Social Issues And Influences On Education

Question 1

A Nation At Risk

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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.

Question 2

Standard Based Education

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Outcomes of what students should know and be able to do – to develop instruction and assessment

Question 3

STEM

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Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Question 4

Schooling Options

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Public schools, magnet schools, charter schools, private schools, home school, and virtual schools

Question 5

Social Justice

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A curriculum orientation that organizes education around understanding the problems of society and working toward equity and justice in the society

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Project Based Learning

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Studying a particular problem, question or theme in depth overtime that requires the use of several academic content areas

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Montessori Method

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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.

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High Scope Approach

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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.

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Reggio Emilia Approach

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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

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Regularities of Schooling

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Seymour Sarason- traditions and practices of schooling that are taken for granted and not questioned

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Deficit Model

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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

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Contextualized teaching and learning

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Motivates students to engage by drawing on their life experiences to make instruction meaningful

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Funds of Knowledge

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Cultural knowledge that enables success in that culture, but miss matched with knowledge required for school, therefore devalued

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Culturally responsive teaching

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Continually responsive to race, culture, ethnicity, and language. Use of cultural knowledge to create and implement curriculum

Question 15

School Culture

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Beliefs, perceptions, attitudes, written/unwritten rules that shape how a school functions. Also: safety, orderliness, embrace/celebration of race/language/cultural diversity

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Enculturation

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A process by which everyone adopts their native culture, including language

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Aculturation

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A process by which one adopts elements of another foreign culture

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LGBTQ

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Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer

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Social Reconstruction

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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

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Critical Perspective

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Views the problems/inequities in society and the need to take action to solve them

Question 21

Developmental Delay

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Children who aren’t reaching typical developmental milestones and may be eligible to receive special education services

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Content ELL

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Provides a second language learners instruction in content and language

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Newcomer Program

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Separate, self-contained education that meets transitional needs of immigrants

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Sheltered English Instruction

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Approach helps English instruction be understandable to ELL

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Structured English Immersion

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English only mainstream class. All program is in English. Teachers have a special training

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Submersion

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Just throw them in there without a paddle. ELL students placed in an English only classroom with no help or special instruction.

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Opportunity to Learn Standards

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Must provide ELL with accommodations to support learning

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Pull-Out ESL

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Half of the day spent in one class, and half of the day in another

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To Way Immersion

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Instruction in English and second language

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Bilingual Education

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Use of English and native language in instruction

Question 31

Domestic Issues and Dangers

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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