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Job Description

Teach secondary 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 25-2054.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 64,020.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
Currently, there are 132,490 people on this job

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

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Tasks for “Blind Teacher”

Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.
Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
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 students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
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.
Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
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.
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.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
Provide additional instruction in vocational areas.
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.
Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
Teach personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.

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