Special Education Teachers, All Other

Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:

TASK DUTIES
Collaborate with other educational personnel to provide inclusive activities or programs for children with disabilities.
Instruct students, using adapted physical education techniques, to improve physical fitness, gross motor skills, perceptual motor skills, or sports and game achievement.
Provide adapted physical education services to students with intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairments, or other disabling condition.
Adapt instructional techniques to the age and skill levels of students.
Advise education professionals of students' physical abilities or disabilities and the accommodations required to enhance their school performance.
Assess students' physical progress or needs.
Assist in screening or placement of students in adapted physical education programs.
Communicate behavioral observations and student progress reports to students, parents, teachers, or administrators.
Establish and maintain standards of behavior to create safe, orderly, and effective environments for learning.
Evaluate the motor needs of individual students to determine their need for adapted physical education services.
Maintain inventory of instructional equipment, materials, or aids.
Maintain thorough student records to document attendance, participation, or progress, ensuring confidentiality of all records.
Prepare lesson plans in accordance with individualized education plans (IEPs) and the functional abilities or needs of students.
Provide individual or small groups of students with adapted physical education instruction that meets desired physical needs or goals.
Provide students positive feedback to encourage them and help them develop an appreciation for physical education.
Write or modify individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with intellectual or physical disabilities.
Attend in-service training, workshops, or meetings to keep abreast of current practices or trends in adapted physical education.
Write reports to summarize student performance, social growth, or physical development.
Request or order physical education equipment, following standard procedures.
Review adapted physical education programs or practices to ensure compliance with government or other regulations.
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs

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Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.

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