Final Exam Flashcards
order of lesson plan outline
1.Standards
2.Objectives
3.Introduction
4.Instruction (bulk)
A.Inputs
B.Monitors
5.Conclusion
6. Practice/Review
7. Materials/ Resources
8. Teaching Strategies
9. Role
10. Organization
11. Adadaptation
12. Assessment
Reasons for teacher dismissal
Insubordination Incompetence Neglect of duty Conduct unbecoming Subversive activities Decreased need for services Physical and mental health Age Causing or encouraging disruption Engaging in illegal activities Offensive Language Personal Appearance Sex-related activities Political Activities Use of Drugs
Blooms taxonomy in order
Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Evaluation
3 specific responsibilities you have as a teacher
Report Child abuse
Teacher from your standards/ Follow the curriculum
Keep them safe
Pickering v. Board of Education (1968)
Teacher kept job after publicly criticizing school board
Keefe v. Geanakos (1969)
Teacher kept job after assigning controversial readings
Kingsville School District v. Cooper (1980)
Teacher dismissed for using role-play to teach about racial relations
Krizek v. Cicero-Stickney Township HS (1989)
Teacher dismissed for showing R-rated movie
Stroman v. Colleton County School District (1992)
Teacher fired for encouraging others to lie
Murray v. Pittsburgh Board of Education (1996)
Teacher fired for continuing to use instructional strategy considered unorthodox by school board
Morrison v. State Board of Education (1969)
Teacher keeps job because behavior doesn’t directly affect teaching performance.
Tardif v. Quinn (1976)
Teacher dismissed for not following dress code
Thompson v. Southwest District (1980)
Teacher keeps job when originally fired for unmarried cohabitation
Eckmann v. Board of Eduation (1986)
Single teacher raising child keeps job
Ware v. Morgan County School District (1988)
Teacher fired for using obscene language toward students
Elvin v. City of Waterville (1990)
Teacher fired for having sexual relations with a minor
Kaufman v. City of New York (1961)
Teacher not liable for sports injury of student during supervised game
Morris v. Douglas County School District (1965)
Teacher liable for field trip injury to young child in her care
Mancha v. Field Museum of Natural History (1971)
Teacher not held liable for injury resulting from a self-guided museum tour
Sheehan v. St. Peter’s Catholic School (1971)
Teacher found liable for playground injury because she left students alone
Station v. Travelers Insurance Company (1974)
Teacher found liable for student injury because students were left alone in classroom
challenges of teaching
Stress, Rules, Emotional Baggage, Standard Testing, Dealing with Parents
Anthony
Father died from drug abuse. Had to repeat 2nd grade. Lives with his grandmother. Wants a higher education.
Daisy
Wants to help others in need by being a veterinarian (She read about it in the library). Very determined and dad doesn’t have a job.
Francisco
Lives in the Bronx. Public education is his only option.
Bianca
Lives in Harlem. The mom really pushes college no matter what it takes. Education-you get a career instead of a job. (There’s a difference) Couldn’t graduate because her mom couldn’t the tuition
Emily
Wants to be a teacher. Her school doesn’t have tracking so they hold them all to the same standard.
Michelle Rhee’s Role:
She is an education reformer trying to give all children equal opportunity to stay in competition in the ever-changing world. Her radical changes are set in place in order to put children first.
