Progressive+Era+of+Education++1900-1950

= Purpose of Education =

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 * Shift from the focus on the study of philosophy as a discipline to experimental research.
 * Promoted the idea that students should become independent thinkers, creative, and expressive about their feelings.
 * Elimination of standards for school curriculum with more emphasis on teaching what the student desired to learn.
 * Dramatic expansion in the numbers of schools and students.
 * Americanization of new immigrants.
 * Progressive reforms emphasizing scientific, industrial and agricultural education (Booker T. Washington).
 * Realization of the student’s full potential and ability to use those skills. (John Dewey)


 * Overview of Progressive Education (PDF Document)
 *  **NEW!** Timeline, 1900-1950
 * [|Immigration's Influence on American Education.mht]


 * ==__Helpful Links:__==
 * __Historical Look at Curriculum__ (1892-2002)
 *  **NEW!** Innovators Timeline from PBS
 *  **NEW!** Master Timeline from PBS
 *  **NEW!** The Bilingual Education Controversy Timeline (PBS)

= Educators and Reformists =


 *  **NEW!** Noteworthy Educators of the Progressive Era


 * **__Highlighted Educators:__ **
 * ** NEW! ** Franklin Bobbitt
 *  **NEW!** John Dewey
 *  **NEW!** William Heard Kilpatrick
 * **NEW!** Ralph W. Tyler

=Interactive Websites=


 *  **NEW!** DOCS Teach, 1890-1930 Interactive Activities
 * Links to National Archives (Also, allows teachers to register and create their own activities based on primary documents)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Quiz- The American Journey
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Self-check quiz about progressive era
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Online Activity- Progressive Era Reading and Questioning
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Glencoe Online Learning Center- student activities to teach them about the historical aspects during the time period
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Webquest- Progressives and Reformers, 1901- 1921
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Webquest- The Impact of the Progressive Era on America
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Webquest- The Progressive Era
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Interactive Concept Map- History of Influences in the Development of Intelligent Theory

=Teacher Resources=


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[[image:edci815s12/john_dewey_cartoon.jpg width="181" height="256" align="right"]]Progressive Era to New Era, 1900- 1929
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Includes many aspects of the progressive era, including conservation and cars
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **NEW!** American History of Math
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Overview reflects the entire 20th century
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **NEW!** PrimaryResearch.org
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Compiles primary documents and students examples of local history in Beverly, Massachusettes
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **NEW!** Teaching with Documents, 1890-1930 (National Archives)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Includes lesson plans and primary sources
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **NEW!** Archival Research Catalogue (ARC)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">National Archives Catalogue
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> **NEW!** EyeWitness to History.com
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">History through the eyes of people who lived it

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Gareth Morgan's Images of Organization
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= = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Morgan’s organization as a political metaphor would best describe the Progressive Era of Education. Morgan describes this image as focusing on different viewpoints and conflicting interests with power plays influencing and shaping the activities of the organization. In this half-century time period shifts in political power due to civil and global events transpired influencing the direction and extent political involvement in education. This period is highlighted with a dramatic expansion in the number of schools and students with increases in high school graduates. The notable theorists, John Dewey, was the leading advocate for progressive movement of education from an arena whose purpose served solely as an institution for the acquisition of content knowledge, but also as a place to recognize the full potential and ability of oneself and to use skills to excel in living. Involvement of public and private parties weighed heavy impacts on educational social justices granted to minorities groups during the time period. Influential funding provided by the federal government to states expanded options for higher education and vocational learning. Overall, political views and strategic power plays by both private and governmental affiliations shaped reforms to education during the Progressive Era.

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