education system of usa part2
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Management of Education • Education is not mentioned in the
constitution of the United States. The state and national governments have a power-sharing arrangement
• Providers and funding sources: » Federal» State» Locial
• Educational Organizations:» Department of Education» Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Associations » College Entrance Examination Board
http://www.ed.gov-accreditation.htm
Development of Teacher And Educational Personnel
• Basic Educational qualifications for becoming a teacher:
Bachelor’s Degree Teacher training Complete the appropriate teacher certification
test
• Teacher training:Training of pre-primary and primary/basic school
teachersTraining of secondary school teachersTraining of higher education teachers
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Information and Communication Technology
• ICT as Aid Approach:
Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI) Policymakers Seminar on ICT in Education for Central America
• ICT as Subject Approach :
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Non-traditional Education
•Adult education •Education Outside of Schools • Correspondence Education •Distance education •Lifelong education •Higher education training in industry •Other forms of non-formal higher education •Special Education
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Special Education
Inclusive Classroom
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Autistic Child in School:A
Teacher using sign language
Teaching-Learning Strategy • Lecture method• Demonstration method• Discussion method• simple to complex• critical thinking • problem-solving• Challenging work Advanced coursework• Fieldwork• Presentation
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Head Start program is a federally funded project aimed at assisting children from low-income families. Head Start prepares children for school.
Teaching-Learning Strategy
• Learning by Observation
• Montessori method• Programmed
Instruction• Combination of lectures
and small group discussions
• Laboratory Sections• Seminars• Learning Through Art• Internships etc
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Teaching-Learning Strategy
• Learning to Read:Engaging a child in reading at a young age helps promote a love of books, boosts performance in school, and improves the child’s attention span .
• Industrial Training:A community college instructor explains the design of an engine with the aid of a cross-section model.
•Learning to Read Industrial Training
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Current efforts • A new law was designed in 2002 to identify
poorly performing public schools .• Researchers conduct studies on the brain and
central nervous system • National Conversation on Values and Student
Violence. • National Disability Employment Awareness
Month • Competition to Invest in Innovation.• A Call to Teach
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Lesson to be learnt
• The No Child Left Behind Act.• States use annual student tests to identify poorly
performing schools and to take corrective action.• Teachers and principals are hired and retained
based on their professional standards & for teachers’ salaries based on their knowledge and skills.
• “class of one “• A number of institutions offer college degree
programs via computer conferencing. • National Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)
Lesson to be learntNine types of private school
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Lesson to be learnt• Remedial /Developmental education programs
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Lesson to be learnt
• Citizenship Education .• Higher education system is characterized by
accessibility, diversity, and autonomy and is known for both its size and quality.
Accreditation and Quality Assurance.• Education of All Handicapped Children Act.• Head Start programs help to prevent child abuse
and domestic violence.• Gender Equality in Literacy Rate
Lesson to be learnt• National Teacher of The Year .
Year
Winner
School/Program
2004 Kathy Mellor
English-as-a-Second-Language, Davisville Middle School, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
2005 Jason Kamras
Mathematics, John Philip Sousa Middle School, Washington, D.C.
2006 Kimberly Oliver
Kindergarten, Broad Acres Elementary School, Silver Spring, Maryland
2007 Andrea Peterson
Music Instructor, Monte Cristo Elementary School, Granite Falls, Washington
Source: Council of Chief State School Officers.
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Lesson to be learntSuccessive decreasing of teacher-student ratio.
Year Public Private Total
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
1960 25.8 30.7 26.4
1970 22.3 23 22.4
1980 18.7 17.7 18.6
1990 17.2 15.6 17
2000 16 14.5 15.9
2002 15.9 14.1 15.7
2004 15.8 13.7 15.5
•Source: U.S National Center for Education Statistics,2007
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