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Improving Teacher Preparation: Addressing The Needs Of New Teachers In Small, Progressive, Public Schools, Christina J. Dixon May 1998

Improving Teacher Preparation: Addressing The Needs Of New Teachers In Small, Progressive, Public Schools, Christina J. Dixon

Graduate Student Independent Studies

As an institution committed to progressive education, Bank Street College shares the mission of educating for democracy with New York's small, progressive public schools. Case studies of three students and semi-structured interviews with Bank Street instructors and researchers illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of Bank Street's Professional Development in Early Adolescence program in preparing its graduates to teach successfully in small, progressive public school environments. Through a literature review, six distinct areas of teaching expertise are identified as factors which contribute to a teacher's success in such schools: Understanding the Child, Social Context, Classroom Life, Academic, Interpersonal and Professional. The …


The Challenge Of Small Schools: Selected Proceedings From The Bank Street College Of Education Third And Fourth Annual Conference On School Reform 1997-1998, Bank Street College Of Education Jan 1998

The Challenge Of Small Schools: Selected Proceedings From The Bank Street College Of Education Third And Fourth Annual Conference On School Reform 1997-1998, Bank Street College Of Education

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Selected and adapted proceedings from the 1997 and 1998 Annual Conferences on School Reform at the Bank Street College of Education


Catalogue 1998-1999, Bank Street College Of Education Jan 1998

Catalogue 1998-1999, Bank Street College Of Education

Graduate School of Education

This course catalog from a past academic year is a resource for referring to previous course offerings, degree requirements, institutional policies, and more.