Job Profile:      Adapted Physical Education Teacher


Teach academic, social, and life skills to kindergarten 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.

25-2055
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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 kindergarten programs. Confer with other staff members to plan, schedule, or conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development. Confer with parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, or administrators to resolve students' behavioral or academic problems. Control the inventory or distribution of classroom equipment, materials, or supplies.
Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities. Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory. Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment or materials to prevent injuries and damage. Instruct special needs students in academic subjects, using a variety of techniques, such as phonetics, multisensory learning, or repetition to reinforce learning and meet students' varying needs. Interpret or transcribe classroom materials into Braille or sign language.
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations. Meet with parents or guardians to discuss their children's progress, advise them on using community resources, or teach skills for dealing with students' impairments. Modify the general kindergarten education curriculum for special-needs students.
Monitor teachers or teacher assistants to ensure adherence to special education program requirements. Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. Organize and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their perceptual skills.
Organize and supervise games or other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, or social development. Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall or cafeteria monitoring, or bus loading or unloading. Plan or supervise experiential learning activities, such as class projects, field trips, demonstrations, or visits by guest speakers.
Prepare assignments for teacher assistants or volunteers. Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play. Prepare objectives, outlines, or other materials for courses of study following curriculum guidelines or school or state requirements.
Prepare, administer, or grade assignments to evaluate students' progress. Present information in audio-visual or interactive formats, using computers, televisions, audio-visual aids, or other equipment, materials, or technologies. Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, or assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement. Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments or to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.





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Tools Used
Adaptive scissors Alternative computer keyboards Braille label makers
Braille note-taking systems Braille rulers Braille writers
Compact digital cameras Compact disk CD players Computer data input scanners
Computer laser printers Computer voice input devices Desktop computers
Digital audio recorders Document cameras Educational board games
Educational puzzles Emergency first aid kits Enteral feeding equipment
Eye controlled computer mouse equipment FM amplification systems Foot operated computer mouse equipment
Head operated joysticks Hearing aid devices Interactive whiteboards
Jellybean switches Laminating equipment Laptop computers
Large display calculators Laser canes Motorized scooters
Mouth operated joysticks Optical compound microscopes Optical pointing devices
Oral suction tubes Overhead data projectors Page turners
Pegboards Pencil compasses Personal computers
Photocopying equipment Play structures Portable communication boards
Powered wheelchairs Reading pens Sand tables
Science activity kits Sound switches Standing aids
Talking calculators Talking thermometers Telecommunication devices TDD
Toy block sets Trackballs Voice output devices
Walkers Water tables Wheelchairs
Wireless touch screen monitors

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