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During the Civil War, some states in the south created laws that prohibited teaching slaves to read and write.
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Many Catholics were driven out of Ireland by the Potato Famine. Many came to the United States and established Catholic Parochial schools.
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The first Kindergarten was opened by Margarethe Schurz. She played games with children and sang songs and tried to prepare them for school. Four years later the first "formal" kindergarten was established
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The launching of Sputnik caused a sort of reform in American Education, with a focus more on science and math.
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Christopher Scholes developed a machine to print the alphabet.
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The Slaves fought to bring public education to the south for the first time.
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Social Activism Theory - learning through socializing. Real world and interests of students were tied into learning.
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Vocational Education was validated. It was developed so that students could learn skills in case they did not want to attend college.
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Constructivist Learning Theory - all kids can reach their potential by scaffolding tasks. Child will reach zone of proximal development.
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Jean Piaget developed a theory that said kids pass through ages of development by interacting with their environment.
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BF Skinner said that "learning is behavior shaping." Skinner said that teachers can support learning by providing opportunities for students to learn their desired skills.
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The Supreme Court Ruled that racial segration violated the 14th Amendment. It was a big step toward equality.
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A classification of learning objectives proposed by an educational committee headed by Benjamin Bloom. Different objectives and domains that educators set for students.
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Robert Gagne developed the Cognitive Behavioral Theory - says there are 9 events of instruction.
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The Civil Rights Act passed. It was a law that banned discrimination based on race for any programs that were federally funded.
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The ESEA emphasizes equal access to education. Because of free lunches, head start, etc., it allowed kids from all socioeconomic statuses to attend school.
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Classrooms became more diverse as the population of immigrants changed in America.
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The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) was established as a national information system.
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Texas Instruments developed the first hand-held calculator
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Atkinson and Shiffrin developed the Information Processing Theory. Says that learning is encoding information into our memory using key components: attention, application and recall.
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Title 9 ensured that there was no discrimination against women. With this, the role of women and girls in the work force changed significantly. Title 9 ensured legal protection for sexual harrassment.
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Jerome Bruner said that kids learn best when they discover the answers themselves
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This Act requires that handicapped students get a free appropriate education that is suited to a child's individual needs. The result of this Act was more special education classes.
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Apple introduced the Apple II.
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IBM introduces the first home computer. Dos 2.0 is also introduced.
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Microsoft Windows is introduced and AOL debuts.
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The World Wide Web was born.
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SmartBoards are introduced. These would revolutionize teaching in America.
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ISTE Standards for Schools to follow.
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This Act mandates testing and holds schools accountable for student achievement. It provides penalties for schools that don't make adequate yearly progress.
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Discovery Education was introduced and it brought videos into the classroom.
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iPods would revolutionize the way education was delivered.
