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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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