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Basic Education Requirement: 1. Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate
to the position.

-or-

2. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field
appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired
through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above.

1. Select the statement that describes your level of education and/or experience. There must be sufficient documentation in your application to
support your response (e.g., copies of transcripts, list of courses)

A. I have a degree that included or was supplemented by major study in education or a subject matter field appropriate for this position.

B. I have a combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above.

C. I do not meet the educational requirement for this position.

To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at a GS-12 level or equivalent. Experience
that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or
related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience:

- Designing and facilitating professional development programs for educators at the K-16 level that includes best practices for integrating primary resources and archival material into classroom instruction.; AND
- Creating educational curriculum that integrates primary resources and archival materials for students at the K-16 level; AND
- Assess learning outcomes and effectiveness of curricula and training programs; AND
- Supervising or leading and assisting staff in the development, delivery, and revision of training materials.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

2. Do you have one year of experience at the GS-12 level, or equivalent, as described above?

A. Yes

B. No

3. Which statement(s) describe your knowledge and/or experience of instructional design?

A. I have designed and coordinated one or more of the following for an organization: classroom training, on-line courses, and seminars.

B. I have developed content for educational/public programs (e.g., workshops, symposia, institutes, conferences).

C. I have made presentations on instructional design at conferences and/or professional meetings.

D. I have edited and/or reviewed training courses or programs for colleagues on instructional design.

E. I have read about or taken courses on instructional design and used that information in my duties.

F. I have experience developing lesson plans, course syllabi/curriculum, and course outlines.

G. I have no experience or formal training.

4. Which of the following BEST reflects your knowledge and experience in designing and developing user guides and training manuals?

A. I have formal education / training in this task, but I have not yet applied this in a work situation.

B. I have limited work experience developing user guides and training manuals.

C. I have worked as a team member in designing and developing user guides and training manuals.

D. I have led teams in designing and developing user guides and training manuals.

E. I have directed the work of others in designing and developing user guides and training manuals.

F. I have no experience or formal training.

5. From the choices below, select the one that best Indicates the extent to which you have reviewed correspondence for proper format,
conformance with instructions or manuals, grammar, typographical accuracy, and spelling.

A. I have had no training or experience in performing this task.

B. I have only reviewed correspondences for proper spelling and typos.

C. I have reviewed correspondences for proper grammar, typos, and spelling.

D. I have reviewed correspondences for proper grammar, typos, spelling, and formatting.

E. I have reviewed correspondences for proper grammar, typos, spelling, formatting, and the degree to which they follow a formal style guide or convention.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

6. Do you have experience managing logistics (e.g., scheduling, booking travel arrangements, security, crowd control, use of facilities/space) for
educational/public programs (e.g., workshops, symposia, lectures, institutes, conferences)?

A. Yes

B. No

7. Which of the following describes your experience in designing and/or delivering education/public programs? (select all that apply)

A. I have presented educational and/or public programs.

B. I have experience researching and compiling audience appropriate materials (e.g., curriculum materials, pre- and post-visit activities, family guides, gallery guides, etc.) for in-person, offsite, and/or online presentation.

C. I have experience conducting distance learning programs.

D. I have experience reviewing and/or evaluating the effectiveness of educational and/or public programs, including distance learning programs.

E. I have experience developing and maintaining partnerships to further the reach of educational and/or public programs, including distance learning programs.

F. My experience is not reflected above.

8. Which of the following best describes your experience communicating orally with various levels of employees and management in order to
obtain and provide information?

A. I have greeted visitors, relayed messages, or answered and redirected phone calls.

B. I have talked to other staff members to arrange phone coverage or other clerical duties, made arrangements for meetings or travel, arranged for in-house training sessions, and/or relayed information about payroll issues/problems.

C. I have questioned, interviewed, or conferred with others to obtain or verify information, participated in debate or speech programs, and/or explained non-technical procedures to customers.

D. I have given short presentations at briefings and meetings (e.g., staff meetings, small project work group meetings in-house, meetings with fellow team members) and/or acted as the main liaison with other departments or organizations regarding clerical or administrative matters.

E. I have given in-depth, technical presentations to an audience (e.g., large departmental organizations, professional conferences) and/or taught students in a classroom setting.

F. None of the above.

9. Select all of the following outreach activities you have experience.

A. I have developed programs and events (e.g., exhibits, educational, public, and volunteer programs, workshops, open houses, funding, sponsorship).

B. I am considered as a subject matter expert responsible for planning, development, implementation, periodic review and evaluation of comprehensive learning and development programs.

C. I have assessed the effectiveness of programs/events and revised them as needed.

D. My experience is not reflected above.

10. From the following list, please indicate which of the training technologies you have working experience with:

A. Web-based applications

B. Educational hardware

C. Educational software

D. Social media

E. Mobile learning

F. None of the above

11. From the following list, please identify any activities with which you have experience:

A. I have participated as a member of a team for an educational project, training, design, and/or delivery of instruction.

B. I have led a team responsible for an educational project, training, design, and/or delivery of instruction.

C. I have co-taught a course or co-trained a program with one or more instructors.

D. I have coordinated my planning with others on the team.

E. None of the above.

12. Which of the following type of settings / events have you communicated or made oral presentations?

A. Speeches

B. Conferences

C. Meetings

D. Training Sessions

E. Formal Classroom setting

F. Conference call

G. Video conference

H. None of the above

13. Select all of the following that describes your experience with learning centers and/or public programming spaces:

A. I have experience managing a space (e.g., scheduling, planning activities, developing resources) used for public programs or educational purposes.

B. I have experience collaborating with staff, volunteers, or stakeholders to ensure proper use of a facility for public or educational programs.

C. My experience is not reflected above.

14. Which of the following choices best describes your experience organizing and prioritizing projects?

A. I have developed priorities, project schedules, and maintained deadlines for team projects

B. I have gathered requirements for a project, organized them logically, and determined their level of importance to the completion of the project.

C. I have juggled multiple tasks keeping in mind the importance of each task.

D. I have led a team through completion of projects.

E. None of the above.

15. Please indicate if you have had experience independently conducting or leading a team in any of the following steps of the instructional systems design process:

A. Assessment

B. Analysis

C. Design

D. Development

E. Evaluation

F. Revision

G. None of the above

16. Select the response that best describes your highest level of experience related to supervising employees.

A. I have supervised a staff of employees, prepared annual performance appraisals, and provided performance feedback via regular communications with employees.

B. I have lead a team during a project and provided input to my supervisor related to the performance of team members.

C. I have provided input to my supervisor related to the performance of team members that were assigned to a project that I led.

D. I have assigned duties to staff/team members on various assignments/projects.

E. None of the above.

17. Choose the statement(s) that describe the supervisory duties you have performed.

A. I have assigned work to subordinates based on priorities, consideration of the difficulty of assignments, and the skill set of employees.

B. I have reviewed and evaluated employees work for technical sufficiency.

C. I have conducted performance evaluations of assigned employees.

D. I have instructed employees on both program and administrative matters.

E. I have coached and provided on-the-job training to develop staff skills and improve performance.

F. I have interviewed candidates for vacancies.

G. I have resolved conflicts, differences or problems among team members.

H. I have worked with employees to identify their developmental and training needs based on organizational goals and budget realities.

I. None of the above.

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