Driving Instructor

Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.

Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.

Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations, and provide individual instruction to teach topics and skills, such as cooking, dancing, writing, physical fitness, photography, personal finance, and flying.

Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.

Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.

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.

Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.

Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.

Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.

Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.

Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.

Schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance.

Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.

Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.

Participate in publicity planning and student recruitment.

Assign and grade class work and homework.

Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.

Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.

Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.

Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.

Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.

Observe and evaluate the performance of other instructors.

Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.

Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.

Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine their priorities for their children.

Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.

Write instructional articles on designated subjects.

Enforce policies and rules governing students.

Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.