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Career: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
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 Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students. |
100
|
Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress. |
100
|
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems. |
100
|
Teach personal development skills such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy. |
100
|
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests. |
100
|
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. |
99
|
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement. |
99
|
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. |
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. |
99
|
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. |
99
|
Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. |
99
|
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. |
99
|
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required. |
98
|
Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. |
98
|
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs. |
98
|
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula. |
98
|
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. |
97
|
Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions. |
97
|
Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory. |
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
|
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students. |
96
|
Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies. |
95
|
Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments. |
95
|
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. |
94
|
Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs. |
93
|
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors. |
92
|
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies. |
91
|
Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need. |
89
|
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools. |
88
|
Perform administrative duties such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading. |
85
|
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities. |
83
|
Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes. |
83
|
Provide additional instruction in vocational areas. |
75
|
Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements. |
75
|
Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation. |
63
|
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage. |
50
|
Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests. |
49
|
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms. |
31
|
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs. |
19
|
Provide interpretation and transcription of regular classroom materials through Braille and sign language. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
76
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
76
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
71
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
70
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
69
|
Processing Information
|
69
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
67
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
66
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
65
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
64
|
Thinking Creatively
|
62
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
61
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
61
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
60
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
60
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
60
|
Getting Information
|
60
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
58
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
58
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
57
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
54
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
52
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
52
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
51
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
51
|
Interacting With Computers
|
50
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
50
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
50
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
46
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
38
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
35
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
32
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
32
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
31
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
29
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
23
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
21
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
10
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
10
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
8
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
6
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|