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Test-Taking Or Not In The Early Years, Anne Santa Jan 2015

Test-Taking Or Not In The Early Years, Anne Santa

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Explains why the Bank Street School for Children does not use an admissions test for young children applying to the program.


The Last Word, Shana Fletcher Jan 2015

The Last Word, Shana Fletcher

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A short essay on a Bank Street School for Children student's look back at her days at the School.


The Last Word, Abby Miller Jan 2015

The Last Word, Abby Miller

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A Bank Street School for Children student looking back on her years at the School.


Ron Taffel: Visiting Scholar At Bank Street, Anne Santa, Buffy Smith Jan 2015

Ron Taffel: Visiting Scholar At Bank Street, Anne Santa, Buffy Smith

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Discusses a yearlong discourse at Bank Street College, when Ron Taffel, author and well-known psychologist was the visiting scholar for the 2011-2012 academic year.


Going Green: A Parent-Teacher Collaboration, Laura Sametz, Claire Mansfield Jan 2015

Going Green: A Parent-Teacher Collaboration, Laura Sametz, Claire Mansfield

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Details how a collaboration between a teacher and a parent in the Bank Street School for Children led to a school-wide composting program.


The Fall And Rise Of The 8th Grade School, Stan Brimberg Jan 2015

The Fall And Rise Of The 8th Grade School, Stan Brimberg

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Historical look at schooling and grade configurations.


Teaching China, Meghan Armstrong Jan 2015

Teaching China, Meghan Armstrong

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Describes the teaching fellows program of China Institute's Teach China program.


Technology At The Bank Street School For Children, Wendy Apfel Jan 2015

Technology At The Bank Street School For Children, Wendy Apfel

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Describes the meaningful use of technology in a progressive school setting.


Loudness In The Library: Empowering Students To Think Critically About Identity And Bias, Anshu Wahi, Allie Bruce, Jamie Steinfeld Jan 2015

Loudness In The Library: Empowering Students To Think Critically About Identity And Bias, Anshu Wahi, Allie Bruce, Jamie Steinfeld

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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 Jan 2015

Progressive Education: Why It's Hard To Beat, But Also Hard To Find, Alfie Kohn

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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.


When Good Ideas Flow Two Ways, Mary Ellen Kenny Jan 2015

When Good Ideas Flow Two Ways, Mary Ellen Kenny

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Describes the collaboration between Bank Street College Graduate School of Education and the Bank Street School for Children.


A Parent's Point Of View, Sandra Pinnavaia Jan 2015

A Parent's Point Of View, Sandra Pinnavaia

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A parent in the Bank Street School for Children offers her perspective on the value of the educational philosophy and classroom practice in the School.


What Are You Doing For Others?, Traci Pearl, Sasha Elias Jan 2015

What Are You Doing For Others?, Traci Pearl, Sasha Elias

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Discusses the community service projects, an important component in the curriculum of the School for Children.


From Idea To Practice: The Brain-Based Research Team, Alexis Wright Jan 2015

From Idea To Practice: The Brain-Based Research Team, Alexis Wright

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A cohort of teachers in the Bank Street School for Children spent a year in professional development around brain-based research and shared their knowledge with the rest of the teaching faculty with the plan to incorporate the research into practice.


Turning The Tide: A Thoughtful And Developmentally Appropriate Approach To Teaching Mathematics, Sally Borduin Jan 2015

Turning The Tide: A Thoughtful And Developmentally Appropriate Approach To Teaching Mathematics, Sally Borduin

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Describes the Bank Street School for Children program and approach to teaching mathematics, including the importance of undoing "math phobia," a phenomenon in our society in which math is often viewed as unappealing, mysterious, and inaccessible.


The Last Word, Patrick Brady Jan 2015

The Last Word, Patrick Brady

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A Bank Street School for Children student looking back on his years at the School, noting that he was the sole conservative Republican in his class of 19 students.


Developing Visual Language - Teaching Art, Maria Richa Jan 2015

Developing Visual Language - Teaching Art, Maria Richa

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Illuminates the art curriculum at the Bank Street School for Children, where the process of making art is where the value lies, not in the teacher's planned product.


Progressive Education: Mindfulness In The Third Grade, Edna Moy-Rome Jan 2015

Progressive Education: Mindfulness In The Third Grade, Edna Moy-Rome

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Over the course of the 2013-2014 school year, the author had the opportunity to introduce and explore mindfulness in a third grade classroom.


From Bank Street To High School, Evie Gurney Jan 2015

From Bank Street To High School, Evie Gurney

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Explains the process of searching for the perfect high school fit for the eighth graders, most of whom have been attending the Bank Street School for Children from early elementary through middle school.


I Learned That A Nail Can Go Through A Bottlecap Easily: The Buddies Program At Bank Street, Greg David, Emily Linsay Jan 2015

I Learned That A Nail Can Go Through A Bottlecap Easily: The Buddies Program At Bank Street, Greg David, Emily Linsay

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The buddies program at the Bank Street School for Children, where each classroom pairs with a classroom in another grade for a full year, is at its core a reflection of Bank Street's developmental interaction approach and an extension of the classroom experience.


Progressive Education In Context, V & Vi, Bank Street College Of Education Jan 2015

Progressive Education In Context, V & Vi, Bank Street College Of Education

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Contains current articles that highlight aspects of the educational vision, mission, and values of the Bank Street School for Children.


The Last Word, Irene Loewenson Jan 2015

The Last Word, Irene Loewenson

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A graduate of the Bank Street School for Children explains her love of math and the projects she created while a student in the School.


Tools For Life - Lower School Coordinator Laura Guarino's Address To Lower School Families On Curriculum Night, October 25, 2012, Laura Guarino Jan 2015

Tools For Life - Lower School Coordinator Laura Guarino's Address To Lower School Families On Curriculum Night, October 25, 2012, Laura Guarino

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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.


Young Children At Play, Anne Tobias Jan 2015

Young Children At Play, Anne Tobias

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Describes how young children learn through play.


No Ordinary Field Trip: A Conversation With John Lewis, Sam Brian Jan 2015

No Ordinary Field Trip: A Conversation With John Lewis, Sam Brian

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Eighth grade students from Bank Street School for Children meet Congressman John Lewis in Washington D. C.


Progressive Education In Context, I-Iv, Bank Street School For Children Jan 2014

Progressive Education In Context, I-Iv, Bank Street School For Children

Progressive Education in Context

Contains current articles that highlight aspects of the educational vision, mission, and values of the Bank Street School for Children.