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Spreading Out Its Roots: Bank Street Advisement And The Education Of A Teacher, William Ayers Feb 2016

Spreading Out Its Roots: Bank Street Advisement And The Education Of A Teacher, William Ayers

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Describes the intricate and life shaping lessons learned by the author during his tenure as a graduate student at Bank Street College.


Front Matter And Forward, Frank Pignatelli, Susanna W. Flaum Feb 2016

Front Matter And Forward, Frank Pignatelli, Susanna W. Flaum

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Explains the issue's focus on the advisory program at the Bank Street College Graduate School of Education.


Talking With Symbols, Elizabeth Helfman Jan 2016

Talking With Symbols, Elizabeth Helfman

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Discusses a classroom of seven children with cerebral palsy and the effective communication techniques they learned through the language of symbols.


Thinking Together: The Value Of Discussion In The Five Year Old's Classroom, Elizabeth C. Radens, Susan Schwimmer Jan 2016

Thinking Together: The Value Of Discussion In The Five Year Old's Classroom, Elizabeth C. Radens, Susan Schwimmer

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Illustrates a kindergarten classroom where the teacher places a high value upon questions - child or adult generated. Discussion is the centerpiece of the program.


Social Change And Social Reality: Some Implications For Social Studies, Patricia Minuchin Jan 2016

Social Change And Social Reality: Some Implications For Social Studies, Patricia Minuchin

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Discusses social change and current realities, focusing on the immediate social environment, the modern family, the children themselves, and some implications for the social studies curriculum.


Front Matter, Bank Street College Of Education Jan 2016

Front Matter, Bank Street College Of Education

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

No abstract provided.


Computers: Will Their Magic Survive Schooling?, Barbara Dubitsky Jan 2016

Computers: Will Their Magic Survive Schooling?, Barbara Dubitsky

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Looks at computers as a tool in classroom learning.


Must Schools Hinder Education?, Lorraine Monroe Jan 2016

Must Schools Hinder Education?, Lorraine Monroe

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

A brief essay which explores the differences between schooling and education.


Spiders & Webs: The Core Curriculum And Tutoring, Deborah Ostrosky Jan 2016

Spiders & Webs: The Core Curriculum And Tutoring, Deborah Ostrosky

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Describes the connection between a child's tutoring sessions and her school success.


"Ok Can We Try Now?" One Student's Communications On A Classroom Computer Network, Shelly V. Goldman, Carol Reich, Alison Matthews Jan 2016

"Ok Can We Try Now?" One Student's Communications On A Classroom Computer Network, Shelly V. Goldman, Carol Reich, Alison Matthews

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

A case study describing one of fifteen students at The Lexington School for the Deaf who participated in a pilot program called the Literacy Network.


Case Study Of A Quiet Child: A Graduate Student's View, Marilyn Bisberg Jan 2016

Case Study Of A Quiet Child: A Graduate Student's View, Marilyn Bisberg

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Follows a student teacher in a therapeutic nursery school who worked with a noncommunicative young girl.


Front Matter Jan 2016

Front Matter

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

No abstract provided.


How To Con Your Teacher, Bernice M. Wilson Jan 2016

How To Con Your Teacher, Bernice M. Wilson

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Describes how specific and detailed instruction in social awareness is as important to teaching the child with learning problems as the teaching of reading.


The "Concept Teaching" Game: A Rationale, Hal Melnick Jan 2016

The "Concept Teaching" Game: A Rationale, Hal Melnick

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Teachers recognize the importance of motivation in successful children's learning and are looking for approaches to mathematics teaching that promote strong, positive feelings toward the subject. Thus, learning games have once again become part of the instructional repertoire.


The Value Of Re-Reading...Again And Again, Bernice M. Wilson Jan 2016

The Value Of Re-Reading...Again And Again, Bernice M. Wilson

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Describes the importance of allowing children to re-read their favorite books.


The Fisher-Landau/Dalton Program: A Pilot Study Of Teachers' Perceptions Of Learning Disabilities, Herbert Zimiles, Sylvia Ross Jan 2016

The Fisher-Landau/Dalton Program: A Pilot Study Of Teachers' Perceptions Of Learning Disabilities, Herbert Zimiles, Sylvia Ross

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Describes the two major objectives of the Fisher-Landau program at Dalton: 1. To achieve early identification of specific learning abilities in otherwise intellectually gifted children in order to help them compensate for and thereby forestall some of their difficulties and academic defeats earlier in their school careers, and 2. to improve the effectiveness with which schools are able to meet the educational and developmental needs of learning-disabled children.


The Master Teacher: A Personal Reflection, Carol Hillman Jan 2016

The Master Teacher: A Personal Reflection, Carol Hillman

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Describes that working with young children requires an attitude based on willingness to grow, one that puts the teacher as well as the children in the role of the learner.


The Role Of The Teacher In The Interdisciplinary Team, Sue S. Suratt Jan 2016

The Role Of The Teacher In The Interdisciplinary Team, Sue S. Suratt

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

Describes the author's impression that teachers are inadequately prepared to assume leadership roles in clinical settings, especially as members of interdisciplinary teams.


Front Matter Jan 2016

Front Matter

Thought and Practice: (1987-1991) the Journal of the Graduate School of Bank Street College of Education

No abstract provided.