What Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors do:

• Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress and make suggestions for improvement.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, abilities, and interests.
• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws or administrative policies.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Prepare students for further education 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.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons that promote learning, following approved curricula.
Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
Assign and grade class work and homework.
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Register, orient, and assess new students according to standards and procedures.
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
Conduct classes, workshops, and demonstrations to teach principles, techniques, or methods in subjects such as basic English language skills, life skills, and workforce entry skills.
Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.
Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
Collaborate with other teachers and professionals in the development of instructional programs.
Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
Participate in publicity planning, community awareness efforts, and student recruitment.
Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
Select and schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance.
Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms.
Provide information, guidance, and preparation for the General Equivalency Diploma (GED) examination.
Advise students on internships, prospective employers, and job placement services.
Write instructional articles on designated subjects.
Train and assist tutors and community literacy volunteers.
Confer with leaders of government and community groups to coordinate student training or to find opportunities for students to fulfill curriculum requirements.
Observe and evaluate the performance of other instructors.
Write grants to obtain program funding.


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