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The Bank Street Program: Child Growth And Learning In Social Studies Experiences (1952), Charlotte B. Winsor
The Bank Street Program: Child Growth And Learning In Social Studies Experiences (1952), Charlotte B. Winsor
Bank Street Thinkers
"The teachers and psychologists who are the Bank Street group lay no claim to the discovery of any new axioms in educational practice. They have invented no method, no device, no gadget that opens magic doors to learning. What they have done is to establish principles based upon the needs and purposes of children, related to the world in which they live..." This article illustrates a program at City and Country School in which class jobs, such as running the school post office, supply store, and printing shop form the base for social studies experiences. Applying a philosophy similar to …
Social Studies And Geography (1934), Lucy Sprague Mitchell
Social Studies And Geography (1934), Lucy Sprague Mitchell
Bank Street Thinkers
Lucy Sprague Mitchell muses upon the meaning of each of the title words separately and then together providing insight into how children learn best -- by doing. Discusses Mitchell's concepts of human geography and how school trips promote students' understanding of their world.
The Bank Street Thinkers: Foundational Knowledge To Support Our Roots And Wings, Bank Street College Of Education
The Bank Street Thinkers: Foundational Knowledge To Support Our Roots And Wings, Bank Street College Of Education
Bank Street Thinkers
A series of papers and lectures that explore Bank Street history, the concepts of teaching and teacher preparation, our long history of social studies teaching and curriculum development, the role of language and play in young children's growth, and a look at the meaning of competence in schools.
Going Green: A Parent-Teacher Collaboration, Laura Sametz, Claire Mansfield
Going Green: A Parent-Teacher Collaboration, Laura Sametz, Claire Mansfield
Progressive Education in Context
Details how a collaboration between a teacher and a parent in the Bank Street School for Children led to a school-wide composting program.
Teaching China, Meghan Armstrong
Teaching China, Meghan Armstrong
Progressive Education in Context
Describes the teaching fellows program of China Institute's Teach China program.
Loudness In The Library: Empowering Students To Think Critically About Identity And Bias, Anshu Wahi, Allie Bruce, Jamie Steinfeld
Loudness In The Library: Empowering Students To Think Critically About Identity And Bias, Anshu Wahi, Allie Bruce, Jamie Steinfeld
Progressive Education in Context
Describes how an unplanned, informal discussion about how race and identity are depicted on book covers evolved into a year-long investigation with a class of 11 and 12-year-olds where the interests and comments of the students drove the curriculum.
Progressive Education: Why It's Hard To Beat, But Also Hard To Find, Alfie Kohn
Progressive Education: Why It's Hard To Beat, But Also Hard To Find, Alfie Kohn
Progressive Education in Context
Looks at the varying ways educators characterize progressive education, why progressive education makes sense, and why it might be the exception rather than the rule in educational philosophies.
What Are You Doing For Others?, Traci Pearl, Sasha Elias
What Are You Doing For Others?, Traci Pearl, Sasha Elias
Progressive Education in Context
Discusses the community service projects, an important component in the curriculum of the School for Children.
Tools For Life - Lower School Coordinator Laura Guarino's Address To Lower School Families On Curriculum Night, October 25, 2012, Laura Guarino
Tools For Life - Lower School Coordinator Laura Guarino's Address To Lower School Families On Curriculum Night, October 25, 2012, Laura Guarino
Progressive Education in Context
In a message to parents of young children, Laura Guarino emphasizes Bank Street School for Children's focus on helping children develop their capacity to be learners, to be flexible thinkers, and creative problem solvers.
The Race Controversy In Amerian Education, Lillian Dowdell Drakeford
The Race Controversy In Amerian Education, Lillian Dowdell Drakeford
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From the Publisher:
"In this unique two-volume work, expert scholars and practitioners examine race and racism in public education, tackling controversial educational issues such as the school-to-prison pipeline, charter schools, school funding, affirmative action, and racialized curircula."
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About the Editor:
This 2-volume book from the Praeger series, Racism in American Institutions, is edited by Dr. Lillian Dowdell Drakeford, a 2010 graduate of the PhD Program in Leadership and Change at …
No Ordinary Field Trip: A Conversation With John Lewis, Sam Brian
No Ordinary Field Trip: A Conversation With John Lewis, Sam Brian
Progressive Education in Context
Eighth grade students from Bank Street School for Children meet Congressman John Lewis in Washington D. C.