Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

What they do

• 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.
• Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
• Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
• Encourage students to explore learning opportunities or persevere with challenging tasks to prepare them for later grades.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to students.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.