Learning in the 21st Century

  • First Public School

    First Public School
    The first American schools in the thirteen original colonies opened in the 17th century. Boston Latin School was founded in 1635 and is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States.
  • New Methods for the Diagnosis of the Intellectual Level of Subnormals

    New Methods for the Diagnosis of the Intellectual Level of Subnormals
  • World War I

    World War I
  • John Dewey's Democracy and Education. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education is published. Dewey's views help advance the ideas of the "progressive education movement."

    John Dewey's Democracy and Education. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education is published. Dewey's views help advance the ideas of the "progressive education movement."
  • Ludwig Wittgenstein writes his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

    Ludwig Wittgenstein writes his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
    The project had a broad aim – to identify the relationship between language and reality and to define the limits of science[1] – and is recognized as a significant philosophical work of the twentieth century.
  • Women Get the Vote in the US

    Women Get the Vote in the US
    Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote—a right known as woman suffrage. At the time the U.S. was founded, its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men, including the right to vote.
  • women's suffrage

    women's suffrage
  • World War II (1939-45)

    World War II (1939-45)
  • First Appearance of Batman in Comics

    First Appearance of Batman in Comics
    Detective Comics #27
  • Evacuation of Dunkirk

    Evacuation of Dunkirk
    The British were trapped on the shore at Dunkirk during WWII, and an evacuation declaration was called by Winston Churchill for all boats to help with the evacuation.
  • First Appearance of Wonder Woman on Cover

    First Appearance of Wonder Woman on Cover
  • first females admitted to harvard medical school

    first females admitted to harvard medical school
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
  • Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957.

    Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957.
  • Silicon Chip

    Silicon Chip
    1958 Silicon chip: The first integrated circuit, or silicon chip, is produced by the US Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce
  • "I Have a Dream" Speech by MLK

    "I Have a Dream" Speech by MLK
  • Freedom March for Human Rights

    Freedom March for Human Rights
    More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
  • Dr. David T. Mower Born

    Dr. David T. Mower Born
    Instrumental to Utah education and world culture.
  • Fleetwood Mac releases Rumours album

    Fleetwood Mac releases Rumours album
    Rumours garnered widespread critical acclaim. Praise centered on its production quality and harmonies, which frequently relied on the interplay among three vocalists. The record has inspired the work of musical acts in different genres. Often considered Fleetwood Mac's best release, it has featured in several publications' lists of the best albums of the 1970s and the best albums of all time.
  • HIV/AIDES

    HIV/AIDES
  • first female supreme court justice

    first female supreme court justice
  • Assassanation attempt of Ronald Reagan

    Assassanation attempt of Ronald Reagan
    An attempt was made on Ronald Reagan's life on March 30, 1981
  • Space Shuttle Challenger

    Space Shuttle Challenger
    Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
  • Vern Henshaw becomes Superintendent

    Vern Henshaw becomes Superintendent
    Started PLC philosophies in ASD
  • IDEA

    IDEA
    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This law ensures that special needs students receive appropriate free public education in the least restrictive environment necessary to meet those students’ needs. It helps students receive the extra assistance they need but allows them to participate in the same activities as children without special needs whenever possible.http://www.masters-in-special-education.com/lists/5-important-special-education-laws/
  • First "Smartphone"

    First "Smartphone"
    The IBM Simon Personal Communicator
  • September 11 Attack

    September 11 Attack
  • Winter Olympics

    Winter Olympics
  • NCLB

    NCLB
  • Marriage

    Marriage
  • ASD Vision of learning

    ASD Vision of learning
    Training with the new guys
  • Thor of Ragnarock!

    Thor of Ragnarock!