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.
<ul><li>Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.</li><li>Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.</li><li>Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.</li><li>Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.</li><li>Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.</li><li>Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.</li><li>Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.</li><li>Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.</li><li>Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.</li><li>Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.</li><li>Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.</li><li>Enforce policies and rules governing students.</li><li>Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.</li><li>Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.</li><li>Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.</li><li>Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.</li><li>Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.</li><li>Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.</li><li>Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.</li><li>Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.</li></ul>