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Your signature assignment for this class has two parts: 1) a written research summary/synthesis and 2) a creative way to present that research. The specific topic will be determined by you, but the overall topic must be related to something covered in the course content. Purpose The purpose of this assignment is for you to research, summarize and synthesize knowledge on a self-chosen topic that has meaning and potential impact for you and your academic/career path, and that is aligned with content from this course. This self-directed project allows you to investigate an issue that is prevalent in the public school system and a cause you can work to help improve. Skills that will be monitored and assessed, as a result of this project, include written and oral communication and critical thinking. Written will be showcased through the research summaries/synthesis. Critical thinking is required for the synthesis portion of this project. Oral communication will be demonstrated in the final capstone. Below are topics that have been covered in the course. • Schools defining and shaping American Life- the relationship between school organization and the Constitution • The meaning and practice of democracy through the organization and mission of schools • Control of schools (local community vs. state and federal government) • Challenges of growing student enrollment • Issues of nationhood and citizenship • Public Schools as the battleground for issues related to racial, ethnic, religious, and gender differences o Growth of immigrant populations-Americanization and assimilation o Segregated vs. integrated education for African Americans, Native Americans, o Latinos, and Asian Americans o Student achievement o Relationship between schools and organized religion- religious issues o Forming the core of the American fabric the separation of religion and state o Role of women in the development of teaching as a profession (pay, moral o Example, the development of the system hierarchies) • Teacher salaries • School costs and expenditures • School reform efforts and conflict surrounding innovation and experimentation • Standardization of school structure (length of school year), pedagogy, curriculum, and materials. • Charter School movement Big Ideas Part I: The Common School The Colonial Period and American Revolution Jefferson’s Vision Horace Mann Protestantism vs. Catholicism The Sarah Roberts Case Catherine Beecher Part II: As American as Public School Child labor and Immigration John Dewy and Progressive Education The Gary Plan- Industrial Education English-Only Curriculum The Stanford-Binet Test The Great Depression and World War II Life Adjustment Education The Cold War Part III: Separate and Unequal Brown vs. Board of Education The Little Rock Nine The Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Elementary and Secondary School Act Mexican Americans- Crystal City, Texas Bilingual Education Women’s Civil Rights and Title IX Students with Disabilities Busing and White Flight Part IV The Bottom Line A Nation at Risk Standards and High Stakes Testing Alternative Schools Home Schooling The Education Industry Charter School

LTED 380 Research/Capstone Project

Your signature assignment for this class has two parts:  

1) a written research summary/synthesis  and 2) a creative way to present that research.

The specific topic will be determined by you, but the overall topic must be related to something covered in the course content.

 Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for you to research, summarize and synthesize knowledge on a self-chosen topic that has meaning and potential impact for you and your academic/career path, and that is aligned with content from this course. This self-directed project allows you to investigate an issue that is prevalent in the public school system and a cause you can work to help improve.

 Skills that will be monitored and assessed, as a result of this project, include written and oral communication and critical thinking. Written will be showcased through the research summaries/synthesis.  Critical thinking is required for the synthesis portion of this project.

Oral communication will be demonstrated in the final capstone.

 Below are topics that have been covered in the course.

• Schools defining and shaping American Life- the relationship between school organization and the Constitution
• The meaning and practice of democracy through the organization and mission of schools
• Control of schools (local community vs. state and federal government)
• Challenges of growing student enrollment
• Issues of nationhood and citizenship
• Public Schools as the battleground for issues related to racial, ethnic, religious, and gender differences

• Growth of immigrant populations-Americanization and assimilation
• Segregated vs. integrated education for African Americans, Native Americans,
• Latinos, and Asian Americans
• Student achievement
• Relationship between schools and organized religion- religious issues
• Forming the core of the American fabric the separation of religion and state
• Role of women in the development of teaching as a profession (pay, moral
• Example, the development of the system hierarchies)
• Teacher salaries
• School costs and expenditures
• School reform efforts and conflict surrounding innovation and experimentation
• Standardization of school structure (length of school year), pedagogy, curriculum, and materials.
• Charter School movement

Big Ideas

Part I: The Common School

The Colonial Period and American Revolution

Jefferson’s Vision

Horace Mann

Protestantism vs. Catholicism

The Sarah Roberts Case

Catherine Beecher

 Part II: As American as Public School

Child labor and Immigration

John Dewy and Progressive Education

The Gary Plan- Industrial Education

English-Only Curriculum

The Stanford-Binet Test

The Great Depression and World War II

Life Adjustment Education

The Cold War

Part III: Separate and Unequal

Brown vs. Board of Education

The Little Rock Nine

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Elementary and Secondary School Act

Mexican Americans- Crystal City, Texas

Bilingual Education

Women’s Civil Rights and Title IX

Students with Disabilities

Busing and White Flight

 Part IV The Bottom Line

A Nation at Risk

Standards and High Stakes Testing

Alternative Schools

Home Schooling

The Education Industry

Charter Schools

 *If you have another interest for a topic other than the ones above, contact me to discuss.

*Requirements for written research project: