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Job Description

Teach secondary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 25-2054.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 64,020.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
Currently, there are 132,490 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Special Education Teachers, Secondary School”.

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Tasks for “Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher (LD Special Education Teacher)”

Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
Provide interpretation and transcription of regular classroom materials through Braille and sign language.
Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development.
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Provide additional instruction in vocational areas.
Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.
Teach personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.

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Personal computers
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Word prediction software
Mouth operated joysticks
Safety goggles
Pencil compasses
Science activity kits
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Audio tape recorders or players
Multimedia projection equipment
Optical compound microscopes
Laminating equipment
Glass beakers
Talking calculators
Laboratory heating plates
Emergency first aid kits
Video camcorders
Braille styluses
Alternative computer keyboards
Microphones
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Eye controlled computer mouse equipment
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Video magnifiers
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Photocopying equipment
Interactive whiteboards
Braille slates
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