Education Teachers, Postsecondary

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.

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Annual Salary

$72,090/ year

Median wage · BLS🇺🇸 USA

What You'll Actually Do

The core tasks and responsibilities that fill a typical day.

Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
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.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.