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Ellen PrescottEDUC 7100
May 12, 2012
Wave Timeline
Alvin Toffler’s WavesAgricultural Wave (8000 BC – 1750)Industrial Wave (1750– 1950)Information Wave (1950 - 2000)Communication Wave (2000 – present)
TechnologyWorkEducationSociety and CultureEconomic
Focused Strands
Agricultural Wave (8000 BC – 1750)
Extended familyBasis of economy
was landVillage was center of
lifeDecentralized
economy
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Industrial Wave (1750 – 1950)
Nuclear familyShift to
nonrenewable energy resources
Mass educationMass production
References: 1
Information Wave (1950 – 2000)
2 parent/single parent, few children families
Computer usePolitical changes
(revolts against power, ways to vote)
Extended schooling
References: 1
Communication Wave (2000 – Present)
2 parent/single parent, few children families
Work from home/telecommute
Online learningSmart PhonesSocial media
References: 1
Strand 1: Agricultural Age
Pre-1750
Strand 2: TechnologyOxen & horse for power, plows, cotton gin
Strand 3: WorkSmall land grants made available to individualsSlaves brought from Africa
Strand 4: EducationMassachusetts Bay Colony requires elementary school in towns of at least 50 families and Latin school in towns of at least 100
Strand 5: Society & CultureLarge, extended families on farms or small villages
Strand 6: Economic1770s-80s-Revolutionary War Boom 1784-88-Postwar depression and deflation; maritime commerce prosperity
Strand 1: Industrial Age
(1750-1950)
Strand 2: Technology1900-quantum theory developed 1903-powered airplane; 1905-Einstein writes Theory of Relativity; 1908-Ford mass produces the Model T
Strand 3: Work1905-Industrial Workers of the World founded; 1909-”Uprising of the 20,000” female shirtwaist makers in NY strike against sweatshop conditions
Strand 4: Education1903-Pavlov reads paper on classical conditioning; 1905-Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching founded 1909-Ella Young first female superintendent
Strand 5: Society & Culture1902-Forest Conservation started; 1907- Picasso begins cubism; 1909-NAACP founded;
Strand 6: Economic1907-Banking panic when New York Knickerbocker Bank fails, collapse of 247 banks when depositors rush to withdraw savings, JP Morgan calls upon banking friends to prevent failure of US banking system
1900-1910
Strand 1: Industrial Age
Strand 2: Technology1919-London to Paris air service begins, Smathers develops first electric typewriter
Strand 3: Work1913-Department of Labor established, First Secretary of Labor appointed; 1914-Congress makes picketing illegal; 1918-War Labor Board created
Strand 4: Education1911-First Montessori school; 1913-Thorndike’s Educational Psychology published; 1916-AFT & AERA founded; 1916-Dewey’s Democracy & Education founded; 1919-Progressive Education Ass. founded
Strand 5: Society & Culture1910-Fundamentalism begins with “Five Points”; 1915-Birth of a Nation released; 1917-Selective Service Act
Strand 6: Economic1913-Federal Reserve Act created, 16th amendment passed-levy direct federal income tax on US citizens; 1914-Clayton Antitrust Act; 1917-US enters WWI; 1918-WWI ends
1910-1920
Strand 1: Industrial Age
Strand 2: Technology1923-Sound film invented; 1924-Electro Mechanical television system invented; 1928-Fleming invented antibiotics
Strand 3: Work1920-Railroad labor board created; 1929-Stock market crashes, Great Depression begins;
Strand 4: Education1920-Little Albert study on classical conditioning conducted; 1926-first SAT administered; 1929-Piaget’s The Child’s Conception of the World published
Strand 5: Society & Culture1927-Lindbergh crosses Atlantic non-stop; 1920-women suffrage, alcohol prohibition
Strand 6: Economic1920-Women Suffrage; 1929-Stock market crashes
1920-1930
Strand 1: Industrial Age
Strand 2: Technology1931-Iconoscope invented; 1937-Jet engine invented, Turing develops concept of theoretical computing machine; 1938-Ballpoint pen invented
Strand 3: Work1931-Davis-Beacon Act; 1935-Link between asbestos & lung cancer discovered; 1937-Social Security Act; 1938-Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage & 40-hour work week
Strand 4: Education1931-A California school district becomes first successful desegregation case; 1939-Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale developed, standard of yellow school buses created
Strand 5: Society & CultureGreat Depression, 1937-Plastic developed
Strand 6: Economic1932-President Roosevelt initiates his “New Deal”; 1933-International Gold standard abandoned, FDIC established, Glass-Steagall Act passed
1930-1940
Strand 1: Industrial Age
Strand 2: Technology1943-Turing develops code-breaking machine Colossus; 1945-atomic bomb; 1946-Microwave oven invented by Spencer, vacuum-tube computer built for militaryStrand 3: Work1943-Executive Order creates Committee on Fair Employment Practices to stop discriminatory hiring in war industries based on race; 1946-End of war unleashes the largest wave of strikes in history; 1947-Taft-Hartley Act restricts union members activities; 1949-Child labor prohibitedStrand 4: Education
Most of US resources go to war effort. Young men, teachers, and staff quit school to enlist are drafted, or work in defense plants; 1944-GI Bill signed;
Strand 5: Society & Culture1945-First class of women admitted to Harvard Medical School; 1947-Marshall Plan; 1949-Abstract-Expressionism breaks out in NYC
Strand 6: Economic1941-US enters WWI-creates economic boom that ends Great Depression, wage and price controls are imposed to fight wartime inflation
1940-1950
Strand 1: Information Age
Strand 2: Technology1951-Zinn invented nuclear power reactor; 1956-Optical fiber and videocassette recorder invented; 1957-Sputnik I & II launched; 1958-Silicon chip produced
