12-2 National- Level Reform Efforts

12-2 National-Level Reform Efforts

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Open Ended

Entry Ticket:

What do you know about the 'No Child Left Behind Act?'

​No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

• ​Goal: to close the "achievement gap" between students who perform well in school and those who perform poorly

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• ​Signed by President George W. Bush in January of 2002​

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• ​The passage of NCLB was accompanied by a 40% increase in the federal contribution to K-12 Education.

​The "Stick and Carrot" Program

• ​"Stick" is in reference to the various conditions in education.

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• ​"Carrot" is in reference to the $4.35 billion of stimulus monies as rewards.

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• ​Presented by President Obama and the Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

​Standards v. Curriculum

• ​Standards- Statements of agreed-upon expectations of what students are expected to know and be able to do on certain subjects.

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• ​Curriculum- the approaches and materials that teachers use to help students meet the standards.

Multiple Choice

What is the goal of the No Child Left Behind Act?

• To close the "achievement gap" between students who perform well in school and those who perform poorly.

• To Pass the NCLB accompanied by a 40% increase in the federal contribution to K-12 Education.

Multiple Choice

What is the "stick" in reference to?

• $4.35 billion of stimulus monies as rewards

• Something that is on a tree

• The various conditions in education

Multiple Choice

What is the "carrot" in reference to?

• The various conditions in education

• $4.35 billion of stimulus monies as rewards

• Vegetable

Multiple Choice

What is the textbook's definition of standards?

• Statements of agreed-upon expectations of what students are expected to know and be able to do on certain subjects.

• The approaches and materials that teachers use to help students meet the standards.

Multiple Choice

What is the textbook's definition of curriculum? 

• The approaches and materials that teachers use to help students meet the standards

• Statements of agreed-upon expectations of what students are expected to know and be able to do on certain subjects

Open Ended

Exit Ticket:

What is one thing you learned about the 'No Child Left Behind Act' that you didn’t already know?