Instructional Coordinators

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.

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

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Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

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Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

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Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

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.

Conduct or participate in workshops, committees, and conferences designed to promote the intellectual, social, and physical welfare of students.

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.

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.

Research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on curricula, instructional methods, and materials for school systems.

Prepare grant proposals, budgets, and program policies and goals or assist in their preparation.

Prepare or approve manuals, guidelines, and reports on state educational policies and practices for distribution to school districts.

Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging, distributing, and maintaining educational materials and equipment in curriculum libraries and laboratories.

Adapt instructional content or delivery methods for different levels or types of learners.

Analyze performance data to determine effectiveness of instructional systems, courses, or instructional materials.

Assess effectiveness and efficiency of instruction according to ease of instructional technology use and student learning, knowledge transfer, and satisfaction.

Conduct needs assessments and strategic learning assessments to develop the basis for curriculum development or to update curricula.

Define instructional, learning, or performance objectives.

Design instructional aids for stand-alone or instructor-led classroom or online use.

Design learning products, including Web-based aids or electronic performance support systems.

Develop instructional materials, such as lesson plans, handouts, or examinations.

Develop master course documentation or manuals according to applicable accreditation, certification, or other requirements.

Develop measurement tools to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction or training interventions.

Edit instructional materials, such as books, simulation exercises, lesson plans, instructor guides, and tests.

Interview subject-matter experts or conduct other research to develop instructional content.

Present and make recommendations regarding course design, technology, and instruction delivery options.

Provide analytical support for the design and development of training curricula, learning strategies, educational policies, or courseware standards.

Recommend changes to curricula or delivery methods, based on information such as instructional effectiveness data, current or future performance requirements, feasibility, and costs.

Research and evaluate emerging instructional technologies or methods.

Teach instructors to use instructional technology or to integrate technology with teaching.

Computer data input scanners

Computer laser printers

Desktop computers

Digital camcorders

Digital cameras

Digital paper

Laptop computers

Multi-line telephone systems

Multimedia projection equipment

Personal computers

Photocopying equipment

Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript

Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects

Adobe Systems Adobe Captivate

Adobe Systems Adobe Connect

Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver

Adobe Systems Adobe FrameMaker

Adobe Systems Adobe Presenter

Adobe Systems Adobe RoboHelp

Audacity

Blackboard

Cascading Style Sheets CSS

Email software

Epic Systems

etouches

Extensible markup language XML

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Word

Practical extraction and reporting language Perl

PTC Creo Parametric

Web browser software

Digital video disk DVD players

Interactive whiteboards

MP3 players

Overhead display projectors

Smartphones

Tablet computers

Video cassette recorders VCR

Oracle PL/SQL

SmartDraw VP

Begin as a teacher and understand that ALL students can learn at high levels.  Be prepared for hard work and long hours.

Once I got serious, it took me a long while to finish, but I did.  Kept on going no matter what.

I do research, attend district meetings, consultancy meetings, preparing and providing professional development.

Cindy Zimmermann

Curriculum & Instruction Lead

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First-Generation College Student

Cindy Zimmermann

Curriculum & Instruction Lead

Milestones

Education

Career

Career Roadmap

My work combines:

My work combines:

Education

Politics

Teaching / Mentoring

Day to Day

Advice for Getting Started

Recommended Education

My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:

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