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.

• Teacher, Emotionally Impaired
• Teacher, Hearing Impaired
• Teacher, Learning Disabled
• Teacher, Mentally Impaired
• Teacher, Physically Impaired
• Teacher, Resource
• Teacher, Visually Impaired
• Teacher, Vocational Training
• Work-Study Coordinator, Special Education

• Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
• 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.
• Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development.
• Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
• Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
• Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
• Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
• Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
• Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
• Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
• 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.
• Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
• 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 assisting in school libraries, 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.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
• Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
• Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
• Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
• Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
• Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
• Provide additional instruction in vocational areas.
• Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms.
• Provide interpretation and transcription of regular classroom materials through Braille and sign language.
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
• 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.
• Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
• Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.

• adapt course of study to meet student needs
• assess educational potential or need of students
• communicate student progress
• conduct parent conferences
• convert information into instructional program
• coordinate educational content
• design classroom presentations
• develop course or training objectives
• develop instructional materials
• develop teaching aids
• direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
• empathize with others during counseling or related services
• ensure correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling
• establish and maintain relationships with students
• evaluate student performance
• interpret ability or achievement test results
• maintain educational records, reports, or files
• maintain group discipline in an educational setting
• make education presentations
• mentor co-workers in school or educational setting
• monitor student progress
• organize educational material or ideas
• prepare educational reports
• recognize physical or emotional abuse
• recognize student learning levels
• recognize student problems
• record student progress
• resolve behavioral or academic problems
• select teaching materials to meet student needs
• supervise student extra-curricular activities
• teach individuals work-related techniques or skills
• teach mentally or emotionally-impaired students
• use classroom management techniques
• use computers to enter, access or retrieve educational data
• use interpersonal communication techniques
• use knowledge of multi-media technology
• use motivational techniques in education
• use oral or written communication techniques
• use public speaking techniques
• use special education techniques
• use teaching techniques
• work with persons with mental disabilities or illnesses