Special Education Teacher-EBD/ASD-3 positions

Qualifications

• Provides direct instruction for all core content as well as transitional areas.
• Uses a variety of instructional techniques including individualized instruction, lectures, team teaching, hands-on formats, and many other strategies.
• Evaluates, selects, and modifies instructional resources to meet the needs of students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs.
• Plans and prepares lessons for appropriate subject and grade/age level.
• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents, and other professionals.

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Considerable knowledge of current best practices, laws, including due process and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), and interventions regarding the education of special needs students.
  • Considerable knowledge of specific disabilities and familiarity with common children's mental health disorders, as well as specific strategies/interventions to use in the classroom.
  • Knowledge of educational philosophy, teaching methods and approaches, and currently researched best practices and strategies.
  • Knowledge of child development.
  • Knowledge of learning theory; students' learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.
  • Skill in classroom and behavior management.
  • Skill in working with students having a wide range of disabilities.
  • Skill in organization, and in verbal and written communications.
  • Skill in utilizing computer technology for educational purposes.
  • Skill in interpersonal relationships, and the ability to work with students and staff in stressful situations.
  • Skill in signing, cued speech, and auditory-verbal areas is required for some positions.
  • Skill in transitional service planning and remedial instruction.
  • Skill in interpersonal relations, especially regarding working as a member of a team.
  • Skill in accommodations and adaptations for visual impairments, including reading and writing Braille, using low-vision devices, and utilizing assistive technology for vision impairments is required for some positions.