Social Issues And Influences On Education Flashcards
A Nation At Risk
1983 – fueled education reform based on an 18 month study of the US education decline. Influenced stronger admission requirements for higher education and standards for academic achievement, preparing students for a global economy, and preparing qualified math and science teachers.
Standard Based Education
Outcomes of what students should know and be able to do – to develop instruction and assessment
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Schooling Options
Public schools, magnet schools, charter schools, private schools, home school, and virtual schools
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 problem, question or theme in depth overtime that requires the use of several academic content areas
Montessori Method
Child centered curriculum that integrates various content areas and are usually early childhood and elementary schools mostly private, for 3 to 6-year-olds. Uses child’s natural desire to learn.
High Scope Approach
Based on the child development theories of Jean Piaget, lessons designed to relate to students lives and environment. Constructs knowledge through exploration, experimentation and active learning. Plan, do, review.
Reggio Emilia Approach
Ensures that the entire community take an active role of each child. Project-based curriculum built on students interests, doesn’t give answers, teaches how to find answers themselves. Active learning with cooperation, collaboration, and co-construction
Regularities of Schooling
Seymour Sarason- traditions and practices of schooling that are taken for granted and not questioned
Deficit Model
Assuming, and accurately, that students from low income families, or racial and ethnic minority families lack substantial, useful knowledge or resources upon which to build and support a students education
Contextualized teaching and learning
Motivates students to engage by drawing on their life experiences to make instruction meaningful
Funds of Knowledge
Cultural knowledge that enables success in that culture, but miss matched with knowledge required for school, therefore devalued
Culturally responsive teaching
Continually responsive to race, culture, ethnicity, and language. Use of cultural knowledge to create and implement curriculum
School Culture
Beliefs, perceptions, attitudes, written/unwritten rules that shape how a school functions. Also: safety, orderliness, embrace/celebration of race/language/cultural diversity
Enculturation
A process by which everyone adopts their native culture, including language
Aculturation
A process by which one adopts elements of another foreign culture
LGBTQ
Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer
Social Reconstruction
Philosophy of education based on the belief that the purpose of education is to prepare students to contribute to reducing inequality. Greater social justice for the oppressed
Critical Perspective
Views the problems/inequities in society and the need to take action to solve them
Developmental Delay
Children who aren’t reaching typical developmental milestones and may be eligible to receive special education services
Content ELL
Provides a second language learners instruction in content and language
Newcomer Program
Separate, self-contained education that meets transitional needs of immigrants
Sheltered English Instruction
Approach helps English instruction be understandable to ELL
Structured English Immersion
English only mainstream class. All program is in English. Teachers have a special training
Submersion
Just throw them in there without a paddle. ELL students placed in an English only classroom with no help or special instruction.
Opportunity to Learn Standards
Must provide ELL with accommodations to support learning
Pull-Out ESL
Half of the day spent in one class, and half of the day in another
To Way Immersion
Instruction in English and second language
Bilingual Education
Use of English and native language in instruction
Domestic Issues and Dangers
Economic stress, homelessness, left home alone, child abuse, sexual harassment, bullying, suicide, sexuality and pregnancy, substance-abuse, economic realities, prejudice/discrimination, racism, sexism, ableism, engagement in school
