Adult Basic and Secondary Education and ESL Teachers

Adult Basic and Secondary Education and ESL Teachers typically perform the following tasks: • Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress and make suggestions for improvement. • Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics. • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students. • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, abilities, and interests. • Prepare students for further education by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. • Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. • Assign and grade class work and homework. • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws or administrative policies. • Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations to teach principles, techniques, or methods in subjects, such as basic English language skills, life skills, and workforce entry skills. • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible. • 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 for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors. • Enforce administration policies and rules governing students. • Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. • Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. • Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration. • Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.