The Bank Street College of Education is a highly respected institution that specializes in early childhood education and advocates for children and families. With its private Graduate School of Education, on-site independent School for Children, and partnerships with various organizations, Bank Street offers a unique and comprehensive approach to higher education.
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How do children develop computational strategies to help them add and subtract? This workshop explores how children make sense of these operations. We’ll examine effective, efficient, and accurate problem-solving strategies that children use to master addition and subtraction. We’ll discuss the role of the standard algorithms in a Common Core standards-based mathematics classroom and consider the teacher’s role in helping children develop...
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Creating Passionate Readers and Writers:supporting Boys in Second Grade Thru Fifth Grade There is a growing body of research that has raised concerns about boys vulnerability in terms of social-emotional development, referral to special education, and academic success in school, particularly in terms of literacy. This workshop focuses on critical issues in the literacy education of boys in second through fifth grade and how to combat stereotypes...
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This workshop will explore the role of discourse in the mathematics classroom. How do we support the development of ideas and language in mathematics? All students, including ELLs and those with language-based disabilities, need supported opportunities to communicate their mathematical thinking and develop mathematical language. The workshop will focus on the “why” of mathematics while exploring strategies to support and develop productive discourse...
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Lit Experiences for Emergent Bilingual Children (Pre K-4 Grd) Participants will learn engaging literacy practices that normalize bilingualism/multilingualism and challenge notions of gender, racial, and linguistic stereotypes through a variety of literacy experiences both in reading and writing. In this work, the importance of connecting to family and community literacies is emphasized as we navigate through this new terrain of remote/blended learning. ...
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Play- Based Curriculum in the Early Childhood Classroom (Preschool - 1st Grade) Participants will explore the role of play in a content-rich and developmentally appropriate classroom. We will discuss the theory and application of play as a medium for learning in young children; the assessment of behavior and content through play; and the creation of play/learning environments in a variety of educational settings. In addition, participants...
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This workshop is based on the premise that with increased opportunities to practice language in the classroom, young children will become more efficient communicators. Participants will be provided with a variety of classroom techniques that will engage children with a wide range of language abilities and will help them to listen, learn and communicate most effectively. You will learn to analyze teacher communication styles and how to best match...
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Teaching Emotional Literacy: Through Reading and Writing Instruction( K - 6 ) Emotional literacythe ability to name, manage, and productively express our feelings and to empathize with the feelings of othersis a skill too often neglected in the traditional teaching model. In this current context of worldwide protests and, for many, a renewed commitment to advocating for equity, its more critical than ever that we teach children to understand...
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Apart Together: Strategies to Inspire Connection & Joy in the Age of Covid-19 (grd 1-8) As distance teaching becomes our new normal, how can we tailor curriculum to help students make sense of their emotional responses to the pandemic, develop community, and find joy and meaning while in quarantine? This course outlines how art, poetry, journaling, scavenger hunts, tribute projects, and other techniques can empower students to make sense of...
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Leadership in the Time of Covid-19: Staying Afloat, Staying Inspired We are all facing extraordinary challenges that impact the way we convey reassurance and transparency. Join a cohort of leaders who are interested in learning from and with one another. Topics include how to anticipate, clarify, reassure, and lead in this uncertain and ambiguous time, as well as how to build a community that is responsive to current challenges. This...
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Leading Through the Lens of Equity: Incorporating Diverse Literature Participants will build their leadership capacity to engage in critical conversations through the lens of equity with regards to the inherent challenges faced by students with disabilities, children of color, LGBTQ, English language learners, socioeconomically disadvantaged, as well as unaccompanied youth. Taking into consideration the importance of representation within all facets...
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Incorporating Early Childhood Practice Into Online and Socially Distanced Classroom In this constantly evolving world, how does our teaching practice adjust while keeping the core pieces of an early childhood setting alive and well? How do we keep the feeling of community, connection and joy present while remaining socially distanced or working together remotely? The strategies, lessons and ideas introduced in this course can be adapted to meet...
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Cultivating Connection, Communic & Joy in the Age of Covid-19 (grades K-8) As socially distanced teaching or remote teaching (or a hybrid of both) remains our new normal, how can teachers tailor curricula to help students make sense of their emotional responses to the pandemic, develop community with each other, and find joy and meaning in their schoolwork? This workshop outlines how creative writing, games, feedback frameworks, and other...
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Normalize Vulnerability in Csrm: Strategies 2 Inspire Child Take Social Emotional Academic Risks Children who have learned to normalize vulnerability operate with resilience, confidence, and a growth mindset. This workshop outlines how games, work-sharing protocols, connection circles, and other techniques can inspire children to share openly withand supportone another. A digital folder of practical resources will be shared with...
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Normalizing Vulnerability in Class Strategies 2 Inspire Child Take Social Emotional Academic Risks Children who have learned to normalize vulnerability operate with resilience, confidence, and a growth mindset. This workshop outlines how games, work-sharing protocols, connection circles, and other techniques can inspire children to share openly with—and support—one another. A digital folder of practical resources will be shared with you after...
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What is the range of possibilities for working both domestically and abroad in the service of international education? This extends beyond teaching, such as through curriculum development, teacher and program development (mentoring, coaching, developing guidelines and resources) community or school-based research and learning and/or preliminary literature and practice reviews. The primary goal is to help participants become clear about their...
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Through exploring the hiring process, participants will learn to identify common ways that bias manifests during a hiring process, reflect upon coded language used in a hiring process, and learn best practices for a successful search. As a community, participants will develop accountability strategies for hiring committees to limit bias and emerge with resources to refine their hiring practices. This workshop is designed for principals, program...
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Anyone applying for certification after February 2, 2001, must complete two hours of training on school violence prevention and intervention. This workshop includes training in effective classroom management techniques, identifying the warning signs of violent and other troubling behavior, and intervention techniques for resolving violent incidents in the school. The NY State Certificate of completion will be issued to all...
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Teaching Online: Sustaining Learning and Engagement (grades 5 - 8 ) This two-session class will support you in growing your teaching practice online. Using Bank Streets developmental-interaction approach to learning and teaching, the facilitators will offer essential practices and strategies that come from voices in the field. These sessions will offer ways to think about shifting a strong on ground practice to an online practice that continues...
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The climate of uncertainty surrounding us today has inspired many people in urban and suburban communities across the country to seek respite outdoors and in gardens in the company of plants and the natural world. The pandemic has sparked many people to remember the gardens of their childhood, reviving an interest in growing their own food and medicinal plants. Our ability to self-determine how we respond to everyday stress builds our toolbox...
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Join early childhood educators to discuss current events in the field and share your latest knitting or handcraft project. Wendy Pollock, long-time advisor and faculty member in the Graduate School is hosting this hangout where participants can come together online to build a community to discuss current issues facing early childhood leaders. Dont know how to knit? No problem, bring needles and yarn for a quick lesson or sit back and enjoy others'...
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