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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts.
Other names for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary:
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What do Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary do?
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 and/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 their 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, and/or electronic media.
Supervise undergraduate and/or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours in order 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 and/or industry.