How do they match: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

  • Work Study Assistant
  • Career and Transition Teacher

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

  • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
  • Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, and social development.
  • Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
  • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • Prepare for assigned classes, and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.

  • Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
  • Supervise school or student activities.
  • Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
  • Evaluate student work.