Betsy Grob

I became a teacher because of my strong commitment to children and to creating community.  I see teaching as an important tool for social justice.  As a strong advocate for progressive education, I believing that all children learn best when they are in an educational setting where teachers and administrators respect children and understand how children learn. I believe that play is an essential part of children’s learning.  I work hard with teachers to help them be advocates for their students and to be experts in how children learn and create environments that are supportive of their students.  I love learning and teaching - working with teachers, parents and children.

Much of my time has been spent in the public sector, in Head Start and in urban public schools.

• Early Childhood Staff Developer in NYC, Camden, Yonkers, Newark, Westbury and Rye City Schools
• Workshop facilitator on Block Building in schools and conferences  locally, nationally and internationally
• Facilitated intensive ongoing trainings in Chile, Mongolia, Romania, Moldova, and many other former Soviet countries

Selected Publications

• Grob, B., Diamond, J. & Reitzes, F.  The right to learn: Preparing early childhood teachers to work in high-needs schools. Bank Street College Occasional Papers, 25,

• Grob, B., (2006).  Cleaning up the streets.  In D. Koralek & G. Mindes (Eds.), Spotlights on Young Children and Social Studies (p 10).  Washington, DC:  NAEYC

• D’Addesio, J., Furman, L., Grob, B., & Hayes, H. (2005). Social studies: Learning with the world around us.  Young Children, 60 (5), 50-57.

• David, J. & Grob, B. (1997).  The roles of the teacher in the child-centered primary classroom.  In K. Walsh (Ed.), Creating child-centered classrooms: 6-7 year olds (pp. 43-73).  Washington, DC: Children’s Research Institute.

• Grob, B. , Chapman, M. & Hass, M., (1989). The ages and learning stages for children and their implications for foreign language learning. In K. Muller (Ed.) Languages in elementary schools. (pp 27-42). New York: American Forum.