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Occupation

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

$74,260 medianBelow-avg outlookBachelor's typical

O*NET 31.0 · 25-2058.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Guide and counsel students with adjustments, academic problems, or special academic interests.
  2. 02Prepare for assigned classes, and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
  3. 03Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  4. 04Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
  5. 05Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.
  6. 06Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.
  7. 07Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
  8. 08Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
  9. 09Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
  10. 10Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
  11. 11Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, and social development.
  12. 12Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.

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What the posting will be called

HS SPED Teacher (High School Special Education Teacher)Learning Support TeacherSPED Resource Teacher (Special Education Resource Teacher)SPED Teacher (Special Education Teacher)Education SpecialistEmotional Disability Special Education Teacher (ED SPED Teacher)Exceptional Student Education Teacher (ESE Teacher)Handicapped TeacherLearning Disabilities Special Education Teacher (LD Special Education Teacher)Special Day Class Teacher (SDC Teacher)

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Knowledge the job leans on

Education and TrainingEnglish LanguagePsychologyCustomer and Personal ServiceTherapy and CounselingAdministrativeComputers and ElectronicsMathematics

Skills that carry over from service

InstructingService OrientationCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessComplex Problem SolvingTime ManagementJudgment and Decision MakingNegotiation