Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Teach middle school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Key Competencies * Concern for Others * Adaptability/Flexibility * Dependability * Self Control * Cooperation * Stress Tolerance * Achievement/Effort * Social Orientation * Integrity * Attention to Detail

Representative Tasks * Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and instructional technology. * Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students. * Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.

Industry

Educational Services,

Job Family Education, Training, and Library

Sample Job Titles Blind Teacher, Braille Teacher, Deaf Teacher, Early Intervention Specialist, EBD Special Education Teacher (Emotional-Behavioral Disabilities Special Education Teacher), ED Special Education Teacher (Emotional Disabilities Special Education Teacher), Emotionally Impaired Teacher, Exceptional Children Teacher (EC Teacher), Exceptional Student Education Teacher (ESE Teacher), Handicapped Teacher, Hearing Impaired Teacher (HI Teacher), Inclusion Teacher, Interrelated Special Education Teacher, Intervention Specialist, Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher, Learning Disabilities Teacher (LD Teacher), Learning Disabled Teacher, Learning Support Teacher, Lip Reading Teacher, Mentally Impaired Teacher, Middle School Resource Teacher, Middle School Special Education Teacher, Middle School Students with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities Teacher, MMI Teacher (Mildly Mentally Impaired Teacher), Physically Impaired Teacher, Reading Specialist, Remedial Reading, Math, or Other Subject Teacher, Resource Room Teacher, Resource Specialist Teacher, Resource Teacher, SED Middle School Teacher (Serious Emotional Disability Middle School Teacher), SED Middle School Teacher (Severe Emotional Disorders Middle School Teacher), Self-Contained Special Education Teacher, Sign Language Teacher, SLD Teacher (Specific Learning Disability Teacher), Special Day Class Teacher (SDC Teacher), Special Day Class Teacher (SPD Teacher), Special Education Resource Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Special Educator, Special Needs Teacher, Teacher, Visually Impaired Teacher.