Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School

People in this career often have these skills:

• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
• Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Apply multiple teaching methods.
• Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
• Set up classroom materials or equipment.
• Monitor student performance.
• Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.

• Evaluate student work.
• Teach vocational courses.
• Teach others to use technology or equipment.
• Develop instructional objectives.
• Create technology-based learning materials.
• Advise students on academic or career matters.
• Maintain student records.
• Plan educational activities.
• Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
• Prepare tests.
• Assign class work to students.
• Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior.
• Assist students with special educational needs.
• Encourage students.
• Plan experiential learning activities.
• Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
• Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
• Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization.
• Supervise student research or internship work.
• Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
• Perform student enrollment or registration activities.
• Select educational materials or equipment.
• Distribute instructional or library materials.
• Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
• Coordinate student extracurricular activities.
• Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
• Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
• Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
• Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
• Supervise school or student activities.

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