Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Summary

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Duties

• Evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers.
• Explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.
• Prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history.
• Organize performance groups and direct their rehearsals.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• 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 student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and performance pieces.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
• Participate in campus and community events.
• Keep students informed of community events, such as plays and concerts.
• Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Display students' work in schools, galleries, and exhibitions.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• Act as advisers to student organizations.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.

Requirements

• Evaluate student work.
• Teach humanities courses at the college level.
• Tutor students who need extra assistance.
• Teach humanities courses at the college level.
• Coordinate student extracurricular activities.
• Develop instructional materials.
• Guide class discussions.
• Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization.
• Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
• Advise students on academic or career matters.
• Maintain student records.
• Research topics in area of expertise.
• Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise.
• Supervise student research or internship work.
• Evaluate effectiveness of educational programs.
• Develop instructional objectives.
• Advise students on academic or career matters.
• Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
• Prepare tests.
• Evaluate student work.
• Promote educational institutions or programs.
• Perform student enrollment or registration activities.
• Select educational materials or equipment.
• Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
• Research topics in area of expertise.
• Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
• Plan community programs or activities for the general public.
• Compile specialized bibliographies or lists of materials.
• Display student work.
• Direct department activities.
• Advise students on academic or career matters.
• Write grant proposals.
• Advise educators on curricula, instructional methods, or policies.

Nice To Haves

• Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
• Adobe Systems Adobe Flash
• Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
• Apple Final Cut Pro
• Autodesk Maya for Design Visualization
• Cascading style sheets CSS
• Data entry software
• Hypertext markup language HTML
• JavaScript
• Linux
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• MySQL
• PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
• Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Systems Adobe Audition
• Analog to digital audio converters
• Apple DVD Studio Pro
• Apple Logic Pro
• Artists' paint brushes
• Audio recording equipment
• Autodesk MotionBuilder
• Band saws
• Beading tools
• Belt sanders
• Blackboard Learn
• Book presses
• Burnout kilns
• Calendar and scheduling software
• Carousel slide projectors
• Clay firing kilns
• Collaborative editing software
• Commercial sewing machines
• Compact digital cameras
• Compact disk CD players
• Computer data input scanners
• Computer inkjet printers
• Computer laser printers
• Computer numerical control CNC routers
• Computer numerical control CNC vertical knee mills
• Computer numerical control CNC vertical lathes
• Computer projectors
• Computerized synthesizers
• Conference telephones
• Course management system software
• Desire2Learn
• Desktop computers
• Digital audio workstations
• Digital calculators
• Digital mixing consoles
• Digital video cameras
• Digital video disk DVD players
• DOC Cop
• Drill presses
• Electronic metronomes
• Email software
• Engraving equipment
• Experimental hyperinstruments
• Faux Labs Splashup
• Foot shears
• Gas-fired kilns
• General stage lighting
• Google Docs
• Handheld microphones
• Hossfield metal benders
• Hydraulic tubing benders
• Image scanning software
• Infrared camera tracking systems
• Interactive whiteboard controllers
• Interactive whiteboards
• iParadigms Turnitin
• Komplete Kontrol
• Laminating equipment
• Laptop computers
• Laser cutting equipment
• Laser facsimile machines
• Learning management system LMS
• Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
• Liquid crystal display LCD televisions
• Machine lathes
• Magnetic finger brakes
• Metal crucibles
• Metal cutting band saws
• Metal inert gas MIG welders
• Microphone podiums
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Model stands
• Modeling material extruders
• MP3 digital voice recorders
• Multi-line telephone systems
• Multimedia projection equipment
• Multitrack recording systems
• Negative pressure spray booths
• Next Limit Maxwell Render
• Opaque projectors
• Oscilliating spindle sanders
• Overhead data projectors
• Oxygen torches
• Paint booths
• Paper cutters
• PhoneGap
• Photocopying equipment
• Pixar RenderMan Studio
• Plasma cutters
• Platen presses
• Pneumatic carving equipment
• Portable air compressors
• Poster printers
• Power disc sanders
• Printmaking presses
• Projector screens
• Propellerhead Software Reason
• Pug mills
• Pure Data PD
• QuarkXpress
• Red Giant Trapcode Particular
• Reshaping hammers
• Sakai CLE
• Sandblasting guns
• Scroll saws
• Sheet metal brakes
• Silkscreen machines
• Slab rollers
• Sliding compound miter saws
• Sliding table saws
• Slip rollers
• Sonic Studio
• Sound stage cameras
• Spot welders
• Stage spotlights
• Student response systems
• Surface grinding machines
• Surround sound systems
• Tablet computers
• Tabletop presses
• Television monitors
• The Foundry Nuke
• The Pixel Farm PFTrack
• Tinsmithing anvils
• Tinsmithing hammers
• Tungsten inert gas TIG welders
• Universal serial bus USB flash drives
• Vacuum casting equipment
• Vendercook presses
• Videoconferencing equipment
• Web browser software
• Webcams
• Wireless microphones
• Wood art easels
• Wood lathes

About Us

Are you passionate about inspiring young minds and nurturing their growth in a faith-centered environment? Ragin Prep is looking for dedicated educators to join our team. As an independent Christian academy, we are committed to cultivating a love for learning, strong moral values, and a sense of purpose in each student. Here, you?ll have the opportunity to make a difference every day?guiding students academically, spiritually, and personally. Come be part of a supportive community where faith and education work hand in hand to prepare the next generation!