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 […]
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Bank Street Stories
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 […]
Something many prospective students worry about in the application process. I wanted to share with readers what it was like for me. I’ve seen a great technique in my supervised […]
Did you know about Castle Clinton? I had no idea about it until we took second graders there last fall. It is one of the oldest buildings in Manhattan, and has […]
Activities For The Classroom
Center for Architecture Foundation Field Trip
On Thursday, my cooperating teacher and I took 27 second graders to the Center for Architecture Foundation. The trip ties in to a larger unit of study on how buildings work. […]
The subway. For some, a disorienting and stressful experience, where uptown and downtown feels like luck of the draw. For others, an efficient, enjoyable, and history-rich marvel of urban engineering. […]