On April 5th, we gave applicants to our teacher preparation programs an opportunity to discover Bank Street and meet members of our community. They got to meet various faculty and […]
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Current Events & Educational Policy
Opting out of standardized tests
Standardized testing is a major point of controversy in schools across the country. We have covered some of the issues surrounding this subject on the blog before, but now that tests […]
Graduate School Classes
Tips to get through Graduate School
Attending graduate school at Bank Street is no easy undertaking. The coursework challenges you to think deeply and carefully about teaching. The courses themselves are at night, often during dinner time. Toward […]
Bank Street Research & Publications
Music & Studying
There are plenty of studies that link music to learning. This blog has even posted before about a whole course here at Bank Street, Music and Movement. In it, graduate students […]
Career Search & Services
The Job Hunt
Many of us are applying to positions in public or private schools at this time of year. Although the 2014-2015 school year won’t begin until late August, now is the […]
Graduate Student Life
Study Abroad with Bank Street
As hard working graduate students, we get so caught up in our fieldwork placements and trips to the library that we give ourselves a tunnel vision of sorts. We study […]
Career Search & Services
Navigating the Job Fair
I attended Bank Street’s public and charter school job fair last Wednesday. I hadn’t been to one since starting classes here last year but now I wish I had! Although […]
First year teachers have a lot to consider when setting up their classroom. The physical placement of materials, bins, coat hooks, and name tags is important because it plays a […]
Student & Alumni Profile
Alumni Interview: Elana Steltzer
I caught up with Bank Street alumna Elana Steltzer on the phone during snowstorm Pax two weeks ago. Elana has had a range of experiences in the world of teaching […]
Culturally Responsive Practice
Reflection on the roundtable: ‘Still Separate, Still Unequal’
On Monday, February 10th, the Bank Street College Alumni Association hosted a roundtable discussion called “Still Separate, Still Unequal, Challenges Facing Public Education 60 Years after Brown v. Board of Education.“ The […]