ISS (Career and Technical Education).

About the role

The primary focus of this role is to provide coaching to CTE educators and educational leaders, guide leadership teams in implementation planning, foster professional practice improvement, and implement CTE instruction within student-centered learning environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching (both in-person and virtually) to CTE educators/educational leaders.
• Guide leadership/leadership team(s) in the school-wide implementation planning (including professional development, time for job-embedded learning, and scheduling).
• Foster professional practice improvement of teachers in a 6-12 CTE learning environment.
• Implement 6-12 CTE 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.

Requirements

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Two year trial period may be required.
• Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
• This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
• You may be required to sign a transportation agreement.
• You will be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoWEA location.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education Requirement: A minimum of a Master's degree in the field of Education is required for all Instructional System Specialist (ISS) positions.
• 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 grades 6-12 Career and Technical Education (CTE).
• Preferred consideration given to applicants that have completed coursework in the following content areas: Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. 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. 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. 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. 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 Career Technical Education (CTE) Category.

Pay

Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

Schedule

Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of War referral system for displaced employees.