Section 1: Mini Lessons

Section Lessons

• Chapter 1:  Education-related Concepts

  • • Extrinsic Motivation 

    • Intrinsic Motivation 

    • Growth Mindset 

    • Metacognition

    • Learned Helplessness 

• Chapter 2: Instructional Theories and Practices

  • • Formative Assessment 

    • Summative Assessment

    • Portfolio Assessment

    • Project-Based Learning 

    • Cooperative Learning 

    • Inquiry-Based Learning 

    • Interdisciplinary Learning 

    • Co-Teaching 

    • STEM/STEAM

    • Tracking

    • Mindfulness in the Classroom

• Chapter 3: Technology in Education

  • • 1:1 Programs

    • Flipped Classrooms

    • Makerspaces

• Chapter 4: Educational Philosophies

  • • Progressivism

    • Perennialism

    • Essentialism

    • Existentialism 

    • Social Reconstructivism

• Chapter 5: Influential Figures in American Education

  • • Horace Mann 

    • John Dewey

    • Maria Montessori

    • W.E.B. DuBois

    • Gloria Anzaldua

    • Paolo Freire

    • Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem Children's Zone

• Chapter 6: Educational Organization and Reform

  • • The Role of the Principal 

    • The Role of the Superintendent

    • The Role of the School Board

    • Charter Schools

    • Magnet Schools

    • Alternative Schools 

    • Private Schools

    • International Schools

• Chapter 7: Assessment, Accountability & Teacher Evaluation

  • • Virginia Standards of Learning

    • Teacher Salaries 

    • Virginia Standards of Learning 

    • The Common Core 

    • Virginia SOL Testing 

    • National Board Certification for Teachers