English Education Advisory Report 2011-2012

1. University of
Central Oklahoma:
English Education
Advisory Report
Dr. Laura Bolf-Beliveau
Academic Year 2011-2012

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. OSAT Scores

8. Survey Responses:
Student Teachers

9. 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

10. Survey Responses: First
Year Teachers

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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.

14. Request for Feedback
① 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?