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ESOL
English to speakers of other languages
ELL
English language learners
ESEA
elementary and secondary education act
NCLBA
no child left behind act
AYP
adequate yearly progress
AMO
annual measurable objectives
ESSA
every student succeeds act
IDEA
individuals with disabilities education act
IEP
individualized education plan
ESOL
the sue of English by speakers with different native languages.
ESEA
a federal law that aims to give equal access to quality education
NCLBA
replaced ESEA
requires states the measures success/progress with testing
states have to set standards/goals for students/schools
AYP
measurement of annual achievement for public schools and districts
AMO
yearly targets for improving performance based on prior years’ results
ESSA
replaced NCLBA
advances equity by upholding protection for students
meant to prepare students for college/careers
increases access to high quality preschools
students must be taught high standards
IDEA
enacted in 1990
ensures students w/disabilities have a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
IEP
a document developed for each student with a disability in a public school
Colonial America
schools were focused on saving souls through religious instruction.
catered to wealthy, white boys
availability of school varied by region/race
normal schools
trained men to become teachers
two years of training in academic subjects as well as teaching methodology
common school movement
helped create public schools
led by Horace Mann
gave accessible school to everyone
Rev. Samuel Hall
established the first normal schools
Horace Mann
created the Common School Movement
known as the father of American Education
John Dewey
developed progressivism, which focuses on the importance of a child’s experiences and interests
Title One Funding
a US DOE programs to help lower-income school
money depends on how many students get free/reduced lunch
attempt to close the poverty gap
Plessy V. Ferguson
introduced the “separate but equal” doctrine
upheld the constitutionality of segregation
Brown v Board of Education
ended racial segregation in schools
the education for all handicapped children act PL 94-142
requires public schools receiving funding to provide access
schools have to create an iep for each special need child.
tracking
the assignment of courses based on instruction
ability grouping
grouping based on performance/ability
lau v nichols
decided that there was a lack of supplemental language instruction
said that schools must offer English courses to help non English-speaking students
ESOL consent decree
allows equal access to comprehensive instruction.
ensures the delivery of instruction to ELL.
essentialism
teacher centered
the purpose of schools is teaching basics
schools should teach academic/traditional skills
perennialism
teacher centered
organize classrooms around books/themes
progressivism
student centered
centered on real world students
based on student’s concerns, interests, and experiences
social reconstructionism
student centered
designs lessons around social justice issues
raises concerns
existentialism
the purpose of schools is to help students find meaning/purpose in life
90/90/90 schools research
observed schools with 90% of students with free/reduced lunch, minority backgrounds, students achieving at proficiency levels or higher.
a nation at risk
a report that called for federal support of education
misfeasance
Failure to conduct in an appropriate manner an act that might otherwise be considered lawful.
Nonfeasance
Failure to perform an act that one has a duty to perform
malfeasance
an illegal or unlawful act
educational malpractice
failing to provide adequate education
Buckley Amendment
allows parents and guardians to access their children’s educational records
due process
a student must be informed of the rule that he or she has been accused of violating and must be provided evidence to substantiate the accusatio
3 learning styles
visual learners
auditory learners
kinesthetic learners
factors that affect a student’s learning preference
cognitive
affective
physiological
cognitive domain
addresses how students perceive and process information
affective domain
includes the attitudes, values, and emotions that students bring to the learning process
physiological domain
considers the impact of factors such as hunger and fatigue on the learning process
internal locus of control
when someone believes that they control their own successes or failures
external locus of control
when someone believes that external forces affect their outcome
deficit theory
suggests that genetic and IQ deficiencies of certain groups, especially for people of color, are the root cause of academic underachievement. in many cases, the kids home cultures do not mess with the school culture
expectation theory
purports that some children do poorly in school because their teachers do not expect much from their ethnic or racial groips
cultural difference theory
asserts that academic problems can be overcome through better cross cultural understanding; if teachers study and mediate the cultural gap separating school and home
civil rights act of 1964
Prohibited the distribution of federal funds to schools with racially discriminatory programs of any kind.
Title LX of the Education amendments
Prohibited discrimination of students based on gender.
de facto segregation
a situation in which legislation did not overtly segregate students by race, nut nevertheless school segregation continued
de jure segregation
segregation mandated by law and enforced by government
10th Amendment
the powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the state respectively or to the people