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Career: Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Job Description
Teach middle 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 Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students. |
100
|
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. |
100
|
Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and instructional technology. |
100
|
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement. |
100
|
Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. |
100
|
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. |
100
|
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems. |
100
|
Teach students personal development skills such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy. |
100
|
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs. |
100
|
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. |
100
|
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required. |
99
|
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development. |
97
|
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students. |
97
|
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. |
97
|
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. |
97
|
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. |
97
|
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors. |
97
|
Organize and label materials and display students' work. |
96
|
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. |
95
|
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies. |
94
|
Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory. |
94
|
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. |
93
|
Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions. |
92
|
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. |
90
|
Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need. |
87
|
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests. |
86
|
Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes. |
85
|
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities. |
84
|
Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements. |
80
|
Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers. |
79
|
Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments. |
78
|
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage. |
78
|
Perform administrative duties such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading. |
69
|
Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development. |
62
|
Provide additional instruction in vocational areas. |
59
|
Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests. |
58
|
Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation. |
46
|
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms. |
39
|
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs. |
12
|
Provide interpretation and transcription of regular classroom materials through Braille and sign language. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
73
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
68
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
67
|
Thinking Creatively
|
66
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
66
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
62
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
62
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
62
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
60
|
Processing Information
|
60
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
59
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
58
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
58
|
Getting Information
|
58
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
58
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
57
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
56
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
55
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
55
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
54
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
53
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
52
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
50
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
49
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
49
|
Interacting With Computers
|
48
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
47
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
46
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
45
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
30
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
30
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
29
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
26
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
25
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
19
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
15
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
13
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
12
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
6
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
6
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
1
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|