Will “Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher (LD Special Education Teacher)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

0.77% Chance of Automation

“Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher (LD Special Education Teacher)” will not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #40 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher (LD Special Education Teacher)”

Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
Provide additional instruction in vocational areas.
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development.
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.
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of secondary school programs.
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
Provide interpretation and transcription of regular classroom materials through Braille and sign language.
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
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.
Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.
Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
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.
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
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.
Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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