Education in America

By peymurphy

  • First School in North America was established in Jamestown, which is now Virginia.

  • The first free school was opened in Virginia.

  • Harvard College, the first higher education is opened in Newtowne, Massachusetts.

  • Henry Dunster becomes president of Harvard College and teaches all the courses himself.

  • The Massachusetts Bay School Law is passed which requires kids to know the principles of religion and capital laws of commonwealth.

  • The first New England Primer is printed and is the first schoolbook used in New England.

  • The first publicly supported library opens in Charles Town, South Carolina.

  • The first Greek student society was Alpha Delta Pi.

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  • The University of Georgia becomes "America's first state-charted university".

  • The Young Ladies Academy opens in Philadelphia and is the first academy for girls in the original 13 colonies.

  • James Pillans invents the modern blackboard.

  • Boston English High School, one of the first public high schools opens in the U.S.

  • Louisville, Kentucky appoints the first superintendent.

  • 80 students arrive at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, the first college for women in the U.S.

  • The first college to graduate women was the Oberlin College.

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  • Mary Jane becomes the first African-American to graduate college.

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  • Boston creates the first public day school for the deaf.

  • The ACT test is first administered.

  • Instead of a lab students and teachers use ubiquitous computing, in which each student has access to some type of mobile computing device to use.

    (pg. 199)

  • Having collected data, students will need to organize and analyze the information in a site such as excel and google spreadsheets.

    (pg. 200)

  • Students use the internet to access other types of information beyond primary sources.

    (pg. 201)

  • A WebQuest is an inquiry-based learning activity that directs learners in usuing information from the web.

    (pg. 201)

  • Furthermore, because student use of technology often requires a critical thinking skills, teacher feedback during the working process can be a catalyst for students to achieve a deeper level of understanding.

    (pg. 209)

  • Teachers use social media to collaborate with colleagues and with parents.

    (pg. 210)

  • Many parents want to know what is happening at school, and websites provide a great way to post photographs, text, and even a video to provide a window into your classroom community.

    (pg. 210)

  • Columbia college use to be known as King's college.

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  • Much of science educatrion is based on the skill of observation, and resources that allow students to visualize abstract concepts lead to greater understanding.

    (pg. 199)

  • Three out of every four teens use a mobile device to access the internet.

    (pg. 188)

  • 78 percent believe that digital technologies encourage higher levels of creativity.

    (pg. 195)

  • Drill and practice prograns generally increase the fluency of a skill rather than actually teaching it.

    (pg. 197)

  • Students and teachers often create graphical representations, known as mind maps to demonstrate their undersstanding of a story or concept.

    (pg. 197)

  • A simulation, a representative of an activity or enviornment, is a time-honored and effective teaching technique.

    (pg. 202)

  • Tutorials are educational software applications designed to provide the initial instruction on a given topic.

    (pg. 203)

  • Virtual schools or online schools are a fast-growing alternative for schools that are trying to overcome such constraints.

    (pg. 205)

  • Nearly 60% of college students are female.

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    Cites

    American Education history - http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html