Instructional Coordinators
Curriculum and Instruction Director, Curriculum Coordinator, Instructional Designer, Instructional Technologist
What they do:
Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology into instruction in order to provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. May train and coach teachers. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material directors.
On the job, you would:
- Observe work of teaching staff to evaluate performance and to recommend changes that could strengthen teaching skills.
- Plan and conduct teacher training programs and conferences dealing with new classroom procedures, instructional materials and equipment, and teaching aids.
- Interpret and enforce provisions of state education codes and rules and regulations of state education boards.
Knowledge
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
- English language
- philosophy and religion
Business
- management
- customer service
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills
Basic Skills
- using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- teaching people how to do something
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
Abilities
Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Memory
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Initiative
- Leadership
- Dependability
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Cooperation
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Video creation and editing software
- Adobe After Effects
- Flipgrid
Computer based training software
- Moodle
- Schoology
Web platform development software
- Cascading style sheets CSS
- Drupal
Education
Education: (rated 5 of 5)
master's degree or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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