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John Locke
one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers -
Deluder Satan Act
On of america's first education acts. -
Massachusetts Bay School Law
Towns have to establish and maintain public schools -
Christian von Wolff
complete oeuvre on almost every scholarly subject of his time, -
New England Primer
First reading textbook used by New England -
Benjamin Franklin
leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions.[ -
Dame Schools
early form of private elementary schools -
Johan Pestalozzi
founded several educational institutions,& had an educational principle of Learning by head, hand and heart. -
French and Indian War
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Noah Webster
"Father of American Scholarship and Education. -
Friedrich Froebel
laid the foundation for modern education based on the recognition that children have unique needs and capabilities -
Treaty of Paris
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Young Ladies Academy
gave a curriculum to its students: reading, writing, English grammar, mathematics, geography, rhetoric, composition, chemistry, and natural philosophy -
Constitution and Bill of Rights Ratified
Rights and law that run our country finally put in action -
Constitutional Convention
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Horace Mann
first great American advocate of public education, believed that, in a democratic society, education should be free and universal, -
William Holmes McGuffey
best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used series of textbooks -
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
opened the first English-language kindergarten in the United States. -
African Institute
aims to promote the scholarly study of Africa's history, societies and cultures -
Elizabeth Blackwell
first woman to receive a medical degree -
Boston English High School
is one of the first public high schools in America -
Kindergarten
a school or class that prepares children for first grade -
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
is a liberal arts college for women -
New York State Asylum for Idiots
establish an experimental school for idiots. At the time, "idiot" was a generic term used by physicians -
Lincoln University
is the United States' first degree-granting historically black university -
Brooker T Washington
was the dominant leader in the African-American community -
McGuffey Readers
series of textbooks including grade levels 1-6 -
Alfred Binet
invented the first practical intelligence test to help identify students who needed special help in coping with the school curriculum. -
The National Teachers Association
is the largest professional organization representing public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers. -
John Dewey
he was also a major voice of progressive education and liberalism. -
US Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation
proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion. -
13th Amendment
Abolished slavary -
Howard University
historical black university in Washington, D.C.. -
Morrill Act
provided each state with 30,000 acres of Federal land -
Jean Piaget
his epistemological studies with children this then led to the emergence of the study of development as a major sub-discipline in psychology -
Maria Montessori
Own philosophy of ,training children in physical activities -
Salem Witchcraft Trials
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Catherine Beecher
American educator known for her forthright opinions on female education & incorporation of kindergarten into children's education. -
14 Amendment
addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, -
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
was the flagship Indian boarding school in the United States -
Committee of Ten
group of educators that recommended the standardization of American high school curriculum. -
Plessy vs Ferguson
state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal." -
Lev Vogotcky
founder of a theory of human cultural and bio-social development commonly referred to as cultural-historical psychology, -
Spanish American War
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Joliet Junior College
first public community college -
War
was a military conflict, lasting for two-and-a-half years, between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies and its American Indian allies. -
Benjamin Bloom
He created the Bloom's Taxonomy and remains a foundational and essential element within the educational community -
WWI
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Madeline C hunter
developed a model for teaching and learning that was widely adopted by schools -
American Federation of Teachers
is an American labor union that primarily represents teachers. -
Smith-Hughes Act
used for training people to work on farms -
Progressive Education Association
Movement that changed education by social class -
Gestalt Theory
tries to understand the laws of our ability to acquire and maintain meaningful perceptions in an apparently chaotic world. The central principle of gestalt psychology is that the mind forms a global whole with self-organizing tendencies. -
Scholastic Aptitude Test
is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States -
Herbert R Kohl
best known for his advocacy of progressive alternative education -
WW2
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GI Bill
provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans -
Truman Commision Report
stating that we need to have higher education -
Board vs Brown of Education
declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Ruby Bridges
being the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South -
NDEA
providing funding to United States education institutions at all levels. -
National School Lunch Act
nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day -
Civil Rights Act
outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Project Head Start
provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families. -
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
emphasizes equal access to education, sets high standards for academic performance, and demands a rigorous level of accountability from schools and districts -
Bilingual Education Act
law that had supported the education of English language learners -
Indian Education Act
establishing a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. -
Title IX of the Education of 1972
federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. -
Rehabilitation Act
prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies -
Plyer v Doe
denying funding for education to unauthorized immigrant children and simultaneously struck down a municipal school district's attempt to charge unauthorized immigrants an annual $1,000 tuition -
california proposition 227
changed the way that "Limited English Proficient" (LEP) students are taught -
No Child Left behind
supports standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education. -
AAIDD
) is an American non-profit professional organization concerned with intellectual disability and related developmental disabilities. -
McCarver Elementary School
the largest number of homeless students -
Latin Grammer Schools
school during 14th to 16th century used to help learn latin
