Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Teach secondary 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 * Dependability * Stress Tolerance * Concern for Others * Cooperation * Integrity * Adaptability/Flexibility * Self Control * Persistence * Achievement/Effort * Attention to Detail

Representative Tasks * Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. * 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, Career and Transition Teacher, Career Preparation Instructor, Cross Categorical Special Education Teacher, Deaf Teacher, ED Special Education Teacher (Emotional Disability Special Education Teacher), Education Specialist, Emotionally Impaired Teacher, Exceptional Children's Teacher (EC Teacher), Exceptional Student Education Teacher (ESE Teacher), Handicapped Teacher, Hearing Impaired Teacher, High School Learning Support Teacher, High School Special Education Teacher, Inclusion Special Educator, Inclusion Specialist, Interrelated Special Education Teacher, Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher (LD Special Education Teacher), Learning Disabled Teacher, Learning Specialist, Learning Support Teacher, Life Skills Teacher, Lip Reading Teacher, MI Teacher (Mentally Impaired Teacher), MR Teacher (Mentally Retarded Teacher), Physically Impaired Teacher, Remedial Reading, Math, or Other Subject Teacher, Resource Center Teacher, Resource Specialist, Resource Specialist Teacher, Resource Teacher, RSP Specialist (Resource Specialist Program Specialist), Secondary School Special Education Teacher (Secondary School Special Ed Teacher), Secondary Special Education Teacher, SED High School Teacher (Serious Emotional Disability High School Teacher), Self-Contained Classroom Special Education Teacher, Severe Emotional Disorders High School Teacher, Sign Language Teacher, Special Day Class Teacher (SDC Teacher), Special Education Administrator, Special Education Inclusion Teacher, Special Education Instructor, Special Education Itinerant Teacher, Special Education Resource Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Teacher, Transition Teacher.