Visually Impaired Teacher (K-12)

About the Position: This position is located at Barkley Elementary School, Fort Campbell, KY for the Department of War Education Activity (DOWEA) IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you are interested in applying, please follow this link: https://webapps.dodea.edu/eas/login.cfm DO NOT apply via USAJOBS Applications submitted to USAJOBS WILL NOT receive consideration.

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens FIND OUT MORE HERE: https://www.dodea.edu/offices/human-resources/work-dowea/teaching-categories-and-requirements 0471 Teacher, Visually Impaired (K-12): Must meet the Minimum Academic Preparation and Requirements in addition to the category specific requirements. A minimum of 24 semester hours in the special education which includes 12 semester hours directly related to teaching students with visual impairments is required.

Types of visual impairment courses are characteristics of students with visual impairments, orientation and mobility, Braille instruction, medical/pathology of the eye, curriculum and assessment for students with visual impairment. Coursework in Braille is required. An unencumbered professional teaching license in visual impairment or its state equivalent will be considered to have fulfilled these requirements.

Foreign Degrees and Course Work from Non-accredited Institutions. Foreign Degrees and Course Work from Non-accredited Institutions. Credits or degrees earned from a foreign college or university must be evaluated prior to acceptance. Three evaluation procedures are acceptable: a. The work must be evaluated and interpreted by a current member of National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

This website provides a list of current organizations who can perform your evaluation. You must select and work directly with one of these organizations. b. The foreign institution that awarded the degree is on a list endorsed by a regionally accredited university or on a list endorsed by a state department of education for the purpose of teacher certification in that state (this procedure will require an English translation of the transcript and a copy of the document awarding the degree, together with an authenticated list produced by an American university or a state department of education); and c.

The work may be evaluated by the graduate division of a regionally accredited university and declared the equivalent of similar undergraduate or graduate work in a U.S. institution. Graduates of non-accredited institutions may have their undergraduate work validated by admittance to graduate school and completion of a minimum of 5 SH of credit in a regionally accredited graduate college Do Not Select Display Default Accredited Education Text