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//** Objectives: **// //** * To understand how historical influences of education have shaped the current U.S. education system. **// //** * To improve study skills by employing an electronic system of note-taking. **// =//** Monday **//= The end of the six weeks is on Friday. Complete the following:
 * Notebook (Turn in for a grade)
 * Journal
 * Ethical Violation: Create a scenario that describes a violation of the Texas Educators Code of Ethics. Make your scenario realistic and understandable. Do not use names of any real teachers. Do not throw anyone "under the bus". Follow with the section (number and letter) it violates and why.
 * Finish up any work you have not completed.

=//** Tuesday **//=

Use your reasoning skills to show what you have learned during the past weeks about characteristic needed by educators and the transferable skills needed by most professionals.

Test 1 Test 2

//**Notebooks Due (Late Day 1) **// =//** Wednesday **//= Where do the roots of formal education begin in this country? Explore the historical timeline of what took place for the current U.S. education system to evolve. You'll be surprised at some of the interesting facts involved in this unit!

To begin, let's discuss of how to record information a.k.a. taking notes.

Set up an account in Evernote, a free web-based note-taking system that will help you organize information (notes, documents, pics, images, etc.)

Follow directions as you set up your account. You may set this up on as many devices as you would like - phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, etc. - to make it easily accessible. This is possible way for you to stay organized in college!

//**Notebooks Due (Late Day 2) **// //** Thursday **// // **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Education During the Colonial Period (1600 - 1775) ** // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Read pp. in //**Teaching**//. After reading, construct notes in Evernote to help you remember the information. Use word-processing features (color, size, bold, etc.) to help you organize and understand the information effectively. At the end of class, save your notes. Print if finished. //**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Notebooks Due (Late Day 3) **// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.5;">Listen as your teacher reads "Going to School in Colonial America". <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Continue with your notes about the Colonial period of Education in the U.S. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Save and print your notes. Be sure to check the guidelines to be sure you have done what you need.
 * // Friday // **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Education During the American Early National Period (1776 - 1840) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Read the pp. 133 - 135 in __**Teaching**__. Take notes about the highlights of the <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.5;">period. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">When finished, save and print your notes. Again, check the note-taking guidelines listed on Tuesday.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Education During the American Common School Period (1840 - 1880) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Read the pp. 133 - 135 in Teaching. Take notes about the highlights of the period.
 * // Monday // **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.5;">Do you know what Horace Mann did for education?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.5;">What act established land-grant colleges in every state?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">When finished, save and print your notes. Again, check the note-taking guidelines listed on Tuesday.

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 * // Tuesday // **

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">The American Progressive Period (1880 - 1921)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Read pp. 139 - 143 in. Take notes about the highlights of the period in "the cloud". Once you have finished your notes in Evernote, save, then print. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.5;">Check the note-taking suggestions.

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 * // Wednesday // **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.5;">Are you behind on your notes? Catch up by finishing what you have started in each set. Be sure to save and print each set of notes.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.5;">Update your notebook by looking at the most current table of contents on the right navigation bar.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 1.5;">Work ahead to Monday's assignment if you have finished that above.


 * // Thursday // **

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">The 1920s and the Great Depression Era (1921 - 1940) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">You'll find what you need to know on pp. 143 - 145 in __Teaching__ textbook. What interesting things took place in the American education system during this time in history. Check your note taking progress. Have you improved from the first notes you took? What are you finding that helps you the most?


 * // Friday // **

//**Quiz yourself by making a timeline of happenings in the U.S. education system during the early history of education in the U.S. Use this opportunity to prepare for tomorrow's test.**//



<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">Show off your knowledge of the U.S. education system during the early years of our country's history by taking your test online.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">Do not start until you are told to do so! **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Check your grade on Skyward. Turn in any unfinished work.

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Notebooks Due (Late Day 1) **//

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Notebooks Due (Late Day 2) **//
 * // Wednesday // **

//**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Notebooks Due (Late Day 3) **//
 * // Thursday // **