How do they match: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

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 professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, and social development.
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
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.
Perform administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.

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