What You'll Do

  • Conduct or participate in workshops, committees, and conferences designed to promote the intellectual, social, and physical welfare of students.
  • Plan and conduct teacher training programs and conferences dealing with new classroom procedures, instructional materials and equipment, and teaching aids.
  • Advise teaching and administrative staff in curriculum development, use of materials and equipment, and implementation of state and federal programs and procedures.
  • Recommend, order, or authorize purchase of instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and visual aids designed to meet student educational needs and district standards.
  • Interpret and enforce provisions of state education codes and rules and regulations of state education boards.
  • Research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on curricula, instructional methods, and materials for school systems.
  • Observe work of teaching staff to evaluate performance and to recommend changes that could strengthen teaching skills.
  • Prepare grant proposals, budgets, and program policies and goals or assist in their preparation.
  • Update the content of educational programs to ensure that students are being trained with equipment and processes that are technologically current.
  • Address public audiences to explain program objectives and to elicit support.

Essential Skills

Learning Strategies 4.25/5
Writing 4.12/5
Speaking 4.12/5
Instructing 4.12/5
Reading Comprehension 4.0/5
Active Listening 4.0/5
Monitoring 4.0/5
Critical Thinking 3.88/5
Active Learning 3.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.88/5
Coordination 3.88/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.88/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Integrity, Initiative, Leadership, Dependability, Adaptability/Flexibility

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Written Comprehension 4.38/5
Oral Expression 4.25/5
Written Expression 4.25/5
Oral Comprehension 4.12/5
Speech Clarity 4.12/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.0/5
Speech Recognition 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Acrobat Adobe ActionScript Adobe After Effects Adobe Captivate Adobe Connect Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe eLearning Suite Adobe FrameMaker Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Presenter Adobe RoboHelp Apple Final Cut Pro Apple QuickTime Articulate 360 Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio Articulate Storyline

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Integrity (High importance: 4.64/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 4.58/5)
  • Leadership (High importance: 4.57/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.53/5)
  • Adaptability/Flexibility (High importance: 4.47/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Career Technical Supervisor Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) Course Developer Courseware Developer Curriculum and Assessment Director Curriculum and Instruction Director Curriculum Coordinator Curriculum Designer Curriculum Developer Curriculum Director Curriculum Facilitator Curriculum Manager Curriculum Specialist Curriculum Supervisor E-Learning Instructional Designer (Electronic Learning Instructional Designer) Education Consultant Education Coordinator Education Program Coordinator Education Specialist Education Supervisor Educational Specialist Educational Technologist Instructional Coach Instructional Coordinator Instructional Design Analyst Instructional Design Consultant Instructional Design Specialist Instructional Design Technologist Instructional Designer Instructional Manager Instructional Material Director Instructional Materials Director Instructional Specialist Instructional Systems Designer Instructional Systems Specialist Instructional Technologist Instructional Technology Coordinator Instructional Technology Facilitator Instructional Technology Resource Teacher Instructional Technology Site Technologist Instructional Technology Specialist Learning Consultant Learning Design Specialist Learning Development Specialist Learning Experience Designer Learning Specialist Literacy Consultant Literacy Specialist Professional Development Director Program Administrator School Curriculum Developer School Standards Coach Special Education Coordinator Special Education Curriculum Specialist Teacher Support and Student Intervention Team Lead Technology Infusion Specialist Technology Integration Specialist Trainer and Curriculum Specialist