Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
High School Special Education Teacher, Special Education Resource Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Teacher
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What they do:
Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills
Basic Skills
- using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- teaching people how to do something
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- come up with lots of ideas
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Concern for Others
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
certificate after college
usually needed
certificate after college
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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