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During the 19th century, classroom structure began to evolve from a one-room orientation to the graded classrooms we know today.(https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781305537569/cfi/214!/4/2@100:0.00)
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In the early 1800s, a technological innovation was introduced to classrooms and had a profound impact on teaching. (https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781305537569/cfi/214!/4/2@100:0.00)
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1829 - The New England Asylum for the Blind, now the Perkins School for the Blind, opens in Massachusetts, becoming the first school in the U.S. for children with visual disabilities.https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/perkins-school-for-the-blind-incorporated.html
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1869 - Boston creates the first public day school for the deaf. (http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html)
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1879 - The first Indian boarding school opens in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It becomes the model for a total of 26 similar schools, all with the goal of assimilating Indian children into the mainstream culture. The schools leave a controversial legacy. (http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html)
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The 20th century brought a variety of technological devices into the classroom including the filmstrip projector, the overhead projector, the motion picture, and educational television.
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The 20th century brought a variety of technological devices into the classroom, including the filmstrip projector, the overhead projector, the motion picture, and educational television. (https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781305537569/cfi/214!/4/2@100:0.00)
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The Association of American Universities is founded to promote higher standards and put U.S. universities on an equal footing with their European counterparts.
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All states have laws providing funds for transporting children to school. (https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2512/Transportation-School-Busing.html)
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In the case of McCollum v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court rules that schools cannot allow "released time" during the school day which allows students to participate in religious education in their public school classrooms. (https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/333/203/)
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Brown v. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement, and helped establish the precedent that “separate-but-equal” education and other services were not, in fact, equal at all.
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Federal troops enforce integration in Little Rock, Arkansas as the Little Rock 9 enroll at Central High School. (https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/little-rock-school-desegregation)
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The ACT Test is first administered. (http://www.act.org/content/act/en/about-act.html)
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The Civil Rights Act becomes law. It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin. (https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act)
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is passed on April 9. Part of Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty," it provides federal funds to help low-income students, which results in the initiation of educational programs such as Title I and bilingual education. (https://www.k12.wa.us/policy-funding/grants-grant-management/every-student-succeeds-act-essa-implementation/elementary-and-secondary-education-act-esea)
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Project Head Start, a preschool education program for children from low-income families, begins as an eight-week summer program. (https://www.utahca.org/)
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The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is introduced for selection and classification of recruits. By 1976, the ASVAB is used by all services. A practice test is available online.
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Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, an African American educator, becomes the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. (https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/shirley-chisholm)
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The National Association of Bilingual Education is founded. (http://nabe.org/)
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When microcomputers became affordable in the 1980s, many software products were introduced to drill students on basic skills, and some educational visionaries predicted the end of classroom instruction and the end of the teaching profession as we know it. (https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781305537569/cfi/215!/4/4@0.00:0.00)
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Columbia College begins admitting women. Though Columbia University had been awarding graduate and professional degrees to women for many years, this change of allowing women to enroll in Columbia College as undergraduates makes it the last Ivy League school to become completely coeducational. (https://news.columbia.edu/)
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The 1983 A Nation at Risk report called for all high school graduates to be able to both understand and use computers.
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The Emergency Immigrant Education Program is enacted to provide services and offset the costs for school districts that have unexpectedly large numbers of immigrant students. (https://www2.ed.gov/pubs/Biennial/204.html)
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Minnesota passes the first "charter school" law. (https://www.leg.mn.gov/lrl/guides/guides?issue=issues)
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Tens of thousands of teachers have embraced WebQuest as a way to make good use of the internet while engaging their students in the kinds of thinking that the 21st century requires.
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Virtual schools are a fast-growing alternative for schools that are trying to overcome such constraints.
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Across the nation, over 300,000 students are enrolled in a full-time online school.
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Technology is being using in many different ways in different subjects. Technology is helping students create more than they have done on paper and through traditional paper books.
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Teachers who are just beginning to use technology may start with software or apps that are similar to something they already do.
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Digital resources can be used to promote historical thinking and inquiry-based learning in social studies classrooms.
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The No Child Left Behind Act authorizes several federal education programs that are administered by the states. The law is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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Technology tools can augment learning by providing creative learning spaces.
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Teachers of many disciplines will find the productivity and cognitive tools for developing literacy useful through the use of technology
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Teachers want to develop healthy bonds with their students that will lead to intellectual growth.
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Technology can also be used to help students with special needs. Computers are helpful in allowing students to participate in normal activities that would otherwise be impossible.
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The spread of technology has required an expanded definition of literacy. Many students enjoy publishing and reading web logs.
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Computer and networking technologies are an integral part of our society. Three out of every four teens use a mobile device to access the Internet.
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Teachers can take steps to dispel technology-related inequities within their own classrooms.
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The tools of technology must be integrated into school behaviors.
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School districts often provide class websites that can be easily manipulated through a template system.
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Gender differences are also a factor in the effective use of technology in education.
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Schools of education are continuing to rethink their programs and are gradually using modern technology to enhance what they offer.
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The U.S. Census Bureau reported there are still disparities across racial lines when it comes to access and use of technology.
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85% of adults reported using the Internet. Only 7% of adults not accessing the Internet report a physical disability or lack of access.
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Teachers are using the Internet not only to improve their teachings but they use it to communicate with the students' parents. My high school has a website called "Plus Portals" where parents can see how their child is doing in school and see any upcoming events the school is having.
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Students can use technological devices as tools in the same way they would likely use technology in their future lives.
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Technology does not need to become a wedge that widens the gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots" but without awareness of the problem.
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Nearly 7 million students in the U.S. receive special education in the 2017-2018 school year under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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Teachers hope to develop responsible, educated citizens who have every opportunity open to them.
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With assistive technology, schools can create more inclusive classrooms and empower students with disabilities to participate in the general education curriculum.
