Skills
Education Professor Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in education professors, and how to build and show them.
What skills do education professors need?
Education Professors need technical skills such as pedagogy, curriculum design, and classroom observation, plus people skills like mentoring and communication. They also use tools such as Learning management systems and Observation tools.
Technical (hard) skills
- Pedagogy
- Curriculum design
- Classroom observation
- Education research
- Assessment
- Program accreditation
People (soft) skills
- Mentoring
- Communication
- Empathy
- Collaboration
Tools, equipment and technology
- Learning management systems
- Observation tools
- Video coaching platforms
- Research software
- Education standards
- Presentation tools
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how education professors put their skills to work:
- How to observe and coach a student teacher
- How to teach a methods course
- How to build a school-university partnership
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Pedagogy” and “Curriculum design.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “mentoring,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as Ed.D. or Ph.D. near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our education professor glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Education Professor training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.