Current Trends in Education and Educational Reform Flashcards
The student analyzes the relationship of current trends in education and educational reform to historical foundations and evolution of the industry.
What does IDEA stand for?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA requires that students with disabilities
have access to the same academic curriculum as students without disabilities
True or False: Reducing oppression, providing equity in education and establishing workplace rights are some of the common goals shared by civil rights activists of both racial and ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.
True
True or False: Technology can be a strong motivator, help track student learning and support students by facilitating communication among teachers, students and families.
True
Was the No Child Left Behind Act criticized for the Federal Government spending too much money funding it
No
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was designed to provide additional money for districts with:
high populations of students from low-income families
True or False: According to the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution, the responsibility for education is controlled by the federal government.
False
True or False: Nongovernmental groups cannot influence educational policy and practice.
False
True or False: The No Child Left Behind Act has been very controversial because schools that do not demonstrate adequate yearly progress, as measured by standardized test scores, are subject to a series of sanctions and can be closed
True
What are major purposes of the Department of Education?
1) strengthening the Federal commitment to assuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual
2) increasing the accountability of Federal education programs to the President, the Congress and the public
3) encouraging the increased involvement of the public, parents, and students in Federal education programs
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is:
an organization that reviews representative work of experienced teachers to determine whether their work merits their gaining board certification as accomplished teachers
True or False: One of the skills under the Learning and Innovation Skills of the 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Framework is critical thinking.
True
True or False: The National Education Association (NEA) and American Association of School Librarians (AASL) partnership developed the framework for teaching and learning that stretches from preschool through graduate school.
True
GI Bill
Provides education for veterans.
Eight-Year Study
A study in the period of the 1930s that compared the progressive approach to education with the traditional approach, and found that the progressive approach produced more intellectual curiosity and drive and higher levels of critical thinking and judgment.
National Defense Education Act (NDEA)
Provided federal money to improve science, math, engineering, and language programs in schools.
1st Amendment
(freedom of speech, religion, and press) separation of church and state, public schools are not to be instruments of any specific religious group or denomination
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Federal legislation protecting the rights of children and adults with disabilities in society at large, rather than only in educational settings.
14th Amendment
equal education opportunities.
Section 504
federal statute, defines what a disability is and addresses three civil rights areas
1) equal treatment, 2) appropriate education, 3) and people with disabilities.
Affirmative Act
Policies and procedures designed to compensate for past discrimination against women and other minority groups.
Response to Intervention (RTI)
a multi-tiered approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavioral needs.
T1 Whole group instruction
T2 Small group instruction
T3 One on One instruction
Explain what National Board Certification is.
the NBPTS provides a means of identifying “accomplished teachers” from among experienced teachers who volunteer to undergo a rigorous assessment of their teaching judged by their peers. The NBPTS defines “accomplished” by a set of specific standards for various levels and content areas of teaching, all based on five core propositions
What are the outline in NCLB for adequate yearly progress(AYP)?
Accountability is based on annual scores on each state’s system of student assessment. If a school does not meet AYP after five years they must undertake one of the following restructuring approaches:
- Close and reopen as a public charter school.
- Replace all or most of the school staff that are “relevant” to the school’s failure.
- Contract with an outside entity to operate the school.
- Turn school operations over to the state, or a state take-over.
- Undertake other major restructuring changes in school governance that lead to fundamental reform.
According to the NCLB act what is a highly qualified teacher?
through the No Child Left Behind Act, have weighed in on discussions of what it means to be a highly qualified teacher by requiring that teachers not be assigned to teach in fields in which they are not certified
Explain what the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is
Revised version of NCLB, ESSA includes provisions that will help to ensure success for students and schools. Below are just a few. The law:
Advances equity by upholding critical protections for America’s disadvantaged and high-need students.
Requires—for the first time—that all students in America be taught to high academic standards that will prepare them to succeed in college and careers.
Ensures that vital information is provided to educators, families, students, and communities through annual statewide assessments that measure students’ progress toward those high standards.
Helps to support and grow local innovations—including evidence-based and place-based interventions developed by local leaders and educators—consistent with our Investing in Innovation and Promise Neighborhoods
Sustains and expands this administration’s historic investments in increasing access to high-quality preschool.
Maintains an expectation that there will be accountability and action to effect positive change in our lowest-performing schools, where groups of students are not making progress, and where graduation rates are low over extended periods of time.
Explain coporal punishment related to student’s rights and responsibilities.
