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WELCOME! School of Education

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)

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WELCOME! School of Education

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  1. WELCOME!School of Education Orientation: Part 1 2010

  2. 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

  3. Conceptual Framework

  4. Mission • To develop competent professionals with a Biblical world view for Christian, public, and private schools

  5. Knows KNOWS Christian values, moral dimensions, and ethical implications synthesized with academic knowledge

  6. Implements IMPLEMENTS skills as a gift from God, because teaching/leadership is a calling from God.

  7. Believes BELIEVES and practices personal integrity, social responsibility, sensitivity to the needs of others, and the betterment of humanity

  8. Dispositions: S-C-R-I-P

  9. P-L-A-C-E Program & Learning Assessment Cycle for Educators I. PURPOSE & GOALS V. IMPLEMENTATION II. DATA COLLECTION III. DATA ANALYSIS IV. ACTION PLAN

  10. Overview of Programs • Master’s degrees • MAT- Master of Arts in Teaching • MEd- Master of Education • EdS- Educational Specialist • EdD- Doctoral Degree

  11. Advising Guide

  12. 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

  13. Information on the Advising Guide • Program specific: • - Degree Completion Plans • - Course Sequencing Guides • - Field Experience Summaries • - Course Competency Charts • Contact information • Gates • Licensure • Student teaching • Course descriptions • Course scheduling

  14. 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

  15. Gates

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Gate 2 Requirements • Gate 2 application • DCP w/courses completed (including any transfer credits) • Course Competency Chart (Elementary and Secondary Education ONLY)

  20. 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)

  21. Gate 4-Program Completion • Completion of program • Submit graduation application! • Licensure paperwork, if applicable

  22. LiveText

  23. 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 )

  24. 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)

  25. Teaching & Learning Master of Education

  26. 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

  27. T&L Specializations • General Education - Leadership option • Elementary Education • Special Education • Middle School • Other specializations in development - Educational Technology

  28. School of Education Orientation: Part II 2010

  29. Licensure WARNING! • Licensure is strongly recommended • Do NOT attempt to earn licensure through a NON-licensure program

  30. 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.)

  31. 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.)

  32. Licensure Options • Initial licensure: - MAT or EdS/EdD • Advanced licensure: - MEd or EdS/EdD

  33. Master of Arts in Teaching Initial Licensure

  34. Specializations • Specialization: endorsement area for licensure upon completion of the program • Specializations available: • Elementary Education • Secondary Education (must choose content area) • Special Education

  35. 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

  36. Example of Content Competencies • Secondary Education—Math

  37. MAT: Initial Licensure Tests TESTS required for GATE 3 application passing 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

  38. 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

  39. GATE 3: Student Teaching/Internship • Placement options • Your own classroom/school (must beaccredited 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

  40. 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

  41. Sample Field Summary—MAT Secondary

  42. Professional opportunities • Professional memberships required on FES (Field Experience Summary) • SOE offers two online chapters • ASCD • KDP

  43. Applications available in the hospitality room

  44. 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

  45. Master of Education Advanced Licensure

  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

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