Hi! After declining a job offer, I logged into the DoDEA HQ website but the page looks nothing different. I thought my account would be locked by now. How can you tell if your account is locked?
FERS is fairly weak by itself. Many states seem to have better retirement plans/benefits for teachers than DoDEA, but I'm not complaining. Between the higher salary (compared to the two states in the US where I taught), FERS, SS, TSP matching and contributions, money saved due to LQA/post allowance benefits, etc., I feel like we will be just fine when we retire.
KantTouchThisThanks for everyone's input; to answer jgray, I set up what has been proven to be an unfaithful comparison between an educator and the GC because I found it odd that an educator at an overseas base might earn more in total compensation than the officer in charge of that base. I've moderated my position but not totally; the financially-shrewd educat...See MoreThanks for everyone's input; to answer jgray, I set up what has been proven to be an unfaithful comparison between an educator and the GC because I found it odd that an educator at an overseas base might earn more in total compensation than the officer in charge of that base. I've moderated my position but not totally; the financially-shrewd educator who finds herself in a stable position at an enduring base (e.g. Humphreys, Okinawa, Wiesbaden, Graf) stands to handily outearn her non-DoDEA peers while being located in generally desirable locations. Financially, she will also perform admirably against most of the leaders on the base...which answers haha's concerns—I suggested it as problematic that a supporting staff member of a military garrison would "cost" more than a large majority of the servicemembers on the installation while making clear my desires to join such a well-compensated staff in a meaningful profession in desirable locations. BL is there are few positions that provide that level of tangible and intangible compensation. If that weren't the case, finding employment with DoDEA might be easier than putting in applications and hoping someone dies.
BlooI reached out to HR about the confusion. Apparently I was on two different lists, hence the different numbers but I never received a referral for the one I wasn't selected for. Strange and glitchy system indeed..
Most of the interviews I have had with DoDDS were the same 7 questions (e.g. Why DoDDS?, Tell me about a successful lesson you did with planning, differentiation, assessment, Tell me about a time you had a challenging situation and how you dealt with it, Tell me etc). Even when I flew to DC for the Job Fair type interviews they used to do, it was the same 7 questions. When I interviewed with a principal for my first DoDDS position 3 months later, he asked me the same 7 questions. I often wondered if he had even read my original answers or whether he was checking to see if my answers had changed.
I did have one SPED interview where they asked me about my experiences with an age/disability group specific to their school and how I would deal with certain situations. For SPED, try and talk up your flexibility and training/experience with a wide range of student abilities, success in collaborating with other teachers, supporting students for success, using data to inform your teaching, etc. Most SPED positions will be resource room type positions with some push in support so supporting students to achieve success with grade level content/standards will be important. BUT, make sure you are tailoring your answers to the specific position at that school.
1. Tell us about your background 2. Standards (Something about how you use standards) 3. Typical day in your class 4. How you use formatives and summatives 5. Your experience with PLCs 6. How you use technology 7. Why [your subject area]? 8. Something about how you use accommodations 9. Describe your experience with Common Core 10. Describe Continuous School Improvement 11. Whole Language approach 12. Something about team planning 13. How do you use data 14. What does a lesson plan look like
Finished a five question interview. I did know the position was for Science and Mathematics and was for the rest of SY2018-19. Q1. How do I regularly communicate with parents?; Q2. How do I spend the first few days in class?; Q3. Give an example of how I teach a lesson?; Q4. How do I handle unexpected situations in the school?; Q5. Describe how I handled an major change in the school environment. May 26Like(3)report post Can't remember if you said you were SPED but if so, you also might want to talk about how you can offer enrichment and intervention strategies to help students address skill deficits while also supporting students to achieve grade level standards/benchmarks. Success/experience with Common Core could also be helpful. And as above, they are big on using data to improve/target your teaching. How do I regularly communicate with parents?
*Describe your experience with Common Core?
*Describe a typical day in your class.
*What is your AP experience and success rate?
*What does a lesson plan look like?
*Describe how I handled a major change in the school environment?
*I handle unexpected situations in the school?
*What extracurricular activities have/will you do?
How do I spend the first few days in class?
Give an example of how I teach a lesson?
Are you able to 'wear many hats' in a small school community?
Describe 21st century teaching/learning
Describe collaborative learning with students and colleagues
Describe Continuous School Improvement
Describe success you have had with your subject area?
How do I handle unexpected situations in the school?
How do you integrate standards into your subject?
How do you use accommodations?
How do you use data to inform your teaching?
How do you use formative and summative assessments?
How do you use of technology in a meaningful way?
How will you contribute to the school community?
How will your [experience/training/education] impact student learning?
Tell me about a successful lesson you did with
Tell me about a time you had a challenging situation and how you dealt with it.
Tell us about your background.
What extracurricular activities have/will you do?
What is unique that you can bring to the school?
What is your experience with Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)?
What is your experience with team planning?
Why [your subject area]?
Why DoDDS?
1)What type of relationship would you like to have with your administration? How do you incorporate technology in your classroom/lessons? How do you convey your expectations to parents/students? How do you prepare for and teach gifted students? What classroom management/discipline plan has worked for you? How do you assess students without giving them letter grades? as an educator, do you think you can force children to respect you? What do you find most challenging in teaching children?
These were from April (I believe): Tell me about yourself.
How would you handle a disruptive student?
What does you lesson plan look like?
How do you communicate with parents?
What is your SPEd background?
How do you monitor students and what do you do with your findings?
What are 3 expectations you have of your students?
What experience do you have in a 21st century school?
MsBrown19@haha, this is great! I'm glad to see there is some consistency with the questions. This will definitely help me prep for my interview! Thank you for taking the time to share these with me! Have a great day!
sonyarI too received an email back in April for a math position at the elementary/middle school in Guam. My husband is being stationed there! We are super excited. I just wish I could get an update about this position! I am not good at the waiting game.
MsUThank you for understanding that isitfriday, I am very active and love to hike and be outdoors, so air quality is fairly important for my quality of life.
Hi Everyone! I just received my first interview request for Sollars Elementary in Misawa, Japan. @haha you're in Japan, right? Do you know any teachers or military personal there? I love Japan, but have reservations because of how far North it is. I would love everyone's input.
I was called last night about a referral list I was never notified I was on. I was asked if I'd like to interview for the position, I expressed my interest and said absolutely yes. They said they'd be sending an email that I would need to respond to. Unfortunately, I did not get an email last night. Does this happen often? Did I sound too eager?
Call the school personnel secretary early in the school day. Be clear on what you want to say. You wish to schedule that interview. Remember they called you.
Don't start playing phone tag. Nail down this interview appointment. In fact, you really need to be able to interview on the spot. Delaying does not favor you.
Have her transfer your call to the principal. or the assistant principal, or whoever is going to either schedule you, or interview you.
1. Child & Adolescent development including theories & principles of learning
2. Applications of research based instructional practices in reading
3. Instructional strategies for teaching students of limited English proficiency including instruction in the English language & development of the students' mastery of the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Are there any college or universities offer these three courses online? I looked at SPC, I can only find two of them. Would like to take all three in one place.