Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

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 Task

• Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations in order to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.
• Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required.
• Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their childrenÆs progress, and to determine their priorities for their children.
• Observe and evaluate the performance of other instructors.
• Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
• Participate in publicity planning and student recruitment.
• Schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance.
• Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.
• Write instructional articles on designated subjects.
• Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
• 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.
• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet studentsÆ varying needs and interests.
• Assign and grade class work and homework.
• Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.
• Enforce policies and rules governing students.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
• Instruct and monitor students in use and care of equipment and materials, in order to prevent injury and damage.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
• Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.
• Monitor students' performance in order to make suggestions for improvement, and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
• Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
• Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
• Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.
• Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
• Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.

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