NCLB+and+Standards+1980s-Present

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 * Dominance of political over educational concerns
 * Accountability and standards - state, system, school, & individual rankings
 * Groups of reformers represent ideological certainty and singleness of purpose
 * Policies and practices to protect individual rights
 * [|21st Century Schools]
 * [|Digital Media & Learning]

= Educational History =
 * **Historical Events**
 * Timeline of Major Events and Influences
 * [|Interactive Presidential Timeline]
 * [|Technology Time Line]
 * [|History of Cell Phones]
 * [|What is the Internet?]
 * **Educational Thought**
 * **Curriculum Movement: Standards Based Education**

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= **Contemporary Schools and Classrooms** = == = =
 * **Contemporary Classrooms**
 * Decade Statistics
 * [|School District Demographics System]
 * [|Diversity in the Classroom]
 * [|Shifting Demographics of Students]
 * [|Students with Disabilities] data
 * [|Violence in the Classroom] data
 * [|Smart Chalkboards]
 * **Content Studied**
 * **[|Schools "Then and Now"]**

= Interactive & Instructional Links = == = =
 * Teacher Resources
 * [|White House for Kids]
 * [|Presidential Timeline]
 * [|Create Your Own Jeopardy Game]
 * [|Stuff To Know]

= **Additional References** =

= Reflections =
 * **Tabitha Ginther**
 * **Ami Lenderman**
 * **Bonnie Stanford**