Norma Degante and Kayonn Cleopatra Tanique McKoy-Clue were both working as lead teachers when they enrolled in Bank Street’s Early Childhood General Education Advanced Standing Program (ECASP), and both graduated […]
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Category: Early Childhood Education
Career Search & Services
Meet Three Literacy Alumni Who Followed Their Calling to Bank Street
“The question isn’t ‘What is the best reading program?’ The question is ‘How does reading work, and how will it work for this child?’” Marylen Townley Massen has been asking […]
Current Events & Educational Policy
The Heart of the Matter: Shael Polakow-Suransky on Why Great Teachers are the Key to Universal Child Care
In a recent appearance on NY1’s Inside City Hall, Bank Street President Shael Polakow-Suransky joined the conversation about New York City’s changing education landscape. While there is a lot of […]
Early Childhood Education
Meet the Second Cohort of the Early Childhood Urban Education Initiative!
Although Bronx Cohort 1 graduated over a month ago (my goodness how time flies) and we’re still reeling from the heady whirlwind of it all, I have yet to introduce […]
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Literature– Books For Children And Why They’re My Favorite Thing
You can say anything with a book. And children love them. They are essential tools for teaching and learning that color the process of delivering content to young minds. Appropriate, […]
Early Childhood Education
Science And Early Childhood – Why Young Children Are The Best Scientists
Scientists are astrophysicists. They are chemists, and archaeologists – biologists and anthropologists. They also happen to be three- and four-year-old children in my classroom. Last Fall, I took Science for […]
Early Childhood Education
Quantifying Intelligence And Success In Early Childhood
As the year begins, we often set new goals for ourselves and experience a renewal in our outlooks and dispositions. At this halfway point in the school year, I also […]
Activities For The Classroom
NAEYC’s Week Of The Young Child: From The Bottom Of The Sea Up, Up Into Our Classroom
Although this year was my fourth participating in NAEYC’s Week of the Young Child(and despite all the work that goes into the presentation) it never ceases to wow me. The students definitely express […]
Early Childhood Education
Supporting Each Other: A Bridge Between Families And Educators
One of the most challenging things about teaching in early childhood education surprisingly has nothing to do with children. Building an effective & secure bridge of trust, communication, and deep understanding […]
Activities For The Classroom
Exploring Curriculum – Activities I Do With My Students And Why
If there’s one thing I’ve proven time and again in my journey as a teacher, it is that young children love to have fun. When we are immersed in a study characterized […]