Current Trends in Education and Educational Reform

Question 1

What does IDEA stand for?

Answer 1

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Question 2

IDEA requires that students with disabilities

Answer 2

have access to the same academic curriculum as students without disabilities

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or False: Technology can be a strong motivator, help track student learning and support students by facilitating communication among teachers, students and families.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Was the No Child Left Behind Act criticized for the Federal Government spending too much money funding it

Answer 5

No

Question 6

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was designed to provide additional money for districts with:

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high populations of students from low-income families

Question 7

True or False: According to the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution, the responsibility for education is controlled by the federal government.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or False: Nongovernmental groups cannot influence educational policy and practice.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

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

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What are major purposes of the Department of Education?

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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

Question 11

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is:

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an organization that reviews representative work of experienced teachers to determine whether their work merits their gaining board certification as accomplished teachers

Question 12

True or False: One of the skills under the Learning and Innovation Skills of the 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Framework is critical thinking.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

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.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

GI Bill

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Provides education for veterans.

Question 15

Eight-Year Study

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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.

Question 16

National Defense Education Act (NDEA)

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Provided federal money to improve science, math, engineering, and language programs in schools.

Question 17

1st Amendment

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(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

Question 18

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Federal legislation protecting the rights of children and adults with disabilities in society at large, rather than only in educational settings.

Question 19

14th Amendment

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equal education opportunities.

Question 20

Section 504

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federal statute, defines what a disability is and addresses three civil rights areas
1) equal treatment, 2) appropriate education, 3) and people with disabilities.

Question 21

Affirmative Act

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Policies and procedures designed to compensate for past discrimination against women and other minority groups.

Question 22

Response to Intervention (RTI)

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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

Question 23

Explain what National Board Certification is.

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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

Question 24

What are the outline in NCLB for adequate yearly progress(AYP)?

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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:

1. Close and reopen as a public charter school.
2. Replace all or most of the school staff that are “relevant” to the school’s failure.
3. Contract with an outside entity to operate the school.
4. Turn school operations over to the state, or a state take-over.
5. Undertake other major restructuring changes in school governance that lead to fundamental reform.

Question 25

According to the NCLB act what is a highly qualified teacher?

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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

Question 26

Explain what the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is

Answer 26

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.

Question 27

Explain coporal punishment related to student’s rights and responsibilities.

Answer 27

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.

Question 28

How do zero tolerance policies complicate due process?

Answer 28

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.

Question 29

Explain dress codes related to students’ rights and responsibilities.

Answer 29

posses potential infringement on first amendment rights

Question 30

Explain coporal punishment related to student’s rights and responsibilities.

Answer 30

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.

Question 31

What are the different types of social media used today? Explain how social media and the law are related.

Answer 31

If its sent through a school server, the district can monitor. Teachers can be held responsible for inappropriate content on social media.

Question 32

Explain some ways students are cheating with technology.

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Monitoring is more effective than prohibiting. Proactive not reactive.

Question 33

Explain ways teachers are using technology.

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Pintrest, pin boards, for lesson plans and ideas. EMail, software for tracking students learning, software to aid instruction,

Question 34

Explain critical thinking and how it is important to workforce readiness.

Answer 34

skill set, which helps employees use

knowledge, facts, and data to solve problems.

Question 35

Explain what Twenty-First Century Knowledge and Skills Framework is.

Answer 35

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).

Question 36

Explain analysis of teaching..

Answer 36

Procedures used to enable teachers to critique their own performance in the classroom

Question 37

Explain national curriculum.

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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.

Question 38

Explain how we use technology to track student learning.

Answer 38

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.

Question 39

Explain Teacher effectiveness.

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Teacher effectiveness is a movement to improve teaching performance. The effective teaching movement improved teaching performance based on structured lessons and
learning goals

Question 40

Department of Education (DoE)

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Government Agencies: Created to help states establish effective school systems.

Question 41

National Science Foundation

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Government Agencies: Created to promote the progress of science,

Question 42

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

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Government Agencies: manages and finances schools on indian reservations

Question 43

Department of Defense (DOD)

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Government Agencies: responsible for all military academies i.e. West Point. Responsible for schools and education for families of military on base

Question 44

Department of the Interior

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Government Agencies: Oversees bureau of indian affairs. responsible for education of national park employees, somoa, and pacific islands.

Question 45

Regional Education Laboratories

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Government Agencies: 10 reagional education laboratories funded by the feds that provide curriculum development, tech support, and evaluation services for schools and states.

Question 46

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

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Non-Government Agencies: grants professional accreditation in teacher education to the school, college, or DoE responsible for preparing teachers.

Question 47

Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)

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Non-Government Agencies: offers accreditation to teacher education programs.

Question 48

Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC)

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Non-Government Agencies: created 10 standards of what teachers should know and be able to do

Question 49

National Education Association (NEA)

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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

Question 50

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

Answer 50

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

Question 51

Regional Accreditation

Answer 51

Non-Government Agencies: grants accreditation to universities for funding, student services, and general studies curriculum. 6 regional accreditations

Question 52

federal programs in education (Title 1)

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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.

Question 53

federal programs in education (Head Start)

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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.

Question 54

federal programs in education (NCLB(ESEA))

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designed specifically to bring federal dollars to these school districts (low socioec) as a means of leveling the education playing field

Question 55

federal programs in education (Civil RIghts Act)

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equal education opportunities for all