Career path
Special Needs Teacher
Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged 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.
What this work leans on
PRISM reads 29 signals about how a person thinks, decides and works. These are the ones this path draws on most.
- AgreeablenessCentral
How cooperative, trusting, and oriented toward others' interests you are.
- Social InterestsCentral
Your interest in helping, teaching, and working with people in supportive ways.
- RecognitionCentral
How much you value visible status, advancement, and being seen for your work.
- Artistic InterestsCentral
Your interest in creative expression, design, and aesthetic work.
- AchievementCentral
How much you value visible accomplishment and using your abilities to their fullest.
- ExtraversionImportant
How energized you are by social interaction and external stimulation.
All 6 signals above are measured directly in the assessment. See the full method
The basics
- Field
- Education & research
- Job titles you'll see
- Special Education Teachers, Preschool · Preschool Special Needs Teacher · Kindergarten Special Needs Teacher · Elementary Special Needs Teacher · Middle School Special Needs Teacher · Secondary Special Needs Teacher · Adapted Physical Education Specialist · Special Needs Teacher
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Does this fit how you actually think?
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Why this fits you
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