
Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects. |
59
|
Observe and evaluate the performance of other instructors. |
56
|
Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help. |
51
|
Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development. |
46
|
Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance. |
40
|
Assign and grade class work and homework. |
30
|
Write instructional articles on designated subjects. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
75
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
65
|
Thinking Creatively
|
65
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
61
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
60
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
56
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
54
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
53
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
48
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
47
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
46
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
46
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
44
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
44
|
Getting Information
|
44
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
44
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
43
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
42
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
42
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
40
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
38
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
34
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
34
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
32
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
31
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
31
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
30
|
Processing Information
|
29
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
29
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
29
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
25
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
25
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
22
|
Interacting With Computers
|
21
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
19
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
18
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
18
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
14
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
13
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
10
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
9
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|