Career and Technical Education Teachers

Career and Technical Education Teachers typically perform the following tasks: • Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement. • Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, and slides. • Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment. • Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness. • Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction. • Prepare reports and maintain records, such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details. • Develop curricula and plan course content and methods of instruction. • Determine training needs of students or workers. • Supervise independent or group projects, field placements, laboratory work, or other training. • Integrate academic and vocational curricula so that students can obtain a variety of skills. • Select and assemble books, materials, supplies, and equipment for training, courses, or projects. • Conduct on-the-job training classes or training sessions to teach and demonstrate principles, techniques, procedures, or methods of designated subjects. • Acquire, maintain, and repair laboratory equipment and tools. • Prepare outlines of instructional programs and training schedules and establish course goals. • Advise students on course selection, career decisions, and other academic and vocational concerns. • Participate in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field, and integrate relevant information into training programs. • Develop teaching aids, such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, or study materials. • Serve on faculty and school committees concerned with budgeting, curriculum revision, and course and diploma requirements. • Arrange for lectures by experts in designated fields. • Review enrollment applications and correspond with applicants to obtain additional information.