The Boston Latin school is the first public school established in 1635 and is still in service. http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/freedom-trail/benjamin-franklin-statue.shtml
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Harvard Univesity
Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Established in 1636, Harvard would later go on to become one of the most difficult schools to get enrolled in with only an acceptance rate of about 5.4%.
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Public education in American colonies
Education in America was originally planned for religious conversion to young kids as a way for them to read and write from the teachings of the bible in the 1600s. http://ushistoryscene.com/article/rise-of-public-education/ -
Chalkboards
In the 1800's, chalkboard was implemented in classrooms as a means of a good visual representation of the course work. This would serve as a starting point for the oncoming technological innovations of the modern era. (Those who can, Teach, pg 186, 2016) -
Oberlin College
This was the first college to admit students without respect to race as a matter of official policy. It was not the first to admit African Americans however. https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/question/2010/june.htm -
Horace Mann
It is said that this individual was "the father behind common schools" where he came up with the idea for public schools in 1837.
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University of Iowa
In 1855, Iowa University allowed men and women to be admitted to the campus on an equal basis as the first American University to do so. https://admissions.uiowa.edu/student-life/proud-tradition -
Columbia Law School
This school was attended by the soon-to-be 32nd president of the united states Franklin Delano Roosevelt. https://www.shmoop.com/franklin-d-roosevelt-fdr/childhood.html -
Simulation
Simulations can be used as an effective teaching tool for an individual to learn from. For instance, the first flight simulator was in 1910 to show a representation of how a plane could work. In a way, it's similar to how computer technology simulations work where they have a representation of an object in the virtual field that's similar to reality. https://www.proflight.com/en/full-flight-simulatoren/historie.php -
Lincoln High School
This Nebraska school is one of the oldest in the state founded in 1871 but moved the building to J street in 1915. It offers the international baccalaureate program for students who want to take challenging classes to enroll in colleges from across the world.
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Teacher's Union
In 1916, the American Federation of Teachers started in Chicago and would later be a foundation formed to establish rights of a teacher and pursuit of liberty.
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Debates on Creationism vs Science
In 1925, a court case known at the Scopes trial dealt with the controversy of whether or not evolution should be taught in schools. The supreme court decided to overturn the decision of banning evolution theory in schools and leave it up to the school districts themselves whether or not to teach it. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow? -
School Lunches
In 1946, President Harry Truman signed the National school lunch act for a government assisted meal program that operates in public and private schools. https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp/national-school-lunch-program-nslp -
Computers
In the 1980's, Microcomputers started to become more affordable. This of course lead to some of the first usage of computers in classroom. Originally, computers were thought of as a replacement for teachers, but as it turns out with the chalkboard, it turned into a much useful tool. (Ryan Kevin, Cooper James, Bolick Cheryl. pg.187, "Those who can, Teach." Text. Cengage Learning. 2016.) -
Microsoft Excel
In 1985, a microsoft program known as Excel launched that dealt with spreadsheets on how to organize and analyze information. http://cis.poly.edu/~mleung/CS394/f06/week01/Excel_history.html -
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Minnesota adds the first charter school law in1991
This allowed for students to be in an institute that called for: opportunity, choice, and responsibility for results. http://www.pbs.org/closingtheachievementgap/faq.html -
Robots in Lincoln Public Schools
Goodrich Middle School in Lincoln, Nebraska started a robotics club around 2013. The program involves students being able to program robots and make them move in a fun, competitive environment. https://www.lps.org/post/detail.cfm?id=8400 -
Technology in Special Education
Special Needs students can use the tools of technology to create a collaborative and innovative space for students for better academic success. https://www.edutopia.org/article/empowering-special-education-students-technology-kathryn-nieves -
Calculators
According to the National council of Teachers of Mathematics, calculators have become essential tools for learning and solving math problems. ( Ryan Kevin, Cooper James, Bolick Cheryl. "Those who can, Teach." Text. pg. 204, Cengage Learning. 2016.) -
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Podcasts
Podcasts can be a great method for english language learners to listen to a conversation to and get the correct pronunciation on how to pronounce certain words or phrases. (Ryan Kevin, Cooper James, Bolick Cheryl. "Those who can, Teach." Text. pg. 204, Cengage Learning. 2016.) -
Refugee Students
Lincoln Public Schools issued a program for an Afghanistan student that suffered PTSD from the violence of her country. LPS decided to implement a program where the student would meet with a professional to discuss her mental issues. This can be a great program to implement nationally for any other students suffering severe mental health issues. http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/lps-strengthens-trauma-program-to-help-refugee-students/article_7907ee93-6fb1-55b6-b26a-605f247c3692.html -
Powerpoint
Powerpoint has become an essential tool for modern teachers to use that can include text and pictures. There are other alternatives similar to the powerpoint program such as Prezi and Keynote. (Ryan Kevin, Cooper James, Bolick Cheryl. "Those who can, Teach." Text. pg. 187, Cengage Learning. 2016.) -
Science Fair
An article from the science buddies website states that science fairs have a bit of a deeper value then most people give credit for. It can really inspire students to pursue the concept of science even further with the small step of partaking in a Science fair. https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-fair/the-value-of-a-science-fair-project -
Cell Phones
About 3/4 teens use a cell phone for internet access. The "app generation" can start to use their phones for educational purposes whether it would be being informed from news notifications or school sponsored apps that can be used in class. (Ryan Kevin, Cooper James, Bolick Cheryl. pg. 188, "Those who can, Teach." Text. Cengage Learning. 2016.) -
Drill and Practice
This educational concept has to deal with fun computer games that can actually apply to a school course. For instance, there are plenty of math games such as a website called cool math that can help elementary students get more involved with fun math problems. (Ryan Kevin, Cooper James, Bolick Cheryl. "Those who can, Teach." Text. pg. 197, Cengage Learning. 2016.)
