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Hello all,

I am still an undergrad preparing for a Masters of Education degree, but I wanted to clear up a few questions I had regarding DODEA requirements because I think it is a path I would really like to pursue. Assuming I graduate with a masters of education and the normal amount of credits/student teaching hours that typically comes with that, would I meet the experience criteria needed for DODEA? I viewed the requirements on https://www.dodea.edu/Offices/HR/onlineapplication/requirements.cfm

but I still am a bit confused.

Basically, my question is whether I could hypothetically get my first job teaching in DOD schools with only student teaching hours? And if so, is it a long shot to get a job with such little experience?

Thanks!
haha My understanding is that you would meet the experience requirements (such as they are). So, hypothetically, you could get a job with DoDEA as your first actual experience (but when in doubt, ask HR)..

Yes, it would be a long shot, which makes sense since anyone getting a job with DoDEA is a long shot. Given that DoDEA generally has many w...See More
Oct 25, 2019
RJ I have seen first-year teachers, however, they either had a very hard to find certification combo OR had student taught with DoDEA. There are always exceptions and likeI've said time and time again, the most consistent thing with DoDEA's hiring process in inconsistency. Give it a shot! Who knows....
Oct 25, 2019
RJ I have seen first-year teachers, however, they either had a very hard to find certification combo OR had student taught with DoDEA. There are always exceptions and likeI've said time and time again, the most consistent thing with DoDEA's hiring process in inconsistency. Give it a shot! Who knows....
Oct 25, 2019
Snow Lane The two first year teachers I've seen were local hires- one was a troops to teacher hire with a secondary math cert who student taught in DoDEA and the other was a military spouse who was hired as an elementary teacher. I agree with haha and RJ- you never know with DoDEA. It doesn't hurt to apply and to keep your application updated each year, even...See More
Oct 25, 2019


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