Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.
What you’d do
- 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.
Skills that matter
- Instructing
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Monitoring
How to get there
Considerable preparation: most need a four-year bachelor's degree
Also called
- Adult Basic Education Instructor (ABE Instructor)
- ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)
- GED Instructor (General Educational Development Instructor)
- Teacher
- Adult Basic Education Teacher (ABE Teacher)
- Adult Education Instructor
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