Inclusion Teacher

Most days tend to involve a blend of co-teaching, individual student work, and consultation with classroom teachers — pushing into general education classrooms, working 1:1 with students on IEP goals, and partnering with classroom teachers on accommodations and modifications. You'll often spend significant time on IEP work — assessment, drafting, and progress monitoring.

The harder part is often the volume of paperwork and meetings combined with the relational complexity of co-teaching with multiple general education colleagues. You'll typically navigate the dynamics of being a guest teacher in others' classrooms while still being responsible for your students' progress and IEP compliance.

People who tend to thrive here are deeply rooted in special education, collaborative, and skilled at building relationships with general education colleagues. The trade-off is the chronic resource pressure and the cumulative load of carrying caseloads across multiple classrooms. If you find satisfaction in watching students succeed in general education with your support, the work can carry deep meaning.