Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See HR Public Portal - Applicant Reference Article: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements (DoDEA) for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee Current Excepted Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Employee To qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. State or Territory Certification/License. A valid fully professional state teaching license in content areas or the state's equivalent (as DoWEA determines comparable to DoWEA's teacher categories) will be accepted as fulfilling all qualifications for professional teaching education and certification in content areas. To receive full reciprocity the license must be unencumbered, which means a license that is not revoked, suspended, or made probationary or conditional by the state licensing board of education. The Praxis I and II or seven years of teaching at the Prek-12 level can be substituted in lieu of an unencumbered license and will require all minimum education requirements, a student teaching/internship and full qualification standards must all be met. Applicant's claiming military spouse preference under the MSLRA will receive consideration for an encumbered license. Minimum Academic Preparation and Requirements. A baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association is required. Academic preparation of at least 40 semester hours (SH) in general education course work distributed over such fields as English, history, social studies, mathematics, fine arts, languages, science, philosophy, and psychology is required. In addition, a minimum of 18 SH of professional teacher education course work in such areas as learning process, tests and measurement, educational philosophy, psychology, social foundations, methods of teaching and curriculum applicable to the type and level of the position for which applying is required. (Note: Speech Language Pathologists, Social Workers, School Nurses, School Psychologists, JROTC Instructors, and non-certified Training Instructors are excluded from the minimum academic preparation requirement.) Student Teaching or an Internship. Student teaching or an internship as part of an approved teacher education program in an accredited U.S. institution is required. In the absence of an approved student teaching or internship program, applicants may be given credit for one year of successful full-time employment as an educator. Since that one year of employment substitutes for a course, no credit may be given for pay purposes. Requirements for 0220 Teacher, Social Studies (MS): A minimum of 24 semester hours in social studies. Course work must include at least one course each in U.S. history, world history, political science, and geography. A minimum of 9 upper level semester hours in social studies is required. Requirements for 0320 Teacher, Social Studies (SS): A minimum of 24 semester hours in social studies. Course work must include at least one course each in U.S. history, world history, political science, and geography. A minimum of 12 upper level semester hours in social studies is required. Requirements for 0301 Teacher, Digital Media Communications (Grades 6-12): Minimum Education Requirement: A minimum of 24 semester hours of course work in the field of digital media communications. Course work must include a minimum of 12 semester hours in upper-level digital media content. AND Specialized Experience: A minimum of 3 years in a digital media communications center or professional studio workplace.