Self-Enrichment Teacher

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Art Teacher; Dance Instructor; Dance Teacher; Driving Instructor; Flight Instructor; Instructor; Martial Arts Instructor; Music Instructor; Piano Teacher; Teacher

Tasks

• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
• Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
• Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
• Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
• Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.
• Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
• Enforce policies and rules governing students.
• Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.
• Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

Knowledge

• Education and Training
• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language

Skills

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

Abilities

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