My question, "Will DODEA accept class hours from free, open source classes from MIT, Stanford, and Harvard in lieu of paid classes from no-name "universities"?
I'm asking because I spent a lot of money adding credits, internships, and endorsements that have not brought me a position.
hahaIf it's on an official transcript from an accredited college/university, they will generally take it. I'm not sure how that would translate to the type of classes you have in mind. When in doubt, ask HR.
I just received my renewed teaching license, but received it after I updated and finalized my application on EAS. If I go back in and add the new license in my attachments section, will it update properly or not? I want to be sure HR is able to see my license that is good through 2025, not the one that expires this summer. Thank you all!
Out of curiosity, if you are hired with DODEA, how do you renew your certificate? I know as of now I have to have my school board sign off and send in the paperwork. Do you renew in the state that you originally got it in? Is it different?
I...See MoreIn DoDEA, you submit paperwork after your first 2 years to renew, then after 4 years, then every 6 years after that. You do not need recert hours for the 1st 2 years, but after that you need credit hours to renew. In order to keep your certification, you must remain a DoDEA employee. Once you leave, your certification is no longer valid.
I also keep my Arizona certificate active. Thankfully I can file mine online. I don't believe that you have to have a stateside certificate to stay employed with DoDEA, but I like to keep my options open so I make sure to keep it active.
In any case, we keep our state certs active. We have to do cour...See MoreAgree. Many DoDEA teachers let their state cert lapse. You are not required to maintain a state cert per se, but if you used a state cert to reduce the required credits for DoDEA qualification then I guess it could come back to haunt you if your credentials were every audited.
In any case, we keep our state certs active. We have to do course work for DoDEA so it's basically just paying the additional fee.
DoDEA does not charge a fee for their certifications and you are generally able to submit transcripts, etc. via email.
MissamyI was confused by the numbers too. @RJ what does DDESS and EDS mean? I have seven years of teaching experience and a master's degree. What *number* would I start at?
The pay scale and benefits are different between Americas and overseas. The scale with the numbers is for Americas. If you go back a couple of years, they also used Masters, +15, etc. I think Masters is now salary lane 14 and they only accept 5 years of experience, so that would be lane 14, step 5 (but could be wrong).
EDS is an education specialist degree. It is basically a degree between a Masters and a Phd. DoDEA Americas offers a pay lane for this after Master +30 and before Phd. DoDEA overseas does not.
None of this will matter to you (or anyone) at all unless you are applying for stateside schools.
My district is offering 1000 individual grants for professional development. I teach prek sped, I would like to make it meaningful to myself as well as look good on the resume, any ideas what might resonate with an overseas principal?
Are there any STEM positions in the schools overseas? I'm looking into getting a master's degree in STEM, but I don't see STEM as a target job on the application.
Science/s...See MoreYes, I wouldn't count on specialist positions to be the ticket into DoDEA. It's just too hard to predict whether any given position/area will be trending up or down, or being phased out altogether due to DoDEA wide or cut back at specific schools due to student number fluctuations (e.g. FLES, Reading/Math Specialists, TAG, etc.).
Science/science specific subjects at the MS and Secondary levels will always be good areas to have.
I am qualified for Elementary, Middle, and Secondary. Would that be sufficient enough to land a referral and God willing a job in Japan and other high needs areas?
Anyone has the same issue? My previously qualified subjects became "pending" after I updated the EAS application in Feb this year. Does it change to pending every day after the update? Thanks!