Instructional coordinators work in typical office settings, but they also travel to schools in their district to meet with principals, teachers, and instructional designers and monitor the implementation of a new curriculum. Unlike teachers, instructional coordinators work 12 months a year. They work a standard 40-hour week, Monday through Friday, although they may need to travel to educational conferences on weekends.
This career can be rewarding when an instructional coordinator’s efforts to improve curriculum and teacher performance and introduce new technology result in higher student performance. On the other hand, the job can be stressful when the instructional coordinator’s best efforts fail to result in improvements, prompting negative feedback from administrators, school board members, and the public.
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