How do they match: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

  • Work Study Assistant
  • High School Learning Support Teacher
  • Learning Support Teacher
  • Special Education Administrator

  • 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.

  • Administer standardized ability and achievement tests, and interpret results to determine students' strengths and needs.
  • 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.
  • Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, and social development.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
  • Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
  • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • Prepare for assigned classes, and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
  • Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
  • Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.

  • Supervise school or student activities.
  • Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
  • Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
  • Evaluate student work.