DODD Teachers Chatboard

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IsItFriday? Chrissy, the answer to your question is that DoDEA is shrinking because the Cold War is over.

During the Cold War the US military was a huge organization with an equally huge support infrastructure. Since then, the military has shrunk in size considerably. So has DoDEA.

DoDEA is not building new schools.

The schools tha...See More

Mar 29, 2018

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haha I won't belabor the conversation since we are just expressing opinions and presenting the facts in a light that best lines up with our personal outlook/philosophies (e.g. Chicken Little, Unicorn-riding optimist, etc.).

You can't really compare the numbers of military children attending int'l schools to the 50,000 students attending DoDEA s...See More

Mar 29, 2018

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Continuing education classes

by Spedteacher2018

Mar 29, 2018

Anyone know of places besides Grand Canyon and LaVerne that offer online CEC? I'm looking specifically for early childhood classes. Any ideas would be great. Thank you.

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someday There are courses also at Fresno independent studies (which Haha had posted about in the past) and Advancementcourses.com with them if you use the Loyola-Marymount option the course codes are more specific.

Mar 29, 2018

Leo I know Grand Canyon does have a handful in EC, as I had looked at that option myself. But have you tried the community colleges near you? They usually have a handful of Early Childhood classes that are affordable and sometimes online. Portland State University has a number of classes available online in Early Childhood and early intervention.

Mar 29, 2018

Does DoDEA Pay for Graduate Education?

by anotherteacher

Mar 29, 2018

I know some schools and many companies will pay for their employees to attend graduate school if it's in concentrations related to the school. If I attend graduate school, will DoDEA pay for or at least partially pay for any of my tuition? If not, is anyone here aware of any scholarships available to current educators to attend graduate school?

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SpedTeacher74 Not that I'm aware of. Some teachers say that you get good discounts on programs and courses through DoDEA, but they do not pay for it.

Mar 29, 2018

haha DoDEA does not pay any money towards graduate school. There are some schools that apparently offer discounts (someone posted about it not too long ago). I don't know of any scholarships but maybe someone else does.

Mar 29, 2018

Pending versus Qualified

by mwhite

Mar 28, 2018

How long does it take for an application to go from pending to qualified?

Someone told me that your application only gets qualified after it is pulled for a possible position. Does anyone know if this is true?

haha It varies wildly from hours to months.

It's generally not true. Most people have their qualifications evaluated long before their application is considered for a specific position.

There are times that HR is looking for candidates with a combination of certifications and qualification happens at the same time they are referred.

Mar 28, 2018

first interview

by someday

Mar 26, 2018

Well I had my first interview today. I think I blew it, I bungled one of the questions. It was my first time interviewing over the phone.

The questions asked were:

1. Why DoDDS?

2. Describe your experience with Common Core

3. Your experience with PLCs/collaboration/ team planning

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someday It is for a high school science position for next school year. I don't have a good feeling though but thank you.

Mar 28, 2018

RJ If anything, it provided you with practice. At least you know that your application is visible and you are making it on the referral lists. Don't worry, come May you'll probably get more!

Mar 28, 2018

Haha, I took your advice and reached out to the principal who interviewed me. This is her reply: "We have sent our information up to the HR department and are in hopes that they will do the notifications soon." So, your guess is as good as mine. Fingers crossed, but, truthfully, I'd prefer Europe as opposed to stateside but I'll take anything I can...See More

For Haha

by Gina

Mar 27, 2018

haha Well, on the upside you are not definitely out of the running (as in the job has already been awarded to someone else and they hadn't bothered to tell you).

On the downside, if you were the top choice then you would think they would have said so. On the other hand they might just be someone who plays things close to the vest.

So, ...See More

Mar 27, 2018

Re-eval

by lisa

Mar 27, 2018

After uploading extra information, how long should I expect to wait to be re-evaluated to determine if I'm qualified or not?

Buzz It took about a month for my re-eval.

Mar 27, 2018

Hello I just put in my packet and of course now I have tons of questions. Fairly quickly I got "Qualified" on Physics, while the chemistry, biology and general science is still pending. So I'm wondering if the first qual is just a fluke or if I maybe each separate qual might be done by someone different so the other quals make come down later. It m...See More

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by Joe Wachs

Mar 27, 2018

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Joe Wachs Someday. Surely you are not implying that DoD is trying to be efficient and speed things up..LOL THANK you for that information. That is encouraging. Bubblehead thanks also for clarifying that. My concentration in school was physics and when it came time to take the Praxis they had us take the test that covered all science areas. So I was thinking ...See More

Mar 27, 2018

haha Agree with what's been posted. It's always risky trying to figure out how and why HR does or does not do something but it makes sense that Physics is a high needs area. As posted, DoDEA cares most about credit hours. If you have the specified numbers of hours and the course are all obviously the requested ones then it is pretty straightforward. If ...See More

Mar 27, 2018

No preference status?

by T.Rob

Mar 26, 2018

Even though I am married to an active guard reservist, I do not qualify for spouse preference b/c my husband is not stationed overseas--nor do I have any veterans preference. I am wondering much this hinders my chances of making a referral list. Is there anyone out there who has been placed on a referral list who has no preference status?

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haha I would agree. I don't have the stats but I would guess that the vast majority of new hires (from the states) do not have any kind of preference.

Mar 26, 2018

BubbleHead To get the 5 point veteran preference you have to have been honorably discharged and have served during a specific period or received a campaign or expeditionary medal

Mar 27, 2018

Openings

by RJ

Mar 27, 2018

New openings have been posted on USA jobs: physics/math; PSCD; mild/mod learning impaired; mild/mod emotionally impaired. General teaching in all locations (unsure on how accurate this is, as it seems they listed all overseas locations for this listing, sounds fishy).

haha It's legit (as in it's really DoDEA) but they are not for actual openings and probably not even necessarily for specific anticipated openings. It seems like they are just looking to widen their applicant pool for the EAS system. Still, as someone posted, it is interesting to see the subjects they have chosen to list to drum up more candidates.

Mar 27, 2018