Title: Outline the history of education in Virginia and the United States.
Course: Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow I (19151-I) > Section: Learning the History, Structure, and Governance of the Teaching Profession

Outlining should include significant events, people, dates, and causes and effects related to the following topics:

- Historical and social change
- School reform
- Social significance of schools
- Evolution of curriculum
- School configuration
- Teaching profession (past, present, future)

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why is it important to learn about the history of education in Virginia and the United States?
- How can a teacher engage students in understanding how current educational practices, policies, philosophies, curriculum, and institutions came to be?

Communication

- How can learning the perspectives of those who lived through major events in the history of education illuminate current and future education practices, policies, philosophies, curriculum, and institutions?

Leadership

- How can educators use lessons learned to impact future practices?

Management

- What are the implications of ignoring or dismissing the history of education in Virginia and the United States?
- How does understanding the history of education affect pedagogy?