Has your education been stateside or are you living in Germany?
I would say that it would depend what courses you have for
Social Studies which of course would include History. You would
definitely. I would think Anthopology would be under Humanities,
but I am not sure if that is a subject under the DoDEA
requirement. If I were you, I would go to the DoDEA site and
search the credential/subject areas to see the categories. If
you want to teach for DoDEA, you are going to need to be open to
going anywhere. Otherwise, you will be waiting a long time
unless there is a real need in Europe.

On 9/11/09, phantom menace wrote:
> I'd say your ace in the hole is probably German. Until a few
> years ago, most DoDDS schools hired local native speakers to
> teach the languages of the host countries. However, since
> DoDDS is now conforming to the standards of "High Performing"
> schools, they are required to hire only teachers with U.S.
> teaching credentials (or the equivalent coursework necessary
> for a DODEA credential). That means that all the local
> nationals lost their jobs or were relegated to the middle
> schools where they now teach elective culture classes. This,
> in turn, has opened positions for stateside hires in high
> school foreign language. I'd imagine there aren't a whole lot
> of teachers credentialed in German, and those positions that
> might open certainly won't be in the Pacific. It might take a
> couple/few years, but if you keep your application up to date,
> the call may come some day.
>
>
> On 9/10/09, Rebecca wrote:
>> After reading several posts I'm worried that getting a
>> teaching job is going to be far more difficult than I
>> imagined.
>>
>> Soon I will have my Master's Degree in Education in
>> addition to a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology and Minors
>> in Germany and History.
>>
>> After graduating I will be certified as a secondary
>> education teacher in the following areas: Social Studies,
>> Anthropology, German and History.
>>
>> I'm wondering how difficult it is to get hired, especially
>> in Europe, and what you think my chances are with my
>> qualifications?
>>
>> Thanks.

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