J Flashcards
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
An organization that reviews representative work of experienced teachers to determine whether their work merits their gaining board certification as accomplished teachers.
National Board certification
Teachers are eligible if they have a bachelor’s degree and have successfully completed three years of teaching in a public or private school.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA
reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.
The new law builds on key areas of progress in recent years, made possible by the efforts of educators, communities, parents, and students across the country.
Corporal Punishment
The infamous paddle is no longer present in every classroom and principal’s office, and the use of corporal punishment is on the decline generally.
Search and Seizure
a school may search a student’s personal belongings if there are reasonable grounds to do so for that individual student and if the search is likely to yield useful results.
Zero Tolerance
approaches to discipline in schools.Zero tolerance policies have complicated local schools’ abilities to balance students’ rights to due process and serving students’ educational needs
21st century framework
hat combines a discrete focus on 21st century student outcomes (a blending of specific skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies).
Instructional technology
Technology that supports students’ learning the school curriculum.
Virtual schools
Schools that are conducted partly or entirely online for students of traditional PK–12 school age.
Peer tutoring.
Structured programs in which students are trained to tutor other students.
Cooperative learning
A set of organizational strategies that combines social goals with academic goals for mixed-ability groups of students.
National Curriculum
n the United States we do not have a national curriculum;
Analysis of Teaching
Procedures used to enable teachers to critique their own performance in the classroom.
Teacher Effectiveness
Teacher effectiveness is a movement to improve teaching performance
State education agency (SEA).
The agency at the state level that makes educational policy and ensures that districts within the state comply with regulations governing education.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA
A major piece of federal legislation that provides federal direction to education and federal funds for schools, first passed in 1965.
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
A teachers’ union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor with 1.4 million members.
Department of Education
Govt. Agency created to help states establish effective school systems. Today, the department of Education operates programs that touch on every area and level of education.
National Science Foundation
Is a government agency created “ to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity and welfare;to secure the national defense;and for other purposes”.
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
government agency that manages and finances many of the schools on native american reservations.
Department of Defense (DOD)
Govt. agency responsible for the Military Academy at west point, naval academy at Anapolis and the AFA at colorado springs. Operates a school system DODEA for children of military staff wherever they are stationed.
Department of the Interior
Govt. agency that has educational responsibility for children of national park employees. Responsible for the Bureau of indian affairs.
Regional Education Laboratories
fed government funds a set of ten regional education laboratories which provide curriculum development, technical assistance and evaluation services to school districts and states.
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education NCATE
non- govt agency that grants professional accreditation in teacher education to the school, college or department of education that is responsible for preparing teachers and other educators.
Teacher Education Accreditation Council TEAC
non- govt agency that offers accreditation to teacher education programs. newer than NCATE
Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium InTASC
non govt agency that created a set of 10 standards that describe what teachers should know and be able to do.
National Education Association (NEA)
non govt agency. Teacher union and the largest teachers organization. committed to advancing public education and improving working conditions.
American Federation of Teachers AFT
non govt agency second largest teachers union
Regional Accreditation
non govt organizations that grant accreditation on a university’s financial status, student services and general studies.
Title 1 of ESSA
provided direct funding for schools with high population of low income students.
Head STart
Federally funded program for three- to five- year- old children from low-income families to provide educational services and emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological support that will prepare them to enter kindergarten.
NDEA
research and funding for educational programs that focused on math, science, and foreign languages, but also provided student loans for those who wanted to become teachers or school counselors
A Nation At Risk- MODULE 3
1983 report on Ronald R national commission on excellence in education. found that american schools were failing. local, state and federal reform efforts commission made 38 recommendations in 5 categories.
Public Schools
Magnet schools-public school with focused curriculum on arts, math and science. Purpose to attract a diverse population.
Charter schools-created by teachers, parents and non profit under a contract with the state or district. Designed to improve academic performance.Include Montessori schools.
Virtual schools-offered online-available through all educational years, usually offered to those who can’t go to an in-person course or for credit recovery.
Private Schools
Parochial schools-type of private school supported by a religious affiliation.
Home schools-offer schools-offer in home, usually taught by parents
Social justice.
A curriculum orientation that organizes education around understanding the problems of society and working toward equity and justice in the society
Project-based learning
Studying a particular question, problem, or theme in depth over time that requires the use of several academic content areas.
MONTESSORI APPROACH
educational program originally designed for three to six year olds that is well organized into subject- based work centers where children interact with the classroom materials.
HIGH SCOPE APPROACH
Based on the belief that children are active learners and on the child development theories of Jean PiagetLessons are designed to relate to students’ lives and environment.
REGGIO EMILIA APPROACH
Ensures children, their families, their teachers, and the entire community take an active role in the education of each child.
Project-based curriculum built on student interests.
Student Engagement
leaving school early. 9th grade is most common level in which students leave high school. students from low income drop out at higher rates.
Socioeconomic Status
plays a role in testing performance. Ethnically diverse and low income students have greater chance of hunger, exposure to enviornmental hazards.
Access to Technology
provides valuable tools for helping students learn. at risk may not have access to technology outside of school
Communicating with families
establish open lines of communication regarding student progress.
have translators avalible
inform families about student strengths and needs.
send letters or speak with families face-to-face to encourage involvement.
engaging families
teachers and families with common background seem to communicate better than those from different backgrounds.
involvement in community seem more accessible to families.
