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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 25-2053.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 61,910.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
Currently, there are 90,250 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Special Education Teachers, Middle School”.

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Tasks for “Resource Teacher”

Teach students personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.
Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
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 materials and classrooms for class activities.
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.
Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development.
Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
Organize and label materials and display students' work.
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Provide additional instruction in vocational areas.
Provide interpretation and transcription of regular classroom materials through Braille and sign language.
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and instructional technology.
Sponsor extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.

Related Technology & Tools

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Video cassette recorders VCR
Braille styluses
Video magnifiers
Wheelchairs
Glass beakers
Portable oxygen equipment
Mouth operated joysticks
Sound switches
Computer laser printers
Safety gloves
Video camcorders
Television monitors
Science activity kits
Safety goggles
Tablet computers
Laminating equipment
Desktop computers
Audio tape recorders or players
Emergency first aid kits
Jellybean switches
Photocopying equipment
Document cameras
Dissection scalpels
Digital video cameras
Reading pens
Foot operated mouse equipment
Word prediction software
Bunsen burners
Microphones
Trackballs
Talking calculators
Laptop computers
Portable communication devices
Page turners
Interactive whiteboards
Head operated joysticks
Oral suction tubes
Assistive amplification systems
Eye controlled computer mouse equipment
Personal computers
Teletypewriters TTY
Pencil compasses
Optical compound microscopes
Wireless touch screen monitors
Laboratory heating plates
Communication boards
Braille slates
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