Transfer Credit

1.1 Why Schools Exist: Purposes of Education and the Role of the Teacher

Quiz 1.1

1.2 Roots of Western Educational Thought: Socrates to Montessori

Quiz 1.2

1.3 Traditional Philosophies: Idealism, Realism, Perennialism, and Essentialism

Quiz 1.3

1.3 Interactive Lab: Which Philosophy Is This Classroom?

1.4 Progressive Philosophies: Pragmatism, Progressivism, Reconstructionism, and Critical Pedagogy

Quiz 1.4

1.5 Existentialism, Humanism, and Learner-Centered Education

Quiz 1.5

1.6 Learning Theories That Shape Teaching: Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism

Quiz 1.6

1.7 Child and Adolescent Development: Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg in Schools

Quiz 1.7

1.8 Motivation and Teaching: Maslow, Self-Determination, and Student Effort

Quiz 1.8

2.1 American Education History: Colonial Schools to Common Schools

Quiz 2.1

2.2 Education in the Twentieth Century: Committee of Ten to the Coleman Report

Quiz 2.2

2.3 Education for Whom? Women, African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants in School History

Quiz 2.3

2.4 Democratic Ideals in Education: Equal Opportunity, Citizenship, and Free Public Schooling

Quiz 2.4

2.5 Social and Economic Influences: Family, Poverty, Community, and Culture

Quiz 2.5

2.6 Sociology of Education: Functionalism, Conflict Theory, and Schooling as Socialization

Quiz 2.6

3.1 Equity and Equality: Achievement Gaps and Opportunity

Quiz 3.1

3.2 Special Education Law: IDEA, Section 504, IEPs, and the Least Restrictive Environment

Quiz 3.2

3.2 Interactive Lab: Which Protection Applies?

3.3 Gender and Culture in the Classroom: Title IX, Multicultural Education, and Culturally Responsive Teaching

Quiz 3.3

3.4 Language Development and Bilingual Education

Quiz 3.4

3.5 Gifted Education, Ability Grouping, and Tracking

Quiz 3.5

3.6 Intelligence and Individual Differences: IQ, Multiple Intelligences, and Learning Differences

Quiz 3.6

3.7 Assessment and Testing Issues: High-Stakes Testing, Bias, and Accountability

Quiz 3.7

4.1 Governance: Federal, State, and Local Roles in Schools

Quiz 4.1

4.2 School Funding: Property Taxes, State Aid, and Equity Lawsuits

Quiz 4.2

4.3 Choice and Reform: Charter Schools, Vouchers, and Home Schooling

Quiz 4.3

4.4 Student Rights: Speech, Discipline, Searches, and Privacy

Quiz 4.4

4.4 Interactive Lab: Which Case Applies?

4.5 Teacher Rights and Responsibilities: Speech, Academic Freedom, and Liability

Quiz 4.5

4.6 School Safety and Student Behavior: Discipline Policy and Positive Climate

Quiz 4.6

5.1 Curriculum Types: Explicit, Hidden, Null, and Extracurricular

Quiz 5.1

5.2 Standards and Frameworks: Common Core, State Standards, and Backward Design

Quiz 5.2

5.3 Instruction and Differentiation: Bloom's Taxonomy, Cooperative Learning, and Universal Design

Quiz 5.3

5.4 Assessment in the Classroom: Formative, Summative, and Authentic

Quiz 5.4

5.5 Teaching Methods: Direct Instruction, Inquiry, and Active Learning

Quiz 5.5

5.6 Test Basics for Teachers: Reliability, Validity, Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Scores

Quiz 5.6

5.6 Interactive Lab: Reading the Score Report

5.7 Curriculum Debates: Core Knowledge, Progressive, STEM, and the Arts

Quiz 5.7