Who May Apply:
U.S. Citizens
Federal employees - Competitive service
Federal employees - Excepted service
Individuals with disabilities
Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
Special authorities
Minimum Education Requirement: The course work must have been completed at or accepted by a regionally accredited U.S. college or university.
ISS positions must meet the following three criteria: (1) Minimum Education Requirement, (2) Specialized Experience Requirement, (3) Professional Licensure Requirement.
(1)Minimum Education Requirement: A minimum of a Master's degree in the field of Educationis required for all Instructional System Specialist (ISS) positions.
(2)Specialized Experience Requirement (5 years): Specialized experience is experiencegained in teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and aids,educational testing, educational administration, or comparable activities in an elementary and/orsecondary school, which has clearly demonstrated success in the application of principles,methods, and techniques of education and familiarity with current developments in PreK-12thgrade education and training.
This experience must have been in grades 6-12 Mathematics.
Preferred consideration given to applicants that have completed coursework in the following content areas:
- Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learningtheories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructionalmaterial.
- Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designingtraining programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods tothe improvement of instructional effectiveness.
- Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness ofinstructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests andsurvey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments.
- Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developingtraining materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives,applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training.
- Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in educationand training.
(3)Professional Licensure Requirement: Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable underthe current DoDEA standards in grades 6-12 Mathematics.
Information on DoDEA teaching categories and requirements is located at:
https://www.dodea.edu/offices/human-resources/work-dodea/teaching-categories-and-requirements
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Education Consultation, Coaching and Collaboration
- Instructional Implementation
- Instructional Program Administration
- Needs/Occupational Analysis
- Staff and Faculty Development