Do you know about Bank Street’s Occasional Papers? You might have seen some posters near the oft-traveled elevators, announcing the addition of a new Occasional Paper. I was intrigued when I […]
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Experiencing ‘the ABCs of it’ with Leonard S. Marcus, Curator
This week, instead of our usual Wednesday gathering, my fieldwork conference group and I met at the New York Public Library in Bryant Park. I assumed we would be viewing an exhibit […]
Current Events & Educational Policy
Reducing or Eliminating Standardized Testing
Javier C. Hernandez’s article in The Times, “New York State Seeks to Scale Back Student Testing” details some steps being taken to reduce the amount and type of testing for […]
Events & Conferences
Bank Street’s Music & Movement Mindset
At the beginning of each school year, Bank Street hosts the Barbara Biber Lecture. As a graduate student here, you’re likely to have the chance to attend one or two […]
Graduate School Classes
Supervised Fieldwork Demystified
These are questions I often hear about Supervised Fieldwork at Bank Street: How does Bank Street help you get your placement? When do you find out? What do you do when […]
Graduate School Classes
Smart Board
As part of student teaching for my dual certification for Literacy and General Education, my supervised fieldwork includes a 2nd-grade classroom at a Magnet School in Brooklyn. I am there […]
Activities For The Classroom
Why Memoir?
As a future literacy coach, writing will of course be a focus of learning for my students. I recently read an article about memoirs from Beth Kephart that I found […]
Current Events & Educational Policy
The Mayoral Candidates’ Proposed Educational Reforms
As voting day for New York City’s new Mayor approaches, I wanted to offer a progressive education prospective on the proposed educational reforms from candidates Bill deBlasio and Joe Lhota. […]
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Meet Our Student Blogger: John Kuckens
Hello out there. My name is John Kuckens, and I am delighted to be your graduate admissions blogger for the 2013-2014 school year at Bank Street College. Many of you are […]
Graduate Student Life
Textbooks, textbooks, textbooks!
At Bank Street College, textbookx.com is the official place to get your textbooks for your classes. The website gives you an opportunity to search by term, class, and class section, so make […]