Statements regarding where the U.S. rates in education:
U.S. is falling behind in Math and Reading. Scores have flat lined
Most kids are failing at 7th grade
Possible problems in education as depicted in the movie:
Tenure: keeps the bad teachers around
Not paying teacher by better test scores
Lemon Heads: switching the bad teachers around
Rubber rooms: teachers that cant get fired so they are placed here and are still paid
From the movie, characteristics of effective schools/teachers:
New ideas and ways to keep the students engaged
Put effort into their lessons
Care about the students growth and learning abilities
Putting students first
Benefits of teaching
Breaks, Hours, Influence others, Job security, Flexibility
Case Law: Freedom of Expression
- Pickering v. Board of Education (1968)
- Keefe v. Geanakos (1969)
- Kingsville School District v. Cooper (1980)
- Krizek v. Cicero-Stickney Township HS (1989)
- Stroman v. Colleton County School District (1992)
- Murray v. Pittsburgh Board of Education (1996)
Case Law: Teachers’ Personal Lives
- Morrison v. State Board of Education (1969)
- Tardif v. Quinn (1976)
- Thompson v. Southwest District (1980)
- Eckmann v. Board of Eduation (1986)
- Ware v. Morgan County School District (1988)
- Elvin v. City of Waterville (1990)
Case Law: Teacher Liability
- Kaufman v. City of New York (1961)
- Morris v. Douglas County School District (1965)
- Mancha v. Field Museum of Natural History (1971)
- Sheehan v. St. Peter’s Catholic School (1971)
- Station v. Travelers Insurance Company (1974)
Guidelines for Classroom Copying
Single copy may be made for scholarly research or use in teaching: book chapter, article, short story, poem, graphic representation or picture. Multiple copies (one per student) may be made with credit given to copyright holder if 3 tests are passed: brevity test, spontaneity test, time restrictions test. Teachers cannot copy individual works and put them together as an anthology. Students cannot be charged for the photocopying of copyrighted works.
Employment Legalities
A teaching contract acts as an agreement between parties that states the rights and responsibilities of each as part of employment.
Tenure indicates a continuing contract status.
Due process provides steps that a district must take to pursue charges against a teacher and/or dismissal.
Unions may negotiate contracts and working conditions through collective bargaining.
Due Process
step-by-step examination of the charges brought against a teacher
Certification
Teachers who meet all of state’s requirements for certification can not arbitrarily be denied a certificate
Obtaining certificate does not mean it can not be revoked
Reasons for revoking certificates must be job related and demonstrably impair the teacher’s ability to perform satisfactorily
Teaching Contracts
a legal agreement between teacher and a board of education
5 basic elements for validity
Offer and Acceptance Competent Parties Consideration Legal Subject Matter Proper Form
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
Amish allowed to end formal education at eighth grade
Stone v. Graham (1980)
Posting Ten Commandments in public schools is illegal
Herdahl v. Pontotoc County School District (1996)
Practice of prayer in classrooms ruled again to be illegal and in violation of the separation of church and state
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000)
Public prayer at school events violates the First Amendment
Good News Club v. Milford Central School (2001)
Student Christian group allowed to use school facilities
Case Law: Religion in Schools
- Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
- Stone v. Graham (1980)
- Herdahl v. Pontotoc County School District (1996)
- Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000)
- Good News Club v. Milford Central School (2001)
Case Law: Student Rights
- Tinker v. Des Moines Community School District (1969)
- Goss v. Lopez (1975)
- Ingraham v. Wright (1977)
- New Jersey v. TLO (1985)
- Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986)
- Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
- Isaacs v. Board of Education of Howard County (1999)
- Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education (1999)
Tinker v. Des Moines Community School District (1969)
Rights of students to wear armbands to protest Vietnam War upheld
Goss v. Lopez (1975)
Court ruled that students must be given due process when threatened with suspension because school attendance is a property right
Ingraham v. Wright (1977)
Corporal punishment may be administered without due process
New Jersey v. TLO (1985)
Court ruled search of purse was reasonable after student was found smoking
Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986)
School has right to censure lewd language to avoid disruption
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
School has the right to censure controversial articles in school publications
Isaacs v. Board of Education of Howard County (1999)
If there is a “no hats” rule, all students must abide by it
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education (1999)
School has an obligation to prevent sexual harassment
Academic Freedom
teacher’s right to use teaching methods and materials to which school officials might object (must be balanced against interest of society)
Teacher must show that he/she:
Did not defy curriculum directives
Followed professional norms
Discussed matters of public concern
Acted professionally and in good faith
How Do Laws Affect Schools, Teachers, and Students?
The laws that affect schools, teachers, and students are based on a balance of rights and responsibilities.
Four basic sources of law directly impact the work of teachers
the U.S. Constitution, federal laws, state and local laws and policies, and case law.