University of Central Oklahoma:English Education Advisory Report

Dr. Laura Bolf-Beliveau

Academic Year 2011-2012

Overview of Report• Updates on Program

• Program Coordinator Achievements

• Student Awards

• Data

Number of Majors/Student Teachers

OSAT Scores

Survey Responses: Student Teachers

Survey Responses: First Year Teachers

• Summary & Analysis

• Oklahoma C3

• Request for Feedback

Updates: 2011-2012• English Education Website

http://www.uco.edu/la/english/English-Education/index.asp

• Participation in Urban Teacher Preparation

Academy (UTPA)

This year: Kristen Richardson

Next year: Jasmine Smith, Nik Foust, & Tiffany

Leach

• Program Review

NCATE accreditation report due February 2013.

Program Coordinator• Dr. Bolf-Beliveau completed the following activities

to advance her knowledge of & participation in the

field of English/language arts:

-Attended/presented at NCTE’s national convention

-Completed NCTE reviewer training & reviewed program

-Continued service on OCTE’s Executive Board

-Was part of a funded grant with A+ Schools

-Attended Common Core meeting at State Department

-Participated in SEEDS program & Multicultural Institute

• Dr. Bolf-Beliveau also was granted promotion &

tenure.

Student Awards• Dr. Claude Arnold Scholarship: Briton Heitt

• OCTE Geraldine Burns Award for Excellence in English Studies: Nicole Foust

• Barbara Kay Gilmore Scholarship in English: Nicole Foust&Theresa Hammill

• Clara Kessler Memorial Scholarship: Lauren Vandever

• Dr. Loree Rice Scholarship: Nicole Foust

• Professor Regenia Woodberry Award for Outstanding Work in Women’s or Ethnic Studies: Jasmine Smith

Number of Majors/Student Teachers

• Fall 2011

B.A.Ed. English Education – 117 Students

Student Teachers: 8

• Spring 2012

B.A.Ed. English Education – 137 Students

Student Teachers: 11

OSAT Scores

Survey Responses: Student Teachers

Survey Responses: Student Teachers, Cont.

• What suggestions do you have to better the English

Education program at UCO?

*I think literature is taught to us rather than

future teachers learning how direct a class over

literature...I believe practice with teaching

literature before stepping into the classroom

would give student teachers a tremendous

advantage.

*Additional methods course on

grammar/writing

*Classroom management/discipline

Survey Responses: First Year Teachers

Survey Responses: First Year Teachers, Cont.

• What suggestions do you have to better the English Education program at UCO?

*More relevancy to middle school

*Additional preparation for teaching grammar

*More practice with ELL, Common Core, &

grading with rubrics

• If you worked in an urban school (inner city school setting), please describe what additional training would have helped you be better prepared for this school setting.

*Awareness of poverty & racial differences

*ELL resources

*Classroom management

Summary & Analysis• Highest means in teaching literature, creating lessons, &

preparing lessons

• Lowest means in teaching grammar & classroom management

• Additional work needed in grading essays & rubric writing

• Emphasis on middle school setting

• English Language Learners

Oklahoma C3• Oklahoma will implement the new Common Core

Standards (OK C3) beginning in 2014.

• Students in English 3843 and English 4843 are required to align lessons with these standards.

• Both methods classes have multiple lessons regarding the philosophy and practicality of OK C3.

• This change will no doubt be the single largest issue facing English education.

Request for Feedback① After reviewing the advisory report, do you have any

general feedback about the program?

① Considering your experience in English education or related fields, what should our program at UCO focus on improving?

① What suggestions do you have for preparing English education majors to teach grammar/writing and to gain confidence with classroom management?

① Given your knowledge of Common Core Standards and OK C3, what should the program focus on prepare for this major shift in education?