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Horace Mann
Drafts legislation called "Education Bill of 1837" which mandated a state board of education. It also required a minimum school year of 6 months, and higher teacher salaries. -
Correspondence Study
Penn State, University of Chicago, and University of Wisconsin, offer courses at a distance which corresponded via mail. These were mainly established to serve the agricultural population. -
1st School Museum
This museum was the first of its kind. It was opened in St. Louis. -
Instructional Films
The first catalogue of instructional films is published. -
Edward Thorndike
Constructs a scale that measures and evaluates children's handwriting. -
Tommy Edison
Edison says, "Books will soon be obsolete in schools...It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture." -
WWI
War begins. Continues through 1918. -
Winnetka Plan
Developed in the elementary school system in Winnetka, IL, this plan was based on two areas: "Common Essentials" and "Creative Group Activities."
Curriculum focused on individualized plans and encouraged students to learn at their own pace. No students were to "fail" either area. There were no achievement standards or measurements. -
Penn State
Penn State offers courses to its distance students via radio. -
AECT
Originally, National Professional Organization for Visual Instruction, the AECT was established. -
IBM
The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. changes name to International Business Machines. -
The Teaching Machine
Sidney Pressey develops the a "teaching machine" so as to relieve teachers "burdened by such routine of drill and information-fixing."
