Index: Education Timelines;  Individuals, Theories, and Theorists;  Laws, Events, Court Cases;  Essays, Articles, etc.  

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Education-Related Timelines:
American Educational History: A Hypertext Timeline
My latest Web project, this annotated, clickable timeline of American educational history extends from 1607 to the 21st Century. See the accompanying activity, American Educational History: What's Most Important?

History of American Education Web Project
Not exactly a timeline, but organized chronologically. It is among the best educational history sites on the Web.

Timeline of School Integration in the U.S.
From Teaching Tolerance. See also Timeline of Events Leading to the Brown v. Board of Education Decision, 1954.

Historical Timeline of Education in the US
From the Race and Public Policy Program (RAPP), this timeline emphasizes events related to racism and discrimination.

History of Education: Selected Moments of the 20th Century
A hypertext timeline of events from 1900-1999.

The History of Art Education Time Line
From the 1800s to the 1990s.

Chronology of Some Important Events in the History of Learning Disabilities
From the University of Virginia.  

A Chronology of Federal Legislation Affecting Public Higher Education and Extension
From 1787 to 1994.

A Twentieth Century Timeline: Classroom Use of Instructional Film, Radio, and Television
Developed for a class at the University of Georgia

Curriculum Integration Education Timeline
From NC State University.  

Learning Theory Timeline
A brief timeline of learning theories and theorists from 1889 to 1991.

Chronological History Timeline of the United States  
This very detailed timeline includes all aspects of U.S. history.

Important Individuals, Educational Theories, and Theorists:
Innovators
Eleven women and men who have shaped our experience of school.

John Locke (1632-1704)
From the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.  

John Locke: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
The complete essay.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
See also the Rousseau Association.

Faculty Psychology and "Formal Discipline"
A concise overview

Horace Mann
A brief biography. See also the Horace Mann from PBS.

Noah Webster Bio
A biography of this famous author of the dictionary and "Blue-Backed Speller."

Mind, Body, and Culture: American Psychology Before William James
A terrific chapter from Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James.  

William James
A comprehensive and very impressive site on James.

Alfred Binet
The "father" of the IQ test.

Edward Lee Thorndike
A good, concise source of information from the History of Psychology Archives.  See also Connectionism.  

Operant Conditioning and Behaviorism - An Historical Outline
The history of behaviorism, beginning with Edward Thorndike.

B.F. Skinner
The B.F. Skinner foundation.

John Dewey, The Modern Father of Experimental Education.
See also the John Dewey Project.

Gestalt
Of German origin, Gestalt theory holds that learning often occurs through insight and grasping the whole pattern or idea, rather than by learning the individual elements one at a time. For more information, go to Gestalt Psychology, Gestalt Theory by Max Wertheimer, and Links to Gestalt Related Sources.

Jerome Bruner
A biography and information regarding his cognitive theory and its implications for teaching.

Jean Piaget
This link is to the Jean Piaget Society.

Maria Montessori
The Italian physician who developed the Montessori Method of education.

Laws, Acts, Events, and Court Cases:
Machusetts Education Laws of  1642 and 1647
The first school laws in North America.

The Northwest Ordinance
A summary as well as the text of this important ordinance.

The Morrill Land Grant Act
Information about the Land Grant Act which provided public lands to the several States and Territories for the purpose of establishing institutions of higher education. See also the Second Morrill Act and About the U of M.  

Plessy v. Ferguson
Though not specifically about education, this 1896 case set the legal precedent for "separate but equal."

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
The GI Bill.

Brown v. Board of Education - 50 Years Later
See also Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education, Brown v. Board of Education Online Archive and Brown v. Board of Education Historic Site.

The Sputnik Era
See also From Sputnik to TIMSS, and From Sputnik to NDEA.

Elementary and Secondary School Act, the 'War on Poverty' and Title I
Information about the Elementary and Secondary School Act of 1965.

PARC v. Pennsylvania
The text of this 1971 federal court ruling that students with mental retardation are entitled to a free public education.
   
Mills v. Board of Education of District Columbia
Text of and information about this ruling which extended the PARC ruling to other students wih disabilities.   

Important Court Cases in Special Education
Brief information on several cases.

Title IX Facts and Myths
Many people believe this 1972 law pertains only to girl's and women's participation in sports, but actually, Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in all aspects of education. See also Title IX Info.

Public Law 94-142
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.

Public Law 101-476
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act updates PL 94-142.

Essays, Artcles, etc.
Colonial America Home Page
From Gettysburg College, this page is good source of information on the colonial period, including colonial education. See also Back In The Day: Lessons From Colonial Classrooms.

A History of Teachers and Teaching in America
Concise overview compiled for the Encyclopedia of Educational Research - Sixth Edition .

School: The Story of American Public Education
A site developed to supplement the PBS series by this same title. Click on Innovators for information on eleven "women and men who have shaped our experience of school."

Blackwell History of Educational Research Museum
An interesting site with pictures and information about the museums' artifacts (such as the  Hornbooks and New England Primers).

American Women's History: Education
A research guide.

A Brief History of American K-12 Mathematics Education  in the 20th Century
From Mathematical Cognition (2003).

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