Skills
Instructional Coordinator Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in instructional coordinators, and how to build and show them.
Instructional Coordinators need technical skills such as curriculum development, instructional coaching, and data analysis, plus people skills like leadership and communication. They also use tools such as Curriculum platforms and Data dashboards.
Technical (hard) skills
- Curriculum development
- Instructional coaching
- Data analysis
- Professional development design
- Standards alignment
- Program evaluation
People (soft) skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Patience
Tools, equipment and technology
- Curriculum platforms
- Data dashboards
- Learning management systems
- Presentation software
- Observation tools
- E-learning authoring tools
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how instructional coordinators put their skills to work:
- How to coach a teacher after an observation
- How to design a professional development session
- How to analyze student data for trends
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Curriculum development” and “Instructional coaching.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “leadership,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as State administrator or curriculum license near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our instructional coordinator glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Instructional Coordinator 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.