Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens 0095 - Teacher, Kindergarten (ECE) A minimum of 24 semester hours of course work in early childhood education (Prekindergarten, Kindergarten or Early Childhood) is required. Coursework must include methods of teaching emerging literacy and methods of teaching mathematics for early childhood, kindergarten, or pre-kindergarten. 0470 - Teacher, Deaf and Hard of Hearing (K-12) A minimum of 24 semester hours in the special education which includes 12 semester hours directly related to teaching students who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). Types of course work include hearing-impaired, speech language and literacy development, audiology and speech, communication modalities including American Sign Language (ASL), characteristics of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, and curriculum and instruction for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. An unencumbered professional teaching license in hearing impaired or its state equivalent will be considered to have fulfilled these requirements. [contact via apply link] - Teacher, Grades 1-3 (ES) A minimum of 24 semester hours of course work in elementary education courses is required. A methods of teaching in each reading, math, language arts is required. One additional methods of teaching in either social studies or science is required. 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. At least a conferred bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution 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. The DoWEA Licensure Unit will evaluate state teaching certificates and official transcripts before final job offers are made. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: