In association with Bank Street Alumni Association, join us in person as we celebrate Fern Khan’s new book, Through Jamaican Lenses: A Memoir. During the event, Khan will share about her joyful upbringing in Jamaica, what led her to the United States, and her exceptional life and career. The conversation will be led by Fern’s son, Javaid Khan, SFC ’88 and former Head of the Upper School at Bank Street School for Children.
Please join Dr. David Penberg (Tuesday, October 15, 2024) and assorted Liberty grads for a soul warming and energizing salon that will feature a short documentary film, a panel discussion, and a conversation and exploration between panelists and their voices recorded 34 years ago.
The MorphicBar is a flexible, user-friendly toolbar that can be added to any computer. It allows quick access to accessibility features, making it easier for students with various learning difficulties to navigate and use technology effectively.
Open the document you want to print on your iPhone. Look for a way to share your document, mostly it will be three small dots on the top right hand corner of your screen, or depending on the app it may be a small square box with an arrow pointing up. This blog post is an update from November 2021 – it’s now a little easier.
This blog post is the second in a series exploring Evidence Synthesis. We’ve already had a quick look at the differences between a systematic review and a traditional literature review, so let’s look at three other types of evidence synthesis: rapid reviews, scoping reviews, and umbrella reviews.
This blog post is the first in a series exploring Evidence Synthesis. We’re going to start by looking at two types of evidence synthesis: literature reviews and systemic reviews.
ZoteroBib is free and stand-alone. It helps you build a reference list from any computer or device (and yes, it does work on a mobile phone). You do not have to create an account or install any software.
Bank Street College of Education is included in Google Scholar. When you use Google Scholar at Bank Street you will find the following library access links have been pre-selected: BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION – ProQuest Fulltext, and Open WorldCat – Library Search. But, to make Google Scholar super useful on your own device, you need to check and save a third link: Bank Street College of Education – Full-Text @ Bank Street.
Come join us online Friday, February 9 from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM for Library Salon #33. We will be celebrating the Occasional Paper Series 50th Issue. At this salon, we will enact what Occasional Papers has always done – inviting participants to join us in dreaming about a future in which we fully realize our commitment to radical openness. What should our next decade of issues look and sound like?
Come join us Friday, January 19 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM for Library Salon #32. Bank Street’s Robin Hummel and Laura Zadoff as well as co-author Steven Goss, will present their new book: Transforming Online Teaching in Higher Education: Essential Practices for Engagement, Equity, and Inquiry. Light refreshments will be served.
The Library will be conducting four workshops in January. You do not have to register or sign-up. You’re welcome to come to one or all sessions. Sessions will be recorded for later viewing. We hope to see you there. For further information email us at librarian@bankstreet.edu
Learn how to differentiate between a diverse, affirming, and anti-racist children’s book. Bank Street School for Children teacher Susie Rios and children’s librarian Kharissa Kenner will delve into these nuances and demonstrate how to curate an inclusive classroom library.
If you have a few minutes to spare, and want to jump start your research, a good way to do this is to download the EBSCO Mobile app from the Apple App or the Google Play store.
The Library is open at reduced hours for the month of August (Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm). There are two Energy Conservation days (August 18, & 25), and Labor Day weekend (Monday, September 4) when the Library is closed. Normal hours resume Tuesday, September 5.
In the past if you wanted to save database articles to a folder it was quite a complicated affair. You would have to create an account inside EBSCO and then sign in to this “add-on” account to save items. Today, it’s a snap, all you have to do is add items to a project! We think Projects is a great way to collect resources, and keep them organized in one place.
This Giving Tuesday, gifts to Bank Street will be matched—dollar for dollar—up to $50,000, which means you can make twice the impact on our community and beyond. We hope you’ll join us on this global day of generosity as we celebrate and extend our enduring mission to provide meaningful, high-quality education to all. We appreciate your support!