Ellen Prescott

EDUC 7100

May 12, 2012

Wave Timeline

Alvin Toffler’s Waves

Agricultural 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

References: 1

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 military

Strand 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 prohibited

Strand 4: EducationMost 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/

References