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School of Education
Orientation: Part 1
2009
Accreditation
• In addition to LU accreditation by
SACS, Liberty’s SOE is accredited by
the ACSI (Association of Christian
Schools International) and 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
Overview of Programs
• Master’s Degrees:
– Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
– Master of Education (MEd)
• Educational Specialist (EdS)
• Doctoral Degree(EdD)
Advising Guide
What is the Advising Guide?
• A resource for DLP staff and students
• Located on the Graduate Education
website:
• www.liberty.edu/advisingguide
– Links to the Advising Guide are also
located on Luonline.com on each
Education degree page
Information on the Advising Guide
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Faculty contact information
Explanation of Gates and requirements for each Gate
Licensure information
Student teaching information
Course descriptions
Course scheduling for upcoming terms
Program specific information, including:
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Degree Completion Plans
Course Sequencing Guides
Field Experience summaries
Course Competency charts
Transfer Credit
• Candidates may transfer in up to 6
credit hours from an unconferred
graduate degree
• Candidates may not transfer
intensives or student
teaching/practicum
Gates
What Are Gates?
• There are 4 “Gates” through which a
student must pass in order to
complete one of the EDUC programs
• Each gate represents a checkpoint
in the program and is designed to
ensure that the student is ready to
move on to the next stage
Gate 1-Admissions
• Gate 1 is simply Admissions into
the EDUC program of choice
• Once the student is fully accepted
into the program, he/she has
passed Gate 1
Gate 2-Candidacy
• The application for Gate 2 is
submitted by the student after
he/she has completed 9-15 credit
hours
• Gate 2 is a checkpoint to determine
if the student meets the
requirements for the specific
program or specialization (course
competencies, etc.)
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 or practicum (618/698)
– EdS: Advanced research & writing (718)
– EdD: Dissertation (990)
Gate 4-Program Completion
• Completion of program
• If the student has met licensure
requirements, will be eligible for
endorsement by the School of
Education
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
• Allows students to create portfolios,
notes, and journals that can be viewed by
others, including professors and
prospective employers
• Provides a forum for students to receive
instant feedback from professors
• Includes information on standards,
outcomes and competencies
• For an additional fee, can access
streaming educational videos, images,
and other resources ($20 extra)
Master of Education
Teaching & Learning
Overview of Teaching & Learning
• NON-licensure program
• 36 credit hours
• No required intensives; the program
can be done completely online
• No required Praxis tests
• Capstone course: Choose research
project OR practicum
T&L Specializations
• General education
[Leadership option]
• Elementary Education
• Special Education
• Middle School
• Other specializations in development
School of Education
Orientation: Part II
2009
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
• 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
– Praxis I or VCLA (or SAT-ACT score waiver)
– Praxis II Completed for a specific content area
TESTS required for Virginia licensure
– 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
Master of Education
Advanced Licensure
Overview of MEd
• 36 credit hour program (48 credit
hour for School Counseling)
• Specializations:
– Licensure/Blended:
• Administration
• School Counseling
• Program Specialist
– Non-licensure/Online
• Teaching and Learning
Advanced Licensure
• Administration/Supervision must hold initial
licensure and *teaching experience
• Program Specialists must hold 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
• 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 must be submitted in
LiveText
Advanced Licensure Tests
• Administration & Supervision
– SLLA* or Praxis II
• Program Specialist
– Reading: VRA* or Praxis II
– Math: Praxis II*
– Add-ons: No test (ECE or Gifted)
• School Counseling
– Praxis II
*Virginia - or test for your state
Education Specialist and
Doctor of Education
Advanced Licensure Options
EdS/EdD Licensure Options
Required:
• Additional courses
- courses from master’s may apply
• Initial licensure, teaching
experience, internship, licensure
tests
School of Education
Orientation: Part III
2009
Educational Specialist
Licensure?
• The EdS and EdD were not
designed for licensure
• To pursue licensure, the EdS
candidate must complete
additional requirements
- noted on DCP and online
www.liberty.edu/advisingguide
Overview of EdS
• 30 credit hour program
• Post-Master’s degree
• Online only
– No intensives; unless planning to
complete licensure or EdD with Liberty,
• 2 cognate areas available:
– Educational Leadership
– Teaching and Learning
Doctorate of Education
Overview of EdD
• 60 credit hour program
• Blended
– 9 credit hours of intensives (3 courses)
• NON-licensure program
• 2 specialization options:
– Educational Leadership
– Teaching & Learning
• Additional requirements
– Comprehensive Exam
– Dissertation
Transfer from EdS
• Some or nearly all of the
coursework from an EdS may
transfer into the EdD
• From an unconferred EdS:
– 9 credit hours
• From a conferred EdS:
– Liberty EdS: 27-30 credit hours
– Non-Liberty EdS: up to 24 credit hours
Comprehensive Exam
• Candidates must complete a
comprehensive exam
• The exam will be started in EDUC 719
(intensive) and later completed online
• It is advisable to take EDUC 719
(Professional Writing and Research)
as the last course in the program
Dissertation
• Provides research and discussion on a
specific topic
• Candidates should begin thinking of a
topic and conducting research 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
• Candidates will continue to register for the
dissertation seminar until the dissertation
is complete
• If the candidate does not complete the
dissertation successfully, he/she will be
considered “ABD”—all but dissertation—
and the degree will not be conferred
• Candidates who are not able to complete
the dissertation are encouraged to
complete an EdS instead, provided that
they have not already earned this degree
Dissertation Committee
• Candidates will choose a member of the
faculty to serve as committee chair
– The person selected must agree to serve as
the chair
– Will not officially assign a chair until all
coursework and the comprehensive exam are
successfully completed
• All committee members must hold a
doctoral degree
• At least one committee member must be a
faculty member from outside the SOE
Dissertation Defense
• The candidate MUST come to
campus for the dissertation defense
• The time/date for the oral defense will
be scheduled by the candidate and
the committee chair
• The committee will determine whether
the dissertation will be accepted or
returned to the candidate for
additions/corrections
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] or
Dr. Connie McDonald [email protected]