About the Position: This position is located at: Department of Defense Education Activity DoDEA-Americas Southeast District Steward Field Office. Description of the Working Environment: Work is performed in an office setting.
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens A minimum of a Master's degree in the field of Education is required for all Instructional System Specialist (ISS) positions. ***Applicants must provide ALL copies of Bachelor's and Master's transcripts (include EDS and Doctorate's if applicable).*** Specialized Experience Requirement (5 years): Specialized experience is experience gained in teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and aids, educational testing, educational administration, or comparable activities in an elementary and/or secondary school, which has clearly demonstrated success in the application of principles, methods, and techniques of education and familiarity with current developments in PreK-12th grade education and training. This experience must have been in general education for grades PK-12 content area. Preferred consideration given to applicants that have completed coursework in the following content areas: 1. Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. 2. Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness. 3. Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments. 4. Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training. 5. Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training. Professional Licensure Requirement: Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards in any general education for grades PK-12. 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
Provide coaching (both in-person and virtually) to PK-12 CONTENT educators/educational leaders.
Guide leadership/leadership team(s) in the school-wide implementation planning (this includes professional development, time for job-embedded learning, and scheduling).
Foster professional practice improvement of teachers in a PK-12 CONTENT learning environment.
Implement PK-12 CONTENT instruction within student-centered learning environments (such as the physical space, academic, social, and emotional learning opportunities, and daily structure).
Advise educators in leveraging interpreted data to improve teaching effectiveness.