How do they match: Special Education Teachers, Middle School

  • Visually Impaired Teacher

  • Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle 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.

  • Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
  • Develop or write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students.
  • Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, and social development.
  • Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
  • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
  • Teach students personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.
  • Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.

  • Develop educational programs.
  • Develop instructional objectives.
  • Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
  • Advise students on academic or career matters.
  • Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
  • Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
  • Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.