Decades
Influential Educators
SNCAE
Thayer School of Education
Teacher Facts
100

The landmark Brown v. Board of Education case occurred in the ______.

a. 1950s

b. 1970s

c. 1860

What is a. 1950s?

100

Name the most influential teacher you've had and why.

any

100

______ is our club advisor?

a. Janet Jenkins

b. Melanie Keel

c. Morgan Black

d. Karen Morgal

What is b. Melanie Keel?

100

_____ is one of the professors in the Thayer School of Education.

a. Greg Bell

b. Sarah Harrison-Burns

c. Mark Schuhl

d. Chris Ziegler

Who is b. Sarah Harrison-Burns?

100

The universal symbol for teachers is the _____.

a. peach

b. desk

c. notebook

d. apple

What is d. apple?

200

The First "Common School" was ____.

a. 1820s

b. 1770s  

c. 1850s

What is a. 1820s?

200

_______ is a psychologist who made significant contributions to the findings on how children learn.

a. Howard Gardner

b. Booker T. Washington

c. Horace Mann

d. Jean Piaget

Who is d. Jean Piaget?

200

SNCAE dues were ____.

a. $10

b. $37

c. $24

d. $17

What is b. $37?

200

You should apply to the Thayer School of Education ... ___________.

a. the semester you are scheduled to earn 45 credit hours

b. whenever you want to

c. whenever you are accepted to Wingate

d. the semester you are scheduled to graduate.

What is a. the semester you are scheduled to earn 45 credit hours

200

____ is the federal branch that oversees education.

a. Department of Education

b. NCAE

c. Superintendent

d. School Board


What is a. Department of Education?

300

The peak of the Progressivism Movement was in the _______.

a. 1900s

b. 1960s

c. 1930s

What is c. 1930s?

300

_____ was an American educational reformer and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education.

a. Horace Mann

b. Catharine Beecher

c. Jean Piaget

d. John Hancock

What is a. Horace Mann?

300

SNCAE stands for ______.

a. Standard Normalization of Covid Abidance Expectations

b. Student North Carolina Association of Educators

c. Stapler, notebooks, crayons, and erasers

What is b.  Student North Carolina Association of Educators?

300

_____ is in charge of organizing field experience.

a. Edward Case

b. Melanie Keel

c. Karen Morgal

d. Morgan Black

What is d. Morgan Black?

300

Corporal punishment is still legal in the United States. 

a. false

b. true

What is b. true? 

In 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its Ingraham v. Wright decision that school corporal punishment is constitutional, leaving states to decide whether to allow it.

400

The Common Core State Standards was launched in the ______ by state leaders. 

a. 1990's

b. 2000's

c. 2010's

What is b. 2000's?

400

________ is known for their belief that education was the African-American community’s best chance for social equality and a better future.

a. Frederick Douglass

b. Rosa Parks

c. Booker T. Washington

d. John Dewey

What is c. Booker T. Washington?

400

When is Future Teacher's of America Day?

a. January 5

b. November 21

c. November 20

d. December 25

What is c. November 20?

400
Students who major in educational studies have to apply to the Thayer School of Education?

a. true

b. false

What is b. false?

400

_____ is a movie that includes a teacher as the main character?

a. Dangerous Minds

b. An American Girl Story

c. I Still Believe


What is a. Dangerous Minds?

500

Title I, the legislation that aims "to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education" and provides funds to high poverty schools was passed by Congress in _______.

a. 1980s

b.1930s

c.1960s

What is c.1960s?

500

________'s theory broadens the field of how individuals display their intelligence by including linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, special, interpersonal, and intrapersonal intelligence. 

a. Howard Gardner

b. Maria Montessori 

c. John Dewey

d.Charlotte Mason 

What is a. Howard Gardner?

500

____ is NOT one of the core values of SNCAE.

a. wealth

b.  teacher quality

c. community engagement

d. political advocacy


What is a. wealth?

500

The test score needed to be exempt from Praxis Testing on the ACT is ___.

a. 24

b. 32

c. 20

What is a. 24?

500

____ is the state where teachers make the most money. 

a. North Carolina

b. Wisconsin

c. New York

d. Pennsylvania

What is c. New York?

M
e
n
u