Education Professor

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Adjunct Instructor; Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Education Instructor; Education Professor; Faculty Member; Instructor; Lecturer; Professor; Special Education Professor

Tasks

• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as children's literature, learning and development, and reading instruction.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.

Knowledge

• Education and Training
• English Language
• Psychology
• Administration and Management
• Sociology and Anthropology
• Communications and Media
• Mathematics
• Customer and Personal Service
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Computers and Electronics
• Philosophy and Theology

Skills

• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Learning Strategies
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Monitoring
• Critical Thinking

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Speech Clarity
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Near Vision
• Speech Recognition
• Problem Sensitivity
• Fluency of Ideas
• Originality
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility