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WELCOME!
School of Education
Orientation: Part 1
2010
Accreditation
• Accredited by
- SACS
- ACSI (Assoc of Christian Schools Intern’l)
- NCATE (National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education)
NCATE is highly respected in the education
community and may be necessary (or
preferred) for licensure in some states
Conceptual Framework
Mission
• To develop competent
professionals with a Biblical world
view for Christian, public, and
private schools
KNOWS Christian values, moral
dimensions, and ethical
implications synthesized with
academic knowledge
IMPLEMENTS skills as a gift
from God, because
teaching/leadership is a calling
from God.
BELIEVES and practices
personal integrity, social
responsibility, sensitivity to the
needs of others, and the
betterment of humanity
Dispositions: S-C-R-I-P
Dispositions
Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5
Social responsibility
Commitment
Reflective practice
Integrity
Professionalism
Love, Joy, Peace, Goodness
Longsuffering
Faithfulness
Goodness
Gentleness, Meekness,
Temperance
P-L-A-C-E
Program & Learning Assessment
Cycle for Educators
I. PURPOSE &
GOALS
V.
IMPLEMENTATION
IV. ACTION
PLAN
II. DATA
COLLECTION
III. DATA
ANALYSIS
Overview of Programs
• Master’s degrees
– MAT- Master of Arts in Teaching
– MEd- Master of Education
• EdS- Educational Specialist
• EdD- Doctoral Degree
Advising Guide
What is the Advising Guide?
• Resource for LUO staff and candidates
• Located on the Graduate Education
website:
• www.liberty.edu/advisingguide
– Links to the Advising Guide are also
located on LUOnline.com and on each
Education degree page
Information on the Advising Guide
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Contact information
Gates
Licensure
Student teaching
Course descriptions
Course scheduling
• Program specific:
- Degree Completion Plans
- Course Sequencing Guides
- Field Experience Summaries
- Course Competency Charts
Advising
• These PowerPoint slides are on the
Advising Guide
• Education advisors will be available
during the luncheon that follows this
meeting
– Ask questions
– Make an appointment
– Contact at [email protected]
Gates
What Are Gates?
• 4 “Gates” must be passed to
complete the EDUC programs
• Each gate is a checkpoint to ensure
that candidates are ready to move to
the next stage
Gate 1-Admissions
• Gate 1 - Admission into the EDUC
program of choice
• Once the student is fully accepted
into the program, Gate 1 has
been passed
Gate 2-Candidacy
• Gate 2 application submitted by
candidates after 9-15 credit hours
have been completed
• Gate 2 is a checkpoint to determine
if the candidate meets the
requirements for the specific
program or specialization
Gate 2 Requirements
• Gate 2 application
• DCP w/courses completed
(including any transfer credits)
• Course Competency Chart
(Elementary and Secondary
Education ONLY)
Gate 3 Capstone
• Gate 3 application for capstone
experience in final semester
* LICENSURE: Submit in LiveText
– * MAT: Student teaching (590/591)
– * MEd: Internship (699)
– MEd-T&L: Project and/or practicum (698)
– EdS: Advanced research & writing (718)
– EdD: Dissertation (990)
Gate 4-Program Completion
• Completion of program
• Submit graduation application!
• Licensure paperwork, if applicable
LiveText
What is LiveText?
• LiveText is required for candidates in
licensure programs
• LiveText is used to submit benchmark
assignments and create portfolios
• LiveText is purchased by each
candidate only ONE TIME
(from MBS or www.livetext.com )
Advantages of LiveText
• Create projects/portfolios that can be
viewed by professors and prospective
employers
• Receive feedback from professors
• Access standards, outcomes and
competencies
• Access streaming educational videos,
images, and other resources ($20 extra)
Master of Education
Teaching & Learning
Overview of Teaching & Learning
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NON-licensure program
36 credit hours
Online; no required intensives
No required Praxis tests
Capstone course: Complete project
and/or practicum
T&L Specializations
• General Education
- Leadership option
• Elementary Education
• Special Education
• Middle School
• Other specializations in development
- Educational Technology
School of Education
Orientation: Part II
2010
Licensure
WARNING!
• Licensure is strongly recommended
• Do NOT attempt to earn licensure
through a NON-licensure program
Verification by Institution:
Completion of Approved Education Program
The applicant completed requirements for the
bachelor’s
master’s
six year (educational specialist)
doctorate
degree and finished an approved education program
in the licensure area(s) of (e.g. elementary education,
music, secondary mathematics, etc.)
Verification by Institution:
Completion of Approved Education Program
The applicant completed requirements for the
bachelor’s
master’s
six year (educational specialist)
doctorate
degree and finished
an approved education
program in the licensure area(s) of (e.g.
elementary education, music, secondary
mathematics, etc.)
Licensure Options
• Initial licensure:
- MAT or EdS/EdD
• Advanced licensure:
- MEd or EdS/EdD
Master of Arts in Teaching
Initial Licensure
Specializations
• Specialization: endorsement area for
licensure upon completion of the program
• Specializations available:
– Elementary Education
– Secondary Education
(must choose content area)
– Special Education
Content Competencies
• Elementary and Secondary education:
- content competencies required
• Content competencies: specific for
specialization/teaching endorsement
• Competencies: courses taken in undergraduate
program; additional courses may be required
– Submit content competency chart to
[email protected]
• Other endorsements added through Praxis II
Example of Content Competencies
• Secondary Education—Math
COMPETENCY
Algebra – experience shall include linear and abstract
algebra
Geometry - experience shall include Euclidean and nonEuclidean geometrics
Analytic Geometry
Probability and Statistics
Discrete mathematics - experience shall include the
study of mathematical properties of finite sets and
systems and linear programming
Computer science - experience shall include computer
programming
Calculus – experience shall include mulit-variable
calculus
COURSE
MAT: Initial Licensure Tests
TESTS required for GATE 3 application
passing scores by Gate 3
• Praxis II Completed for a specific content area
See Advising Guide for recent changes by ETS
Changes do not affect tests already taken
- new Praxis II: Business and Spanish
- no Praxis II required in 2011: special education,
computer science, and theatre arts
MAT: Initial Licensure Tests
TESTS required for GATE 3 application
passing scores by Gate 3
– VCLA (Virginia Communications and Literary Assessment)
• May be taken online
– VRA (Virginia Reading Assessment)
• Offered ONLY in Virginia
• Elementary or Special Education only
GATE 3: MAT-Student Teaching
• Application due in prior semester
– 2/15 for fall student teaching
– 9/15 for spring student teaching
• Passing scores required for Gate 3
• Application must be submitted in
LiveText
GATE 3: Student Teaching/Internship
• Placement options
– Your own classroom/school (must be
accredited school; in your endorsement area)
– Lynchburg area – do NOT contact schools
(All local requests by LU Licensure Office)
– Outside Lynchburg area – candidates contact
schools and submit information to
[email protected]
MAT Field Experience/Student Teaching
• MAT candidates must complete Field
Experience throughout the program
– Candidates track experience hours on field
experience log
– Hours required in a variety of settings (see
Field Summary on Advising Guide)
• 300 hours required to complete MAT
(includes practicum and student teaching),
with a minimum of 150 hours of directed
student teaching
Sample Field Summary—MAT Secondary
Professional opportunities
• Professional memberships required
on FES (Field Experience Summary)
• SOE offers two online chapters
- ASCD
- KDP
- CEC
- CEAI
Applications available in the hospitality room
Association of Supervision
and Curriculum Development
Join Lynchburg’s Professional
Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi !
Kappa Delta Pi
International Honor
Society in Education
For more information please email:
Dr. Shante’ Moore Austin [email protected]
A Professional Association for
Christians in Public and Private Schools
www.ceai.org
Faculty Contacts: Dr. Connie McDonald or
Dr. David Holder
STUDENT CHAPTER
Master of Education
Advanced Licensure
Overview of MEd
• 36 credit hour program
(48 for School Counseling)
• Specializations:
– Licensure/Online + intensives:
• Administration
• School Counseling
• Program Specialist
– Non-licensure/Online
• Teaching and Learning
Advanced Licensure
• Administration/Supervision
- must have initial licensure /*teaching experience
• Program Specialists – must have initial licensure
– Gifted, Early Childhood (add-ons)
– Reading, Math must have *teaching experience
* experience during M.Ed. Program accepted
• School Counseling should have two years of
teaching or counseling experience
– Experience may be assistant counselor
– Experience not required in all states
MEd Field Experience/Internship
• Administration: 320 cumulative hours of
structured internship
- 120 hours prior to internship
• Program Specialist: 200 hours
• School Counseling: 300 hours, including
– 100 hours in K-6, 100 hours in 7-12
• Field experience will be completed
throughout the program and tracked on
Field Summary
GATE 3: MEd-Internship
• Application due in prior semester
– 2/15 for fall student teaching
– 9/15 for spring student teaching
• Application submitted in LiveText
Advanced Licensure Tests
• Administration & Supervision
- SLLA
• Program Specialist
- Reading: VRA002 (in Virginia ONLY)
- Math: Praxis II
- Add-ons: No test (ECE or Gifted)
• School Counseling
- Praxis II: No test required for 2011
Initial & Advanced Licensure
Options
Education Specialist (Ed.S.)
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Requirements listed at bottom of DCP
(Degree Completion Plan)
EdS/EdD Licensure Options
Requirements:
• Additional courses
- courses from master’s may apply
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Initial licensure
Teaching experience
Internship
Licensure tests
School of Education
Orientation: Part III
2010
Educational Specialist
Overview of EdS
• 30 credit hour program
• Post-Master’s degree
• Online
– No intensives; unless planning to
complete licensure or EdD
• 2 cognate areas available:
– Educational Leadership
– Teaching & Learning
Doctorate of Education
Overview of EdD
• 60 credit hour program
• Online + intensives
– 9 credit hours of intensives (3 courses)
• 2 specialization options:
– Educational Leadership
– Teaching & Learning
• Additional requirements
– Comprehensive Exam
– Dissertation
Comprehensive Exam
• Candidates must complete a
comprehensive exam
• Discussion about the exam will begin
in EDUC 919 (intensive) the exam is
completed online during a later term
• EDUC 919 should be taken as the last
course in the program
(Professional Writing and Research)
Dissertation
• Research and discussion on a specific
topic
• Begin thinking of a topic and collecting
resources from the beginning of the
program
• Typically 100 pages or more, but there is
not an exact required length (Content is
more important!)
Failure to Complete the Dissertation
• Register for dissertation seminar (EDUC
980 or 989) until the dissertation is
complete
• “ABD”—”all but dissertation”
(degree will not be conferred)
• May complete EdS instead
(provided the EdS is not already earned)
Dissertation Committee
• All committee members must hold a
doctoral degree
• 3 committee members:
– Chair: Full-time Liberty faculty member
– Member 2: Full-time or adjunct Liberty
faculty
– Member 3: Selected by the candidate
Dissertation Defense
• Candidate MUST come to campus for
the dissertation defense
• Time/date for the oral defense will be
scheduled by candidate and
committee chair
• Committee will determine whether the
dissertation will be accepted or
returned to the candidate for
additions/corrections
School of Education
Study to present yourself approved to
God, a worker who does not need to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
truth.
II Timothy 2:15