How do they match: Special Education Teachers, Middle School

  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher
  • Speech and Language Pathologist Teacher

  • 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.
  • Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
  • 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.
  • Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.
  • 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.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
  • Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
  • Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
  • Teach students personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.

  • Assist students with special educational needs.
  • Develop educational programs.
  • Develop instructional objectives.
  • Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
  • 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.
  • Tutor students who need extra assistance.