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Special Education Teacher
Works with students who have learning disabilities, autism, ADHD, or other special needs.
Did you know?
Helen Keller, deaf and blind from 19 months old, graduated from Radcliffe College in 1904, taught from childhood by Anne Sullivan.
How subjects help
- Psychology: Understand how autism or ADHD affects the way a child learns and feels.
- Biology: Understand how the brain and senses work when a child finds noise overwhelming.
- Education: Adapt a lesson with pictures, movement or extra time so every pupil can join in.
- Communication: Use signs, symbols or simple words with pupils who find speaking difficult.
A famous name
Anne Sullivan: Taught Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind, to communicate, starting in 1887.
Try it yourself: Write an exit ticket
- Choose one small thing to teach, like a card trick or how to fold a paper hat. Write one goal: "By the end, you will be able to…".
- Before you teach, write an exit ticket: three short questions that show whether your learner reached the goal.
- Teach it, then hand over the exit ticket and let your learner answer on their own.
- Read the answers. Which question did they find hardest, and what would you teach differently next time?
Teachers often finish lessons with a quick exit ticket tied to the lesson goal, then use the answers to plan who needs extra help the next day.
Adapted from Edutopia (George Lucas Educational Foundation): Gaining Understanding of What Your Students Know.
Also try: Teach something in two minutes.
Known for it in
USA, Finland, Canada, Sweden, Australia