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The highly qualified requirements for special education teachers , as set forth in the 2004 IDEA and NCLB are complex and it is important that special educators understand how these requirements affect them and their practice . Graduates are prepared to work as special education teachers , education consultants , and educational technology specialists . As Personnel Administrator , his responsibilities included interviewing , hiring , placement and counseling of special education teachers , school psychologists , school social workers , Chapter I teachers , Head Start teachers , construction and maintenance employees , and temporary employees . For a decade , state and national studies have reported on the persistent shortage of special education teachers . Following her theatre performance , she is slated to conduct a 30-minute interactive session for special education teachers and speech and theatre majors . He stated that he learned a great deal about special education policies and procedures , assessment , computer technology , and the paperwork responsibilities required of special education teachers . The first audience includes traditional secondary education personnel who have a major influence on the postsecondary readiness and transition of students , such as special education teachers , guidance counselors , and school-to-work facilitators . The Educator Quality Workgroup has been working to define HOUSSE standards for special education teachers and teachers in low enrollment settings . Only the Bloomington campus offers an option for special education teachers to earn an endorsement in the area of early childhood education . NICHCY and the National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education ( NCPSE ) would like general educators , parents , administrators , those interested in becoming special educators , and others to have an opportunity to learn more about special education teachers . More than 25 years ago , Arter and Jenkins ( 1979 ) reported that more than 90 percent of special education teachers believed it . For students with mild disabilities in the mainstreamed classroom , teachers have indicated that students either do not take notes , rely on other students ( e.g ., note takers ) to take notes for them , or rely on special education teachers to assist them with lecture material after class . His instructional interests center around professional preparation and development of special education teachers .