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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 “TMD Teacher (Trainable Mentally Disabled Teacher)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Text to speech software
Screen magnification software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft SharePoint
Voice activated software
Screen reader software
Video editing software
Email software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Hand held spell checkers
Web browser software