Strand 3: Work1955-AFL & CIO merge; 1959-Wisconsin gives public workers collective bargaining rights
Strand 4: Education1953-Skinner’s Science and Human Behavior published; 1954-Brown vs. Board of Education; 1956-Bloom’s Taxonomy published; 1959-First ACT test administered
Strand 5: Society & Culture1954-Radio switches to music; 1961-Birth control made available
Strand 6: EconomicKorean War creates prospects of additional government deficits and the issuance of new government debt; 1956-Congress passes Unemployment Assistance Act
1950-1960
Strand 1: Information Age
Strand 2: Technology1960-Laser invented by Maiman; 1961-Optical disc invented by Gregg; 1963-Computer mouse invented by Engelbart; 1967-ATM invented; 1968-Video game console invented; 1969-moon landing
Strand 3: Work1962-Pres. Kennedy’s order gives federal workers right to bargain; 1963-Equal Pay Act (pay difference based on sex illegal); 1964-Civil Rights Act Passed
Strand 4: Education1962-Vygotsky’s Thought & Language published in English; 1963-Ass. For Children with Learning Disabilities founded; 1965-Project Head Start began; 1968-Bilingual Education Act
Strand 5: Society & CultureHippies movement, civil rights movement; 1961-Peace Corps started; 1965-70-demonstrations against Vietnam War
Strand 6: Economic1963-Pres. Kennedy assassinated; 1964-Civil Rights Act Passed, Congress passes Kennedy’s $12 billion tax cut, the Job Corps is created under the Economic Opportunity Act; 1965-Medicare and Medicaid amendment to SSA
1960-1970
Strand 1: Information Age
Strand 2: Technology1971-Email, LCD, pocket calculator, ebook, & floppy disk invented; 1973-Ethernet & personal computer invented
Strand 3: Work1970s-Industry begins shifting production to low-wage countries; 1971-Occupational Safety and Health Act
Strand 4: Education1970-Piaget’s The Science of Education published; 1972- Title IX; 1974-Equal Education Opportunities Act; 1977-Apple Iie become popular in schools (Oregon Trail and Odell Lake)
Strand 5: Society & Culture1970s- Ms. Replaces Miss. And Mrs.; 1973-Roe v. Wade; 1977-Star Wars, 1978+-Punk Rock,
Strand 6: Economic1971-Nixon Administration impose wage and price control to curb inflation; 1972-1973-Arab oil embargo causes petroleum supply shocks that raise the price of fuel
1970-1980
Strand 1: Information Age
Strand 2: Technology1981- IBM introduces its version of the PC; 1983-Camcorder invented by Sony, 1987-DNA used to convict criminals
Strand 3: Work1981- Pres. Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers; 1988-Gambling allowed on reservations
Strand 4: Education1981-Holt’s Teach Your Own book add full to homeschooling movement; 1984-Emergency Immigration Act; 1989-University of Phoenix establishes their “online campus”
Strand 5: Society & Culture“War on Drugs”, CD, VCR, & cable become common; 1987-Ozone hole found,
Strand 6: Economic1980-Congress passes the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act; 1989-Massive failures of savings and loan associations which resulted in US government bailout
1980-1990
Strand 1: Information Age
Strand 2: Technology1990-World Wide Webinvented by Berners-Lee, Hubble Telescope deployed; 1997-Scientists clone sheep;
Strand 3: Work1993-Family and Medical Leave Act, North American Free Trade Agreement Passed
Strand 4: Education1990-Teach for America formed; 1991-SMARTboard introduced; 1993-Jones International University is first to exist entirely “online”; 1994-Whiteboards enter classrooms
Strand 5: Society & Culture1993-internet expands with WWW, 1996-Welfare reform, 1997-NASA lands on Mars
Strand 6: Economic1993-North American Free Trade Agreement passed; 1994-Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act; 1999-Congress partially repeals 1933 Glass-Steagall Act
1990-2000
Strand 1: Communication Age
Strand 2: Technology2000-Digital satellite radio invented, Human Genome Mapping; 2001- Artificial heart, iPod invented; 2005-YouTube invented
Strand 3: Work2005-Seven major unions repping six million workers disaffliate from AFL-CIO to form “Change to Win”; 2008-Recession begins
Strand 4: Education2001-No Child Left Behind Act; 2009-Race to the Top initiative
Strand 5: Society & Culture2000s-animals clones, internet and cellphones revolutionize communication; 2001-9/11 terror attack,
Strand 6: Economic2001- Pres. Bush signs ten-year $350 billion tax-cut package;2007-housing bubble burst, Recession begins
2000-2010
Strand 1: Communication Age
Strand 2: Technology2010-Apple releases iPad, Square invented (credit card processing equipment used on iPhone)
Strand 3: Work2011-Republican governors threaten public-sector unions; 2012-US budget deficit hits $15 Trillion
Strand 4: EducationWith economy in recession, as many as 300,000 teachers face layoffs; 2011-Alabama becomes first state to require schools to check immigration status of students
Strand 5: Society & Culture2010-CERN scientists trap anti-matter, “Tea Party” formed
Strand 6: Economic2010-Congress passes Financial Regulations Bill; 2012-US budget deficit hits $15 Trillion
2010-Present
1. Toffler, A. (1980). The third wave. New York: Bantam.Agriculture2. http://www.agclassroom.org/gan/timeline/17_18.htmTechnology3. http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/events-timelines/12-technology-
timeline.htm4. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/
0,29569,2029497,00.html5. http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/timeline.htm Education6. http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/educationhistorytimeline.htmlWork 7. http://iam837.org/Labor%20History/Labor%20History.htmSociety and Culture8. http://www.animatedatlas.com/timeline.html Economy9. http://www.learner.org/series/econusa/interactivelabs/economic-timeline/
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