Academic Majors

USA

People in Instructional Coordinators live in

Typical Tasks

• 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.
• Confer with members of educational committees and advisory groups to obtain knowledge of subject areas, and to relate curriculum materials to specific subjects, individual student needs, and occupational areas.
• Organize production and design of curriculum materials.
• 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.
• Develop instructional materials to be used by educators and instructors.
• Prepare grant proposals, budgets, and program policies and goals, or assist in their preparation.
• Develop tests, questionnaires, and procedures that measure the effectiveness of curricula, and use these tools to determine whether program objectives are being met.
• 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.
• Advise and teach students.
• Prepare or approve manuals, guidelines, and reports on state educational policies and practices for distribution to school districts.
• Develop classroom-based and distance learning training courses, using needs assessments and skill level analyses.
• Inspect instructional equipment to determine if repairs are needed, and authorize necessary repairs.
• Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging, distributing, and maintaining educational materials and equipment in curriculum libraries and laboratories.