WELCOME!School of Education

Orientation: Part 12010

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

KnowsKNOWS Christian values, moral

dimensions, and ethical implications synthesized with

academic knowledge

ImplementsIMPLEMENTS skills as a gift

from God, because teaching/leadership is a calling

from God.

BelievesBELIEVES 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 SpiritGalatians 5

Social responsibility Love, Joy, Peace, Goodness

Commitment Longsuffering

Reflective practice Faithfulness

Integrity Goodness

ProfessionalismGentleness, Meekness,

Temperance

P-L-A-C-E

I. PURPOSE & GOALS

II. DATA COLLECTION

III. DATA ANALYSIS

V. IMPLEMENTATION

IV. ACTION PLAN

Program & Learning Assessment Cycle for Educators

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

• 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 educ@liberty.edu

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 ($30 extra)

Teaching & Learning

Master of Education

Overview of Teaching & Learning

• 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 II2010

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

candidacy@liberty.edu

• Other endorsements added through Praxis II

Example of Content Competencies• Secondary Education—Math

COMPETENCY COURSEAlgebra – experience shall include linear and abstract algebra

Geometry - experience shall include Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometrics

Analytic GeometryProbability 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

MAT: Initial Licensure Tests

TESTS required for GATE 3 applicationpassing scores by Gate 3

– Praxis II Completed for a specific content area – 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 gate3@liberty.edu

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

Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development

Applications available in the hospitality room

Join Lynchburg’s Professional Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi !

For more information please email:

Dr. Shante’ Moore Austin somoore@liberty.edu or

Dr. Connie McDonald cmcdonald2@liberty.edu

Kappa Delta Pi

International Honor Society in Education

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

Education Specialist (Ed.S.)Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Initial & Advanced Licensure Options

Requirements listed at bottom of DCP (Degree Completion Plan)

EdS/EdD Licensure Options

Requirements:• Additional courses

- courses from master’s may apply

• Initial licensure• Teaching experience• Internship • Licensure tests

School of Education

Orientation: Part III2010

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

• Exam will be started in EDUC 719/919 (intensive) and later completed online

• EDUC 719/919 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 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 faculty member– Member 2: Full-time or adjunct faculty– Member 3: Local for 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