The History of Education

By mi673288

  • 1635 first "free school" in Virginia

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • Harvard College, first higher education institution

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • First publicly supported library

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • The Young Ladies Academy opens in Philadelphia

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • Chalkboard introduced

    Book Page 186

  • Boston English High School one of the first public high schools in U.S. opens

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • Louisville, Kentucky appoints first school superintendent

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • First state funded school specifically for teacher education

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • New York State Assylum for Idiots opens

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • First kindergarten in U.S. started in Watertown, Wisconsin

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • National Teachers Association founded

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • Department of Education created to help states establish effective school systems

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html
  • Period: to

    Brought filmstrip projector, overhead projector, motion picture, and educational televisions

    Book Page 186

  • Thomas Edison

    "Books will soon be obsolete in the schools. Scholars will soon be instructed through the eye. It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with motion picture. Our school system will be completely changed in ten years." Book Page 187

  • Progressive Education Foundation founded with goals of reforming American Education

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • State scholarships to universities introduced

    Timeline: A history of education. (2018, May 10). Retrieved January 30, 2019, from https://www.tes.com/news/timeline-history-education

  • Jean Piaget's The Child's Conception of the World is published, becomes important influence in American developmental psychology and education

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • Teacher pay slashed by 10%

    Timeline: A history of education. (2018, May 10). Retrieved January 30, 2019, from https://www.tes.com/news/timeline-history-education

  • ACT Test first administered

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html

  • Roy Hattersley reveals labour plans to abolish public schools

    Timeline: A history of education. (2018, May 10). Retrieved January 30, 2019, from https://www.tes.com/news/timeline-history-education

  • National Association of Bilingual Education founded

    Sass, E. (2019, January 23). American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline. Retrieved January 30, 2019, from http://wwwneds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html
  • Period: to

    Software products introduced to drill students

    Book Page 187

  • A Nation at Risk report called for high school students to be able to understand and use computers

    Book Page 190

  • Schools are disrupted by a teachers' pay dispute

    Timeline: A history of education. (2018, May 10). Retrieved January 30, 2019, from https://www.tes.com/news/timeline-history-education

  • More current approach to blog is a video log, vlog

    Book Page 197

  • Clickers to poll entire class

    Book page 197

  • Flat Stanley Project

    Book Page 197
  • Period: to

    No Child Left Behind Act continued to push that students must be technologically literate by high school

    Book Page 190

  • National Education Technology Plan published

    Book Page 190
  • Period: to

    Tablet sales in K-12 market education exploded 340%

    Book Page 213

  • The new National Curriculum is published

    Timeline: A history of education. (2018, May 10). Retrieved January 30, 2019, from https://www.tes.com/news/timeline-history-education

  • Tablet sales in K-12 market expected to double

    Book Page 213

  • 85% of adults reported using the internet

    Book Page 217

  • U.S. Census Bureau reported there are still disparities across racial lines when in comes to access and use of technology

    Book Page 217

  • Recent survey of Middle and high school teachers reports they believe technologies encourage higher levels of creativity

    Book page 195