How do they match: 25-2058.00 - 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.

Teach personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
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.
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.

How do they match: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School