Occupation information for Special Education Teachers, Middle School District Of Columbia

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Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle 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.

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Currently Employed: 260

Projected Annual Job Openings: 20

Typical Hourly Wage: Not Available

Typical Annual Salary: $71,170 - $103,010

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Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: No on-the-job training

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  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
  • Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and instructional technology.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
  • Develop or write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students.
  • Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
  • Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
  • Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, and social development.
  • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • 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 that provide instruction to special education students to ensure that the students receive appropriate support.
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Tools:
  • Adaptive communication switches for the physically challenged
  • Braille devices for the physically challenged
  • Computer mouse
  • Game pads or joy sticks
  • Touch screen monitors

Technology:
  • Cloud-based data access and sharing software
  • Computer based training software
  • Device drivers or system software
  • Presentation software
  • Video creation and editing software
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