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Foundations Of Teaching 1

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1. Founded Central Park Elementary School (CPE) - alternative school emphasizing active learning. author of The Power of Their Ideas - Lessons to America from a Small School in Harlem &an outspoken critic of state-mandated standards and tests.






2. MA state legislator who led battle to create state board of education and resigned to become secretary of new board. Established first teacher training - institutes for teachers and extended school year to 6 months. Speared public education






3. A statewide ranking of schools based on student test scores from the CAT/6 - CST - and high school exit exam.






4. Refers to the chosen curriculum of a particular school.






5. A test to measure a student's knowledge and skills. (Ed Source)






6. Dewey's School and Society (1899) espoused the notion that ideas should be grounded in experience. In Experience and Education argued that education should be based on child's psychological -physical development -and world outside the schoolroom.






7. 1. families played a large role in teaching children 2. pluralism - no single pattern of schooling. 3. American common school or public school 4. Cooperation between public & private sectors






8. S often credited with single-handedly bringing down segregation in America. Brown was the Brown in 'Brown v. Board of Education. the doctrine of 'separate-but-equal' was inherently unconstitutional.






9. Known as the 'Father of public education' in Kentucky because of work as state superintendent from 1847-1852. Also known as zealous anti-Catholic who published diatribes against 'papism' and inspired anti-Catholic riots.






10. He founder and first head of the Tuskegee Born the son of a slave. Wrote up from slavery' (the title of his widely read autobiography) to become founder & 1st head of Tuskegee Institute & leading advocate 4 edu. & econ.improv. of African Americans.






11. Mobilized the community to demand equal treatment for Chicano students.organized the Mexican American Youth Organization - a vehicle for social activism. Later he established a political organization - La Raza Unida.






12. Relates to the accuracy with which skills and and knowledge are measured.






13. Called early 20th century teachers 'educational missionaries'






14. A religious revival of evangelical protestantism that swept U.S. in the late 1820s and 1830s.






15. Instruction offered by individuals female teacher usually in homes.






16. The first Archbishop of New York. helped to set in motion the secularization of American public schools






17. Gave rise to modern school administration. Created first superintendent of schools. He trained a generation of administrators in what was called the 'science' of school management.






18. Measurement of performance and knowledge require different testing procedures that both data and performance driven to get a better overall assessment






19. Founded the Hartford Female Seminary. She believed women's education should prepare them for roles of responsibility and that higher education for women should train them as teachers-a natural public extension of womens' role in the family.






20. An individual state's measure of yearly progress toward achieving state academic standards.






21. A series of voluntary exams based on college-level courses taken in high school. High school students who do well on one or more of these exams have the opportunity to earn credit - advanced placement - or both for college. (Ed Source)






22. A set of college admissions tests. Most colleges now accept either the SAT or the ACT for admissions purposes. (Ed Source)






23. Usually found in New England - were town schools - governed by an elected board and funded by local and state aid.






24. As head of the American Federation of Teachers - Albert Shanker became the most widely known educational figure in the history of organized labor.






25. Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Core Knowledge Foundation - E.D. Hirsch - Jr. - leading voice in 'back to basics' movement. Author What Your kindergartner- Sixth Grader Needs to Know -Best known What Every American Needs To Know






26. Changes in the way tests are designed or administered to respond to the special needs of students with disabilities and English learners (EL). (Ed Source)






27. CONTENT - PURPOSE - CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS (considerably in wording - complexity - and purpose - from that for an air pilot candidate) airline pilot candidate)






28. A four-year elective college preparatory class designed to motivate students to attend college






29. Relates to consistency of assessment - including affecting factors - ambiguous questions - too many options within exam - vague marking instructions & poorly trained markers. Traditionally - based on temporal stability - form equivalence & internal c






30. The notion that people (students or teachers) or an organization (school district) should be held responsible for improving student achievement and should be rewarded or sanctioned for their success or lack of success in doing so.