Hello everyone! I am looking to get AVID certified. Can anyone please help me? I am struggling to know exactly where to go online to get this. I want to make sure I get the certificate that DODEA approves of. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I value this group very much.
I was in shock. I submitted my app over 7 years ago. Nothing except a few interviews Oki and S. Korea. Out of the blue. I am 59 years old. Do people still do this?????
Are you wondering if people accept offers at age 59? The simple answer is yes.
There are many old (really old) teachers in DoDEA.
HQ seems quite content with that, although Admin can often be seen scurrying through the building, quietly trying to encourage the 75+ teachers to move on. (Metaphorically, that is. I haven't seen them push anyone down a staircase, yet. But some of them do have a habit of assigning 70+ year old teachers with a bad hip to the top floor, in a building with no elevator. Yes, it happens.)
Being 59 doesn't automatically make you an ideal candidate, but in many ways DoDEA is simply looking for someone competent, who can shut up and follow orders. And many 59 year olds already have a good career behind them, and a nice pension (nicer than the DoDEA pension), and are just looking for one last hurrah, without the kids in tow.
Take the job if it fits with your end-of-career plans. But temper your expectations. You have 30 years of teaching experience, which DoDEA is not in the least interested. Remember, it's their way, or the highway.
Can you really shut up and follow orders? Or would it be better to work another three years where you are, and push your pension another 7%?
If you are a competent person, with 30 years in decent district, financially you'll do better turning down the offer. Just go to Germany on vacation.
But if you're a hippie who never stayed more than two years at any one school, then this could be your last chance to bank a few bucks, before applying for Medicaid.
IcanreadI know a handful of teachers who didn't start working for Dodea until close to retirement age. I agree with the above post regarding making the best decision based on your end of career plans. Good luck! There is also a Facebook page with tons of helpful info - Dodea teachers interested.
hahaMore likely for 1st, last AND security. You should qualify for a salary advance if you need it which would more than cover it. New employees can't apply until they get to the new post but you may be able to apply before you leave.
I would like to update/change my 'Target Job' on the DoDEA website, but it does not give me that option. Am I missing something in the application?
Once a year there is usually an email saying its time to update your application to be considered. I believe its usually in February. Should I expect that to happen soon?
Yes, if this year is like past years, the update EAS email should be coming fairly soon (but there is no real way of telling if/when that would happen).
oldshackCongratulations! Sorry, I don't have an answer to your question...I am interested in which position you were offered. If you don't mind sharing.
hahaIt varies wildly, from weeks to many months, with around 6 -8 weeks being fairly typical. Check the DoDEA Teachers Interested FB page for more recent timelines.
HelpOthersEven schools outside DoDEA shy from naming specific programs in their IEPs. They also serve SLD in reading based on the specific needs of the student. Even students with "Dyslexia" do not all have the same exact needs.
The best move now might be to add something to that Social Studies cert. Something big like ELA.
Someone mentioned Math and Science. Yes, that would be great. But it doesn't seem realistic for you. Your qualifications are in another direction, meaning that you do not seem to even be close to being a fully qualified Math/Sci teacher able to teach Precalculus, HS Bio, HS Chem, Alg I...etc.
Unless you have more stuff in your transcripts that you haven't shared, then I advise leaving those jobs to someone else.
Just finished my application. We have applied for most of Europe and Japan. I am very hopeful that I will get hired. I teach Spanish and ESL. I have a masters degree in Second Language Teaching, and 4 years of experience teaching in high schools and in higher education settings.
I was wondering what others experiences have been with timing of the hiring process. I have a young family (3 children, ages 3 and under) and I need to be sure I have a job in place for the following school year to provide for them. I want to hold out on other jobs because this is definitely what we want to do, but I don't think it would be wise to wait too long.
What has been others experiences that have gotten hired? Is it likely that I won't be contacted until after July to even be interviewed? At that point, I would be nervous to not have a job lined up. Thoughts?
DoDEA should be a plan b (c,d, etc.) for most people. The odds are generally just too long to make concrete plans on the chance of being hired. On the upside, many/most people end up resigning from their current position to take a position with DoDEA because the odds of just happening to be hired when you just happen to be between contracts are even longer than getting hired in the first place.
Most people seem to have no major issues with employers giving them their blessing (or at least not actively causing them grief). Most principals will realize that taking a position with DoDEA is a once in a lifetime chance, appreciate that you are serving the mission etc. and is a little different than moving a few miles down the road to a new school/district for a little more money.
So, hope for the best, but plan for the worst. Apply for other jobs but in the back of your mind realize that you may need to leave pretty quickly if hired. You could even mention it to a new principal (e.g. Just to let you know I have applied to teach overseas with DoDEA, would be a dream gig, probably never happen, like winning the lottery, etc.) so if it does happen, they can't say that you didn't warn them.
I have a Masters of Education; I have seven years teaching experience in Math/Science and ELA at the elementary levelk; I was an Instructional Specialist for my district for two years; and I am currently in my third year as an Assistant Principal. I've given several district wide trainings at the district level and have participated in more professional development trainings than I can count. I am certified Generalist EC-8, ESL EC-8, and Principal EC-12. I am also a veteran with 5 point preference. Am I in a good position to land a position, or do I need to add something? Would adding certs improve my chances? If so, which ones should I focus on? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
The next best thing would be to review your transcripts and look over the specific credit requirements for the areas your have experience in (and anything else you think you may be close in and/or might want to teach):
State certs can help in that they can reduce the required number of credits by half in many cases.
To maximize your chances for DoDEA employment, you might want to consider applying as a teacher, an admin and/or an ISS if it seems like you would meet the requirements. Also, if you are open to stateside, that might be a good place to start, as many overseas DoDEA teachers/admin/ISS' seem to be be hired from DoDEA stateside.