Current Trends And Education And Education Reform Flashcards
Burton Blatt
Founder of Center on Human Policy – disability advocate
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act- protects the rights of students with disabilities to receive a free and appropriate education that meets their needs
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act – protects disabled citizens in society at large
IEP
Individualized Education Plan – education program services for specific students
LEA
Local Education Agency – local school district
Financial Sources for Education
1) Property taxes
2) State allocations
3) Federal dollars
G.I. Bill
Provides for education for veterans
NDEA
National Defense Education Act – provided a federal dollars to improve science, math, engineering and language arts after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
Amendments
1st- freedom of speech, religion, and press
10th- implies state control of education
14th- equal educational opportunity and due process
Affirmative Action
Policies that compensate for past discrimination of women and minorities
Section 504
Civil rights act – equal treatment and appropriate education for students with disabilities
P. L. 94–142
Special needs students cannot be excluded and must have an IEP
RTI
Response To Intervention – early identification and support of those with learning, and/or behavioral needs.
1st Tier- whole group instruction
2nd Tier- small group instruction
3rd Tier- One on one instruction
Department of Education
It’s goal is to: strengthen federal commitments to equal edu, supplement and complement edu, encourage involvement in federal edu. programs, promote improvement, improve coordination of the federal programs and management of federal edu activities, increase accountability to the president, Congress and the public
ESEA
Elementary and Secondary Education Act- provided money for schools in high poverty population areas
Title IX
Banned discrimination based on gender
NCLB
No Child Left Mind – must meet AYP, adequate yearly progress, or face closure, become a charter school, replace staff, or turn school over to the state. Measures in progress through assessments of math, science, and language arts.
Categorical Aid
Federal dollars that support specific categories of federal education programs
NBPTS
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards – reviews representative work of experienced teachers to see if they merit gaining board certification as accomplished teachers
21st Century Framework
21st century skills, knowledge, expertise and literacies needed to be successful in this century. Developed by the NEA and AASL
Skill Required in Today’s Workforce
Professionalism/work ethic, oral and written communication skills, teamwork/collaboration skills, critical thinking/problem-solving skills
Multi-model Literacy
Various skills students must master which include technology, drama, texts, music, speech, sound, physical movement, animation/gaming , etc…
NCATE
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education– credits teachers certificate programs at colleges and universities in the United States
AFT (1916) and NEA (1874)
Negotiate salaries, benefits, working conditions/class-size, and how teachers get/move jobs
NSF
National science foundation- government agency (defense)
BIA
Bureau of Indian Affairs- Government agency that manages money of reservation schools
DOD
Department of Defense- Military academies
Department of the Interior
Government agencies that oversees BIA and education of national park employees and the trust territory of the Pacific
Regional Education Laboratories
Government funds 10 educational labs that provide curriculum development, technical assistance, and evaluation services
Non Government Agencies
NCATE, TEAC, InTASC, NEA, AFT
Head Start
Federally funded program for 3 to 5-year-olds for low income families. Provides educational, emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological support
