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25-2058.00   Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

O*NET SOC Title
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Lay Titles
Teacher
Blind Teacher
Braille Teacher
Career and Transition Teacher
Cross Categorical Special Education Teacher
Deaf Teacher
EC Teacher
ED Special Education Teacher
ESE Teacher
Emotional Disability Special Education Teacher
Emotionally Impaired Teacher
Exceptional Children's Teacher
Exceptional Student Education Teacher
Handicapped Teacher
Hearing Impaired Teacher
High School Learning Support Teacher
High School Special Education Teacher
Interrelated Special Education Teacher
LD Special Education Teacher
Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher
Learning Disabled Teacher
Learning Support Teacher
Life Skills Teacher
Lip Reading Teacher
MI Teacher
MR Teacher
Mentally Impaired Teacher
Mentally Retarded Teacher
Physically Impaired Teacher
Remedial Reading, Math, or Other Subject Teacher
Resource Teacher
Resource Center Teacher
Resource Specialist Teacher
SDC Teacher
SED High School Teacher
Secondary School Special Ed Teacher
Secondary School Special Education Teacher
Secondary Special Education Teacher
Self-Contained Classroom Special Education Teacher
Serious Emotional Disability High School Teacher
Severe Emotional Disorders High School Teacher
Sign Language Teacher
Special Day Class Teacher
Special Education Teacher
Special Education Inclusion Teacher
Special Education Itinerant Teacher
Special Education Resource Teacher
Transition Teacher
Visually Impaired Teacher
O*NET SOC Description
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.
O*NET SOC Tasks
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 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.
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.
Detailed Work Activities
Teach life skills.
Teach others to use technology or equipment.
Teach vocational courses.
Apply multiple teaching methods.
Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.