Sparked an emphasis on math, science and languages.
What is launch of Sputnik?
100
Emphasis on learning by doing, hands-on education, integrated units.
What is Progressivism?
100
End of the year, summative assessment for students.
What is High-Stakes testing?
100
Tool designed to make learning more interactive.
What is SmartBoard?
200
Teaching to learning styles and needs in your class.
What is planning and providing accurate and developmentally appropriate instruction?
200
More course offerngs and electives for students.
What is 1960s movement in education?
200
Common core of knowledge that needs to be transmitted to students in a systematic, disciplined way. Emphasis on intellectual and moral standards.
What is Essentialism?
200
Consistent torment or picking on another classmate.
What is Bullying?
200
Fast and easy communication with parents and coworkers?
What is email?
300
Providing up-to-date information to students and their parents/guardians about their performance in the class.
What is communicate effectively?
300
Emphasis on reading, writing, math and oral communication.
What is Back-to-Basics education movement?
300
The aim of education is to ensure that students acquire understandings about the great ideas of Western civilization
What is Perennialism?
300
Dictates national standards at which schools should be teaching and objectives students have to meet. Developed by the Federal governemnt in order for underprivileged students to have access to quality education.
What is No Child Left Behind/ ESEA?
300
Programs used to assist struggling or ELL learners.
What is Web-Based programs, videotapes, CD-ROMS?
400
Planning for reading, writing, math, etc., without spending too much time on one subject.
What is planning effectively?
400
Emphasis on five new basics- English, math, science, social studies and computer science.
What is A Nation At Risk Report?
400
Emphasizes the addressing of social questions and a quest to create a better society and worldwide democracy
What is Reconstructionism?
400
Comepnsation for student performance in your class.
What is Merit Pay?
400
Projector used to enhance an image.
What is Elmo or Overhead projector?
500
Thinking about ways in which instruction and/or management can be improved in your class.
What is daily reflection?
500
Equal access to technology, Internet access, quality educational software and teacher training in technology.
What is the President's Educational Technology Initiative?
500
The belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual
What is Existentialism?
500
Schools created in order for parents to have the option to send their student to a state funded school that is not connected to the local school district. Typically, there is a waiting list and smaller class sizes.
What is Charter School?
500
Way in which a teacher can be sure that every child in the class can hear what he/she is saying.