Elementary Special Education Teacher
- Inspire young minds by teaching essential skills to students with diverse needs.
- Make a lasting impact by empowering students to overcome learning challenges.
- Unique role in adapting education for students with visual or hearing impairments.
💰 Earn $71K-$103K
📚 Bachelor Degree
Overview
Teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary 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.Scoop
Steady (Staying constant (within 1%))
Day-to-Day
- Administer standardized ability and achievement tests to elementary students with special needs.
- Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, or teacher training workshops to maintain or improve professional competence.
- Collaborate with other teachers or administrators to develop, evaluate, or revise elementary school programs.
- Confer with other staff members to plan or schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
- Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, or social development.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Relating with or serving others
- Being creative or artistic
You are skilled in 💫
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
You value 🙏
- Job security
- Accomplishing things
- Personal relationships
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