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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 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)
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
candidacy@liberty.edu
• 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
– 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
Applications available in the hospitality room
Association of Supervision
and Curriculum Development
Join Lynchburg’s Professional
Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi !
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Kappa Delta Pi
International Honor
Society in Education
For more information please email:
Dr. Shante’ Moore Austin somoore@liberty.edu or
Dr. Connie McDonald cmcdonald2@liberty.edu
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
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
• 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