What You'll Do

  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
  • Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
  • Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, and social development.
  • Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
  • Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
  • Modify the general education curriculum for students with disabilities, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and instructional technology.
  • 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 or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
  • Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English, mathematics, or social studies.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 4.0/5
Speaking 4.0/5
Active Learning 4.0/5
Learning Strategies 4.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 4.0/5
Instructing 4.0/5
Reading Comprehension 3.88/5
Writing 3.88/5
Monitoring 3.88/5
Coordination 3.88/5
Service Orientation 3.88/5
Critical Thinking 3.75/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Stress Tolerance, Adaptability/Flexibility, Dependability, Integrity, Cooperation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Written Expression 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Speech Recognition 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Apple macOS Blackboard software Common Curriculum EasyCBM Email software Flipgrid Google Classroom Hand held spell checkers Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Word Padlet Pear Deck Schoology Screen magnification software Screen reader software Seesaw

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.94/5)
  • Adaptability/Flexibility (High importance: 4.9/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.82/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.81/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.79/5)

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How to Become One

Most employers require a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Some positions may also require experience through internships, co-ops, or entry-level work to strengthen your candidacy.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Blind Teacher Braille Teacher Deaf Teacher DHOH Teacher (Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher) Early Intervention Specialist EBD SPED Teacher (Emotional-Behavioral Disabilities Special Education Teacher) ED SPED Teacher (Emotional Disabilities Special Education Teacher) Emotionally Impaired Teacher Exceptional Children Teacher (EC Teacher) Exceptional Student Education Teacher (ESE Teacher) Handicapped Teacher Hearing Impaired Teacher (HI Teacher) Inclusion Teacher Interrelated SPED Teacher (Interrelated Special Education Teacher) Intervention Specialist Intervention Teacher Interventionist Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher (LD SPED Teacher) Learning Disabilities Teacher (LD Teacher) Learning Disabled Teacher Learning Specialist Learning Support Teacher Lip Reading Teacher Mentally Impaired Teacher Middle School Resource Teacher Middle School Special Education Teacher (MS SPED Teacher) Middle School Students with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities Teacher MMI Teacher (Mildly Mentally Impaired Teacher) Physically Impaired Teacher Reading Interventionist Reading Specialist Remedial Math Teacher (Remedial Mathematics Teacher) Remedial Reading Teacher Resource Room Teacher Resource Specialist Teacher Resource Teacher School SPED Teacher (School Special Education Teacher) SED Middle School Teacher (Serious Emotional Disability Middle School Teacher) SED Middle School Teacher (Severe Emotional Disorders Middle School Teacher) Self-Contained Special Education Teacher (Self-Contained SPED Teacher) Sign Language Teacher SLD Teacher (Specific Learning Disability Teacher) Special Day Class Teacher (SDC Teacher) Special Education Teacher (SPED Teacher) Special Educator Special Needs Teacher SPED Resource Teacher (Special Education Resource Teacher) Teacher Visually Impaired Teacher