What do they do?
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.
Also known as:
DHOH Teacher (Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher), EBD SPED Teacher (Emotional-Behavioral Disabilities Special Education Teacher), ED SPED Teacher (Emotional Disabilities Special Education 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, Interventionist, Learning Disabilities Special Education Teacher (LD SPED Teacher), Learning Disabilities Teacher (LD Teacher), Learning Specialist, Learning Support Teacher, Middle School Resource Teacher, Middle School Special Education Teacher (MS SPED Teacher), MMI Teacher (Mildly Mentally Impaired Teacher), Remedial Reading Teacher, Resource Room Teacher, Resource Specialist Teacher, Resource Teacher, Self-Contained Special Education Teacher (Self-Contained SPED 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
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- Master's degree (52%)
- Bachelor's degree (34%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (4%)
- Some college, no degree (4%)
- High school diploma equivalent (3%)
- Associate's degree (3%)
- Less than high school diploma (1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Special Education Teachers, Middle School
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People in this career often have these skills:
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
People in this career often know a lot about:
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
- Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Administrative - Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
- Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
People in this career often have talent in:
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
People in this career often do these activities:
- Design psychological or educational treatment procedures or programs.
- Develop educational programs.
- Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
- Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
- Set up classroom materials or equipment.
- Teach life skills.
- Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
- Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
- Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
- Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
- Advise students on academic or career matters.
- Develop instructional objectives.
- Maintain student records.
- Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
- Assist students with special educational needs.
- Apply multiple teaching methods.
- Direct activities of subordinates.
- Monitor student performance.
- Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
- Evaluate student work.
- Teach others to use technology or equipment.
- Plan educational activities.
- Create technology-based learning materials.
- Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
- Document lesson plans.
- Prepare tests.
- Evaluate performance of educational staff.
- Supervise student research or internship work.
- Teach vocational courses.
- Display student work.
- Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
- Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
- Plan experiential learning activities.
- Tutor students who need extra assistance.
- Supervise school or student activities.
- Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
- Distribute instructional or library materials.
- Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 30.0 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
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