Special Educator / Teacher

-Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, -Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement. - Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities. - Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students. - Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development. - Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects such as English, mathematics, or social studies. - Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory. - Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate. - Teach personal development skills such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy. -Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks. - Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students. - Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress, and to determine their priorities for their children and their resource needs. - Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. - Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations. - Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. - Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies. - Collect and Report Progress Monitoring Data for all student goals - Complete self-evaluation and participate in annual professional evaluations.