Gifted Education Teacher (K-5)

US Department of War Education Activity; Chestnut Glen (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Van Voorhis Elementary School, part of the Fort Knox Schools Community in the DoWEA Americas Southeast District for the Department of War Education Activity (DOWEA), seeks teachers for Gifted Education (K-5). A valid fully professional state teaching license or its equivalent will be accepted, with reciprocity considerations and substitutes allowed per DoDEA guidelines.

Minimum academic prep includes a bachelor’s degree, 40 SH in general education, 18 SH in professional teacher education, and at

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• 40 semester hours in general education across core fields.
• 18 semester hours of professional teacher education coursework.
• Minimum 12 semester hours in gifted education.

Education

Bachelor's degree

General education: 40 SH

Professional teacher education: 18 SH

Gifted Education: 12 SH

Job description

About the Position

Van Voorhis Elementary School is part of the Fort Knox Schools Community in the DoWEA Americas Southeast District for the Department of War Education Activity (DOWEA). Van Voorhis ES serves students in PK to grade 5.

Who May Apply

U.S. Citizens

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Teaching Categories and Requirements | DoDEA

State or Territory Certification/License

A valid fully professional state teaching license in content areas or the state's equivalent (as DoDEA determines comparable to DoDEA'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.

0439 (Teacher) Gifted Education (K-5)

A minimum of 12 semester hours in gifted education. Coursework should include content such as nature and needs of gifted students, identification, differentiation of instruction, curriculum design, and models and strategies for teaching gifted students. An unencumbered professional teaching license in content areas above or its state equivalent will be considered to have fulfilled these requirements.