Gifted Education Teacher (K-5)

US Department of War Education Activity; Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of War Education Activity at Heroes Elementary School in Camp Lejeune, NC seeks a licensed K-5 teacher to provide gifted education services within a Department of Defense education context.

Applicants must hold a valid professional teaching license or state equivalent, with DoDEA-recognized credentials. Requirements include 40 SH general education coursework and 18 SH professional education coursework, plus 12 SH in gifted education.

Qualifications

• Must hold a fully professional state teaching license or equivalent as determined by DoDEA.
• Degree and teacher education coursework totaling at least 40 SH in general education and 18 SH in professional teacher education.
• 12 SH minimum in gifted education coursework; unencumbered license preferred for reciprocity.

Skills

Gifted education knowledge

Curriculum differentiation

K-5 teaching

Education

Baccalaureate degree

Professional teaching license

Praxis I/II or 7 years PreK-12 teaching

Gifted education coursework 12 SH

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at Heroes Elementary School, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina for the Department of Defense War Activity (DOWEA)

Who May Apply:

U.S. Citizens

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.