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News & Notes From The Bank Street Community

Posted by Claire Daniel on Feb 2012

From NY1 to the New York Times, Bank Streeters have been popping up all over the place. See what’s been happening in the community, including not-to-miss upcoming events and a round-up of what we’ve been reading. In the news Dr. Peggy McNamara, chair of teacher education, graced the small screen ...

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Teaching Tools: Experience Black History Month, Virtually

Posted by Claire Daniel on Feb 2012

SFC's Stan Brimberg developed the curriculum behind Mission US: "Flight to Freedom," the second in a series of innovative role-playing games developed to transform the way middle school students learn U.S. history. Students, teachers, history buffs: prepare yourself for an immersive journey into the antebellum world of plantation slavery, complete ...

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Bankstreet for Adults

The Bank Street Difference: Supervised Fieldwork/Advisement

Posted by Elisabeth Jakab on Feb 2012

"I can't overemphasize how beneficial it is—Supervised Fieldwork/Advisement," says Associate Student Trustee, Liz Gordon '12 (VIDEO). "You can talk theory all you want, but it goes out the window when you are new in the classroom and there’s a lot of pressure. That’s where SF/A comes in.” Supervised Fieldwork/Advisement consists ...

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Bankstreet for Adults

Bill Ayers: How To Use Comics In The Classroom

Posted by Claire Daniel on Feb 2012

Last Saturday morning, over 60 educators braved the first snowstorm of 2012 to participate in The 12th Annual Language Series opening workshop, The Language of Sequential Art: Comics in the Classroom. Throughout the day, Bank Street alum Bill Ayers and cartoonist Ryan Alexander-Tanner led dual-language, bilingual, Special Ed., and monolingual ...

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Bankstreet for Adults

Pemberton Society Honors The Penn Center's 150th Anniversary

Posted by Elisabeth Jakab on Feb 2012

For Black History Month, the Pemberton Society will put on an exhibit in the Bank Street Lobby of historic photographs and memorabilia from the Penn Center, the very first school for freed slaves, and the heart of the unique Gullah culture. The exhibit will also feature the work of such ...

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Bankstreet for Children

School for Children Alum Speaks to Upper School Students

Posted by Katie Peshut on Feb 2012

On January 31, Erica Moszkowski (SFC ’07), the oldest daughter of Bank Street parent and Board of Trustees member Sandra Pinnavaia, returned to the School for Children to speak to Upper School students at their weekly Morning Meeting. She was the first presenter in what will hopefully become an Upper ...

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Bankstreet for Adults

Elizabeth Dickey Appointed To Second Term

Posted by Nick Gray on Jan 2012

On January 9, Bank Street Board of Trustees Chair Anthony Asnes announced to the Bank Street community that the board had voted unanimously to offer Elizabeth Dickey an appointment to a second term as president of the College. The announcement, recognizing the president’s service to Bank Street, followed an extensive ...

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Dean's Corner: Three Wishes For 2012

Posted by Jon Snyder on Jan 2012

In the event that the turning of a calendar year is like an Aladdin's lamp and I am entitled to three wishes, here are three wishes for educational policy in 2012 (and no, the first one is NOT the wish for three more wishes). Wish #1 I wish that educational ...

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News & Notes From The Bank Street Community

Posted by Claire Daniel on Jan 2012

Bank Tweeters, "The Little Bookstore That Could," and more! ****** Happy New Year and welcome back! Here’s this week’s roundup of the latest happening around Bank Street. Bank Street In The News. How do we love The Bank Street Bookstore? New York Family counts the many, many ways in "The ...

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From The President: January 2012

Posted by Elizabeth Dickey on Jan 2012

Hello and welcome to Bank Street College 2012. Bank Street has been a New York institution for almost 100 years (the Centennial is in 2016-17). As we approach our second 100 years, I celebrate the hard work and dedication of the faculty, staff, and trustees of the College.In the last ...

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