Important Terms Flashcards
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of (1974) - FERPA
guarantees that parents and students have a reasonable right to privacy
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
requires public schools provide specialized services to children who have disabilities that affect their educational performance, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
secures the right for children with impairments to receive modifications and accommodations even if they do not qualify for special ed services
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
prohibits discrimination based on disabilities for all public entities, including access to educational facilities.
Requires schools to make reasonable accommodations for all patrons with disabilities including students parents and staff.
Mckinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act
provides services for students who do not have a consistent home.
Teacher role is to help the homeless liaison identify students in need of services.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
prohibits gender discrimination including sexual harassment, inequality in athletic opportunity, inequality in STEM courses, and discrimination based on pregnancy
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.
Prohibits racial harassment, segregation, and denial of language services to English learners.
Mandated Child Abuse Reporting
All reasonable suspicions of child abuse or neglect must be reported by teachers to an appropriate agency such as Child Protective Services / police.
First Amendment
guarantees freedom of religion, expression, assembly.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Teachers and students do not lose their First Amendment rights when they come to school, but the right to free speech does not give students permission to interfere with educational mission of the school.
Fourth Amendment
protect citizens from illegal search and seizure. School can search student with reasonable suspicion
New Jersey v. T.L.O.
Court supported school’s decision to search a student’s purse after the student was caught smoking in the hall.
The court did not consider the search a violation of the 4th Amendment right since the school had reasonable suspicion
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Fair Use Doctrine
Provides teachers some opportunities to use copyrighted materials for educational purposes
Immoral Conduct
a just cause (sufficient reason to justify terminating employment) that include acts ranging from sexual contact with a minor, violating state/federal criminal laws, or repeated convictions depending on the nature of the criminal act.
Willful Neglect of Duty
also known as unprofessional conduct, a just cause (sufficient reason to justify terminating employment), that entails deliberately choosing to not perform the job functions as described by school district or state. Including refusing to submit documentation, behavior choices such as drinking on the jo.
Self-Determination Theory
Suggests that everyone has three inherent psychological needs that must be met in order for their well-being to be maximized.
1. Autonomy - need to feel in charge of own actions
2. Competence - need to feel able to perform the task adequately and control the outcome
3. Relatedness - need to be included as part of the group
Cognitive Evaluation Theory
A sub-theory of self determination theory. Further explains the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation, which decreases autonomy, reduces intrinsic motivation by taking away the feeling of control from a task a person enjoys doing.
Ethical decision-making
the process by which people consider different ethical rules, principles and guidelines that will affect the decision.
Ethical Decision Making Process
Steps in ethical decision making:
1. identifying ethical dimension - does the problem on hand require an ethical analysis or not?
2. Collecting relevant information - what are the existing regulations, principles, and policies needed?
3. Evaluating the collected information
4. Considering Alternative - what are different cases that may happen when the decision is made?
5. Making a decision - the decision is the choice that does not violate the organization’s ethical principles
5. Implementing the decision - decision is implemented and made operational
6. Revision and modification if required - review the implemented decision and determine whether any modification are needed or not.
Conflict Resolution
the process, either formal or informal, where two or more parties work together to resolve the conflict in a way where all parties are in agreement with the solution prosed.
Conflict Resolution Skills
skills that enable a person to quickly, respectfully, and effectively resolve conflict
Assertiveness
A conflict resolution skill, where one opens up dialogue with another party through expressing their position and perspective in a respectful and empathetic way.
Active Listening
a conflict resolution skill, where one listens to the person they are communicating with and parrot back their understanding of that person’s perspective or viewpoint back to them to ensure they are understanding that person fully.
Three categories of conflict resolution
third-party intervention, unilateral decision making, join decision making
