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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors

$58.59K Median Salary 5.1K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -5% Job Growth

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About This Career

Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.

Reported Job Titles

Adult Basic Education Instructor (ABE Instructor), Adult Basic Education Teacher (ABE Teacher), Adult Education Instructor, Adult Education Teacher, ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor), ESL Teacher (English as a Second Language Teacher), ESOL Teacher (English for Speakers of Other Languages Teacher), GED Instructor (General Educational Development Instructor), GED Teacher (General Educational Development Teacher), Teacher

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Oral Comprehension

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Near Vision

Deductive Reasoning

Problem Sensitivity

Fluency of Ideas

Inductive Reasoning

Originality

Flexibility of Closure

Information Ordering

Selective Attention

Knowledge

English Language

Education and Training

Customer and Personal Service

Administrative

Skills

Instructing

Active Listening

Learning Strategies

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Monitoring

Writing

Active Learning

Critical Thinking

Social Perceptiveness

Judgment and Decision Making

Service Orientation

Time Management

Complex Problem Solving

Coordination

Negotiation

Technology Skills

Office suite software

Computer based training software

Multi-media educational software

Spreadsheet software

Electronic mail software

Graphics or photo imaging software

Video conferencing software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Desktop communications software

Desktop publishing software

Word processing software

Internet browser software

Presentation software

Web page creation and editing software

Project management software

Tools

Visual presenters

Scanners

Overhead projectors

Notebook computers

Touch screen monitors

Liquid crystal display projector

Televisions

Public address systems

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Digital video disk players or recorders

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Tablet computers

Videoconferencing systems

Video cassette players or recorders

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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.
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).
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
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.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
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).
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Knowledge

English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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.
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.
Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Skills

Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
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.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Technology Skills

Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Computer based training software: BrainTrain IVA+Plus; Language arts educational software; Math educational software
Multi-media educational software: Interactive learning software
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Video conferencing software: Teleconferencing software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Desktop communications software: Edmodo
Desktop publishing software: Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project