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First Public School Opens
Boston Latin School was the first public school opened in America. It is still the oldest school in America. (American Board, 2015) -
17th Century Schools
Taught more subjects like family, religion, morality and community instead of science and math. (Brackemyre, 2019) -
Girls Education
Were not likely to attend school but were taught how to read but not how to write. (American Board 2015) -
Noah Webster & Grammatical Institute of the English Language
A Grammatical Institute of the English Language consisted of three volumes: a spelling book, a grammar book and a reader. It rapidly took over, teaching children not only how to read and write but also some basic American principals. (Coe, 2017) -
The Chalkboard was Introduced in Classrooms
Most teachers ignored this new tool at first (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 186) -
18th Century Schools
Adapted the concept of academics into public schools. (Brackemyre, 2019) -
Attendance at Schools
The attendance at schools was only at a 59% (Mondale, Patton, 2001) -
Plessy v. Ferguson Decision
The U.S Supreme Court rules that Louisiana has the right to require "separate but equal" railroads for blacks and whites. (Race Forward Board, 2013) -
Academics was only taught
By the 1900s, schools were only teaching academics that included science, mathematics, writing & reading and social science. (American Board, 2015) -
6% Graduation Rate
In 1900, only about 6% of America's children graduated (Mondale, Patton, 2001) -
All States Required Attandance
By 1918, all states had laws that made children attend and at least complete elementary school. (American Board, 2015) -
51% Graduation Rate
In 1945, the graduation rate was 51% with 40% of them going off to college (Mondale, Patton, 2001) -
GI Bill Allowed Growth of Higher Education
Following World War 2, the GI bill covered college expenses for many veterans, paving the way for a widespread need to go to college (Brackemyre, 2019) -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Supreme Court unaimously votes that "separate but equal" is not legal, naming segregated school unconstitutional and must be abolished. (Race Forward Board, 2013) -
First Major Effort for ESL Programs in U.S.
After a major Cuban migration to Florida, it created the necessity for ESL programs to be established in public schools. Soon after, the rest of the country began establishing ESL programs (Hamel, 2008) -
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
TESOL is the largest professional education established in 1966 as a resource of ESL materials. (Hamel, 2008) -
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Founded
International Society for Technology in Education has produced national technology standards (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 208) -
John Holt's book "Teach Your Own: A Hopeful Path for Education"
The book was aimed to help teach home schooled children (Sass, 2019) -
A Nation at Risk report
Called for high school graduates to be able to both understand and use computers (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 190) -
Florida's Project CHILD
Computers Helping Instruction and Learning Development (CHILD) demonstrates some of the changes in common teaching practices and attitudes toward learning classrooms that help teachers effectively incorporate technology in teaching (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 209) -
Virtual Schools
Online schools are fast-growing alternative for schools. Nearly 2 million students take courses online. Virtual school is an alternative for many students of many backgrounds. (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 205) -
Census Data 2000s
According to the census data, approximately 80 percent of ELL students were Hispanic (NEA, 2018) -
No Child Left Behind Act
Aimed to improve test scores and make sure no child is left behind (Zhao, 2019) -
Hispanic Children Under 5 Are Underserved
Hispanic children who attend headstart are underserved, the Early Head Start (EHS) program that provides learning environments for infants and toddlers in the U.S. only served 2.8% of eligible Hispanic families during 2003-2004 year (Kohler, Lazarín, 2007) -
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Working in a classroom with children with disabilities, one has to be prepared to work with assistive technology that is required under the law for a child with a disability. (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 207) -
Hispanics and High School Education
Approximately 2.9 million Hispanics are enrolled in high school, representing 17% of all secondary public school students. (Kohler, Lazarín, 2007) -
National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T)
Most states have included technology components as part of their license requirements (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 215) -
Simulations (iCivics)
A simulation is a representation of an activity or environment aimed to help a student explore and feel engaged. iCivics is a simulation game where users explore civic education. (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 202) -
Inspiration or Kidspiration
This software uses visual learning techniques to teach students to clarify, organize, and prioritize their thoughts. (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 197) -
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Computer and Networking Technologies
The number of emails sent each day increased from 12 billion to 247 billion, number of texts sent each day increased from 400,000 to 4.5 billion and gone from spending 2.7 hours a week online to 18 hours a week (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 188) -
National Education Technology Plan (NTEP)
Calling for a "revolutionary transformation [of education] rather than evolutionaty tinkering." (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 190) -
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One-to-One Tablet Experience
Tablet sales to the K-12 market increased dramatically 340% between 2011 and 2012 and were expected to double in 2013 (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 213) -
Usage of Internet
85% of adults reported using the Internet, the majority of adults who do not access the Internet report not using it because it is not relevant to them or it is too difficult to use (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 217) -
U.S. Census Bureau
the U.S. Census Bureau reported there are still disparities across racial lines when it comes to access and use of technology (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 217) -
Recent Survey on Increased Creativity Using Technology
Survey was for middle and high school teachers involved with the National Writing Project where the majority (78%) believe that digital technologies such as the Internet, social media and cell phones encourage higher levels of creativity. (Cooper, Ryan, pg. 195)