EDUC 144 Foundations of American Education TEST 2

Three types of locations of schools that provide a sense of place [one point of each]

rural, suburban, urban

Rural

2500 residents

Suburban

More diversity

Urban

rich and educational, and entertainment resources entertainment

The number of U.S. residents who speak a language other than English at home.

More than 60 million

Two roles/purposes of schools in society

Academic achievement, workforce readiness

Academic achievement

challenging education

workforce readiness

prepares workers

Two examples of how to measure SES – Socio-Economic Status in society.

income, type of eduction ( college)education

Types Bilingual Education Programs

Transitional Bilingual Education, Developmental Bilingual Education, Dual language programs

Dual language programs

designed for students to develop language proficiency in English and a second language, such as Spanish

Developmental Bilingual Education

supports bilingualism and literacy in both English and the native language.

Transitional Bilingual Education,

academic subjects are taught in the native language as students learn English.

Two educational programs for low-income families operated by the Federal Government

Head Start and Title 1

Head Start

a comprehensive program that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children from birth to age 5 and their families

Title 1

The program aims to help ensure that all children have an equal opportunity to receive a high-quality education, regardless of their socioeconomic status.

Technology and student engagement in the classroom

Two ways of bridging home and school culture

develop community partnerships, invite community into school

Profile of teachers in the USA especially elementary grades

Caucasian Females

Identification of Four school levels/grade configurations in schools

early childhood education, elemetary, middle and highschool

what is an example of early childhood education?

head start

what is an example of elementary level education?

looping

2023 Federal poverty guidelines for Pennsylvania for a family of four

$24,350 for a family of four

One language diversity in the USA - is the most often spoken foreign language.

Spanish

Race

a social construct for classify people by physical traits or ancestors

Ethnicity

a shared nation origin or the nation origin of ones ancestors when they immigrated to the USA

Percentage of Adult Christians US

71%

Percentage of Adult Buddhist, Jews, Muslims

6%

Looping

an educational in which teachers remain with studtans for 2 or 3 grades

English Language Learner(ELL)

students whose first language is not English, but are learning English at the same time they are learning the content specified in curriculum standards

Achievement Gap

differences in academic achievement among groups based on race, ethnicity, social economic status, language, gender, and exceptionalities

 Multicultural Education

an educational construct that values diversity, promotes social justice and provides equality to all students.

  Socio-Economic Structure and its three class structures + and diagram

lower ( working), middle class,, and upper

School Choices – any two

charter school, virtual school

charter school

a publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the terms of a charter with a local or national authority.

virtual school

An online school teaches students entirely or primarily online or through the Internet.