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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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Voice activated software
Text to speech software
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Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft Excel
Screen reader software
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Microsoft Word
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