CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies

Instructional Coordinators

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CompGeo Occupation Group: Education
Job Family: Instructors, Other
Benchmark Title: Instructional Coordinators
 
Summary Job Description Tasks
Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology in specialized fields that provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material directors. Conduct or participate in workshops, committees, and conferences designed to promote the intellectual, social, and physical welfare of students.
 
Plan and conduct teacher training programs and conferences dealing with new classroom procedures, instructional materials and equipment, and teaching aids.
 
Advise teaching and administrative staff in curriculum development, use of materials and equipment, and implementation of state and federal programs and procedures.
 
Recommend, order, or authorize purchase of instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and visual aids designed to meet student educational needs and district standards.
 
Interpret and enforce provisions of state education codes, and rules and regulations of state education boards.
 
Confer with members of educational committees and advisory groups to obtain knowledge of subject areas, and to relate curriculum materials to specific subjects, individual student needs, and occupational areas.
 
Organize production and design of curriculum materials.
 
Research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on curricula, instructional methods, and materials for school systems.
 
Observe work of teaching staff to evaluate performance, and to recommend changes that could strengthen teaching skills.
 
Develop instructional materials to be used by educators and instructors.
 
Prepare grant proposals, budgets, and program policies and goals, or assist in their preparation.
 
Develop tests, questionnaires, and procedures that measure the effectiveness of curricula, and use these tools to determine whether program objectives are being met.
 
Update the content of educational programs to ensure that students are being trained with equipment and processes that are technologically current.
 
Address public audiences to explain program objectives and to elicit support.
 
Advise and teach students.
 
Prepare or approve manuals, guidelines, and reports on state educational policies and practices for distribution to school districts.
 
Develop classroom-based and distance learning training courses, using needs assessments and skill level analyses.
 
Inspect instructional equipment to determine if repairs are needed, and authorize necessary repairs.
 
Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging, distributing, and maintaining educational materials and equipment in curriculum libraries and laboratories.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Education
Job Family: Instructors, Other
Benchmark Title: Instructional Coordinators
 
Important Knowledge Competencies Competency Description
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, rules of composition, and grammar.
 
Psychology Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
 
Administration and Management Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
 
Mathematics Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
 
Personnel and Human Resources Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
 
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.
 
Sociology and Anthropology Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
 
Communications and Media Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
 
Computers and Electronics Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
 
Clerical Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
 
Therapy and Counseling Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
 
Law and Government Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
 
Public Safety and Security Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
 
Philosophy and Theology Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
 
Foreign Language Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Education
Job Family: Instructors, Other
Benchmark Title: Instructional Coordinators
 
Important Skill Competencies Competency Description
Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
 
Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.
 
Writing Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
 
Learning Strategies Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
 
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.
 
Active Learning Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
 
Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
 
Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
 
Instructing Teaching others how to do something.
 
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.
 
Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
 
Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others.
 
Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.
 
Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
 
Negotiation Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
 
Management of Personnel Resources Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
 
Persuasion Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
 
Systems Analysis Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
 
Systems Evaluation Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
 
Mathematics Using mathematics to solve problems.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Education
Job Family: Instructors, Other
Benchmark Title: Instructional Coordinators
 
Important Ability Competencies Competency Description
Written Comprehension The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
 
Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
 
Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
 
Written Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
 
Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
 
Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
 
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 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).
 
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).
 
Speech Recognition The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
 
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.
 
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).
 
Category Flexibility The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
 
Memorization The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
 
Selective Attention The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
 
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.
 
Time Sharing The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
 
Far Vision The ability to see details at a distance.
 
Mathematical Reasoning The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
 
Speed of Closure The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
 
Perceptual Speed The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
 
Visualization The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
 
Number Facility The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Education
Job Family: Instructors, Other
Benchmark Title: Instructional Coordinators
 
Tools/Technology Example Product Category
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software Document management software
 
Adobe Systems Adobe Captivate Computer based training software
 
Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver Web page creation and editing software
 
Adobe Systems Adobe Flash Player Web page creation and editing software
 
Adobe Systems Adobe FrameMaker Desktop publishing software
 
Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator Graphics or photo imaging software
 
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software Graphics or photo imaging software
 
Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio Computer based training software
 
Corel WordPerfect software Word processing software
 
Email software Electronic mail software
 
Hypertext markup language HTML Web platform development software
 
IBM Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet software
 
JavaScript Web platform development software
 
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software
 
Microsoft Office Visio Charting software
 
Microsoft Office software Office suite software
 
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation software
 
Microsoft Publisher Desktop publishing software
 
Microsoft Word Word processing software
 
Web browser software Internet browser software
 
Desktop computers Desktop computers
 
Digital video disk DVD players Digital video disk players or recorders
 
Interactive whiteboards Touch screen monitors
 
Laptop computers Notebook computers
 
Overhead display projectors Overhead projectors
 
Personal computers Personal computers
 
Photocopying equipment Photocopiers
 
Video cassette recorders VCR Video cassette players or recorders
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Education
Job Family: Instructors, Other
Benchmark Title: Instructional Coordinators
 
Prerequisite Qualification Category Education and Experience Level
Required Level of Education Master's Degree
 
On-the-Job Training Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
 
On-Site or In-Plant Training Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
 
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Education
Job Family: Instructors, Other
Benchmark Title: Instructional Coordinators
 
Alternate Job Title(s)
Art Supervisor
Assessment Director
Assistant Principal
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum
Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
Career Technical Supervisor
Consultant Teacher
Content Specialist
Coordinator of Evaluation
Course Developer
Courseware Developer
Curriculum Coordinator
Curriculum Designer
Curriculum Developer
Curriculum Director
Curriculum Facilitator
Curriculum Specialist
Curriculum Supervisor
Curriculum Writer
Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator
Curriculum and Assessment Director
Curriculum and Instruction Director
Department Chairperson
Director of Instruction
Education Consultant
Education Specialist
Education Supervisor
Educational Specialist
Elementary Supervisor
Instructional Coordinator
Instructional Designer
Instructional Developer
Instructional Material Director
Instructional Materials Director
Instructional Resource Teacher
Instructional Systems Specialist
Instructional Technologist
Instructional Technology Director
Literacy Consultant
Literacy Specialist
Material Planner
Music Supervisor
Principal
Professional Development Director
Program Administrator
Program Developer
Programs Director
School Curriculum Developer
School Standards Coach
Special Education Curriculum Specialist
Special Education Director
Special Education Supervisor
Special Services Coordinator
Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction
Supervisor of Instruction
Technology Coordinator
Vocational Coordinator
 
CompGeo Occupation Group: Education
Job Family: Instructors, Other
Benchmark Title: Instructional Coordinators
 
 
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