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Class:EDUC 2130 - Exploring Learning & Teaching
Subject:Education
University:Gordon College
Term:Spring 2011
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Horace Mann the founder of the common school movement, maintaing that public education could be great equalizer of all students
Joh Dewey Prominent educator that supported the idea of teachers organizing their classrooms to allow students to have educational experiences and learning how to think, rather than memorizing specific items of information
Lancastry System model of education that provided an inexpensive form of public education where 1 teacher led instruction to a great number of students in a lecture
Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka Legislation that officialy ended segregation, ruling that "seperate but equal " facilities are inherently uneqal, and thereby, unconstitutional
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NDEA Spurred by the Soviet Union of Sputnik, this legialtion appropriated federal funds to improve instruction in the areas considered crucial to national defense and security
IDEA legislation that improves opportunities for children and adults with handicaps, ensuring that they are educated in the "least restrictive enviroment" to the maximum extent appropiate
Benefits of including parents and family in school activities better student grades.. better student participation... less behavioral issues.
culture barriers Parental education levels and the attitudes of school staff are examples of...
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Overcome culture barriers offering flexible schedules and providing transportation to conferences or school events are two ways to...
Pedagogy Knowledge of how to teach
Effective Schools Safe and orderly enviroment.. clear and focused mission... climate of high expectations for sccess... opporotunity to learn and student time on task.. frequent monitoring of student progress.. positive home schooled relations.. strong instructional leadership... highly trained teachers.
Duties of grade level or dept chair communicator instructional leader frequent monitoring
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3 broad categories that learning theories can be classified in behavorism cognitivism constructivism
Behavorist Believe reinforcement has a significant impact in relation to student learning
Constructivist Believe culture to be a prime factor in individual development
Cognitivism Believe that learning is significantly influenced by existing knowledge
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Case Study An instructional technique that provides students an opporotunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to real life experiences
Performance Assesment a type of assesment that involves students in doing tasks that are authentic and haev real world applicability . A portfolio is an exampl
Simulation A type of learning strategy that involves students in a real life situation, in which they typically solve a problem.
Content Pedagogy teachers demonstrate this type of knowledge have an understanding of the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline, he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that makes aspects of subject matter meaningful for students
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Taxonimy This system provides a means to categorize performance objectives that commonly occur in educational setting
Closure lesson plan component often includes reviewing and clarifying the key points of a lesson, typing ideas together, and emphasizing how students might apply new knowledge to real world concepts.
Transitions it is important to minimize this so that students spend as much time as possible on instructional tasks
anticipatory set lesson plan component helps teachers capture the students attention; the hook
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Modalities different ways in which student learning takes place include visual, audoitory, or bodily/kinesthetic
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 Horace Mannthe founder of the common school movement, maintaing that public education could be great equalizer of all students
 Joh DeweyProminent educator that supported the idea of teachers organizing their classrooms to allow students to have educational experiences and learning how to think, rather than memorizing specific items of information
 Lancastry Systemmodel of education that provided an inexpensive form of public education where 1 teacher led instruction to a great number of students in a lecture
 Brown vs. The Board of Education of TopekaLegislation that officialy ended segregation, ruling that "seperate but equal " facilities are inherently uneqal, and thereby, unconstitutional
 NDEASpurred by the Soviet Union of Sputnik, this legialtion appropriated federal funds to improve instruction in the areas considered crucial to national defense and security
 IDEAlegislation that improves opportunities for children and adults with handicaps, ensuring that they are educated in the "least restrictive enviroment" to the maximum extent appropiate
 Benefits of including parents and family in school activitiesbetter student grades.. better student participation... less behavioral issues.
 culture barriersParental education levels and the attitudes of school staff are examples of...
 Overcome culture barriersoffering flexible schedules and providing transportation to conferences or school events are two ways to...
 PedagogyKnowledge of how to teach
 Effective SchoolsSafe and orderly enviroment.. clear and focused mission... climate of high expectations for sccess... opporotunity to learn and student time on task.. frequent monitoring of student progress.. positive home schooled relations.. strong instructional leadership... highly trained teachers.
 Duties of grade level or dept chaircommunicator

instructional leader

frequent monitoring
 3 broad categories that learning theories can be classified inbehavorism

cognitivism

constructivism
 BehavoristBelieve reinforcement has a significant impact in relation to student learning
 ConstructivistBelieve culture to be a prime factor in individual development
 CognitivismBelieve that learning is significantly influenced by existing knowledge
 Case StudyAn instructional technique that provides students an opporotunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to real life experiences
 Performance Assesmenta type of assesment that involves students in doing tasks that are authentic and haev real world applicability . A portfolio is an exampl
 SimulationA type of learning strategy that involves students in a real life situation, in which they typically solve a problem.
 Content Pedagogyteachers demonstrate this type of knowledge have an understanding of the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline, he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that makes aspects of subject matter meaningful for students
 TaxonimyThis system provides a means to categorize performance objectives that commonly occur in educational setting
 Closurelesson plan component often includes reviewing and clarifying the key points of a lesson, typing ideas together, and emphasizing how students might apply new knowledge to real world concepts.
 Transitionsit is important to minimize this so that students spend as much time as possible on instructional tasks
 anticipatory setlesson plan component helps teachers capture the students attention; the hook
 Modalitiesdifferent ways in which student learning takes place include visual, audoitory, or bodily/kinesthetic
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