There are better outlets for discipline. Most states ban corporal punishment. Student’s give up some right by not having ownership of school property, and teachers ethical obligation to create a safe learning environment.
How do zero tolerance policies complicate due process?
Zero tolerance policies have complicated local schools’ abilities to
balance students’ rights to due process and serving students’
educational needs. Procedural due process (procedural protection
against unjustified deprivation of substantive rights) is scrutinized
especially in cases of suspension and expulsion. These cases most often
result from disciplinary action taken by the school, which may or may
not have violated a pupil’s substantive (protection against the
deprivation of constitutional rights such as freedom of expression)
constitutional rights (Johnson, Hall, & Gollnick, 2011).
u Zero Tolerance policies can hinder due process for students.
u Students may have their rights of due process removed.
u The schools must respect students’ rights to due process.
Explain dress codes related to students’ rights and responsibilities.
posses potential infringement on first amendment rights
Explain coporal punishment related to student’s rights and responsibilities.
There are better outlets for discipline. Most states ban corporal punishment. Student’s give up some right by not having ownership of school property, and teachers ethical obligation to create a safe learning environment.
What are the different types of social media used today? Explain how social media and the law are related.
If its sent through a school server, the district can monitor. Teachers can be held responsible for inappropriate content on social media.
Explain some ways students are cheating with technology.
Monitoring is more effective than prohibiting. Proactive not reactive.
Explain ways teachers are using technology.
Pintrest, pin boards, for lesson plans and ideas. EMail, software for tracking students learning, software to aid instruction,
Explain critical thinking and how it is important to workforce readiness.
skill set, which helps employees use
knowledge, facts, and data to solve problems.
Explain what Twenty-First Century Knowledge and Skills Framework is.
The Framework presents a view of 21st century
teaching and learning that combines a discrete
focus on 21st century student outcomes (a
blending of specific skills, content knowledge,
expertise and literacies).
Explain analysis of teaching..
Procedures used to enable teachers to critique their own performance in the classroom
Explain national curriculum.
National Curriculum is defined as a centralized curriculum at the national level, so that teachers implement the same curriculum in every school all over the country.
Explain how we use technology to track student learning.
track of students’ grades electronically and use technology in other ways to increase their professional productivity. Teachers can keep better documentation of student work. And share learning progression with student and families.
Explain Teacher effectiveness.
Teacher effectiveness is a movement to improve teaching performance. The effective teaching movement improved teaching performance based on structured lessons and
learning goals
Department of Education (DoE)
Government Agencies: Created to help states establish effective school systems.
National Science Foundation
Government Agencies: Created to promote the progress of science,
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Government Agencies: manages and finances schools on indian reservations
Department of Defense (DOD)
Government Agencies: responsible for all military academies i.e. West Point. Responsible for schools and education for families of military on base
Department of the Interior
Government Agencies: Oversees bureau of indian affairs. responsible for education of national park employees, somoa, and pacific islands.
Regional Education Laboratories
Government Agencies: 10 reagional education laboratories funded by the feds that provide curriculum development, tech support, and evaluation services for schools and states.
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Non-Government Agencies: grants professional accreditation in teacher education to the school, college, or DoE responsible for preparing teachers.
Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
Non-Government Agencies: offers accreditation to teacher education programs.
Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC)
Non-Government Agencies: created 10 standards of what teachers should know and be able to do
National Education Association (NEA)
Non-Government Agencies: One of two major teachers’ unions. Teachers’ unions do not negotiate only salaries and benefits; they also negotiate working conditions, including in many districts class size
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Non-Government Agencies: One of two major teachers’ unions. Teachers’ unions do not negotiate only salaries and benefits; they also negotiate working conditions, including in many districts class size
Regional Accreditation
Non-Government Agencies: grants accreditation to universities for funding, student services, and general studies curriculum. 6 regional accreditations
federal programs in education (Title 1)
Title I of the ESEA provided direct funding for schools with high populations of students from low-income families in the form of additional personnel, materials, and professional development for teachers.
federal programs in education (Head Start)
the prominent community-based early childhood program. Head Start was based on the concept that the earlier the intervention in the lives of children living in poverty, the better their chances for success in school and as adults in society.
federal programs in education (NCLB(ESEA))
designed specifically to bring federal dollars to these school districts (low socioec) as a means of leveling the education playing field
federal programs in education (Civil RIghts Act)
equal education opportunities for all
