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TEWS693N
Sounds in Motion: The Development of Auditory Perception and Early Literacy Through the Use of Body Movements (Pre-K–Grade 1)
This workshop is designed to teach educators a unique, engaging, and effective program that helps early learners in both regular and special education classes acquire phonemic awareness, listening, early literacy, vocabulary, and articulation skills through the use of body movements. The program has been shown to be beneficial to children who are English Language Learners and students who qualify for Title 1 schools. You will learn body movements for 40 phonemes, along with techniques for teaching developmental listening and language skills. Instructor: Holly Thomas
November 8 | Online
Tuesday, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM ET 6 CTLE or .6 CEU $225 Materials Fee: $80 (includes required materials and shipping) Registration Deadline: (10/26. Late registration accepted before 11/1)
TEED630N
Supporting Emergent Literacy in the Classroom (Ages 3–5 Years)
This course will help you meet the literacy standards for pre-K programs in a developmentally appropriate fashion. We will explore: • The role of classroom routines and environment • Children’s expressive and receptive language skills and the components of literacy development • Center-based, large and small group instruction • Ways to read aloud effectively • Supporting English language learners • Methods of supporting children’s emerging phonemic, phonological, and print awareness • How to create meaningful writing experiences
Instructor: Tali Berkovitch
November 28 and 30, December 5 and 7 | Online*
Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM ET 12 CTLE or 1.2 CEU $425 / 1 credit $1,710 Registration Deadline: 11/21 *Class includes asynchronous work
TEED531N
The Youngest Scientists: Hands-on Adventures (Ages 3–8 Years)
Bring out the inner scientist in your students and yourself with this course, which includes a wide range of easy-to-do scientific experiments and activities. Using familiar, easily obtainable materials and simple hands-on exercises that illustrate scientific principles, you can learn to make science both accessible and intriguing to children of any age. Some areas covered include: using your senses and scientific tools, science in the air, approaching art and cooking as science, studying living things, and additional adventures in chemistry, physics, electricity, and magnets. The session will address the current educational situation in New York City and the United States and will include strategies and techniques for remote learning. Instructor: Jenny Ingber
December 2 and 3 | On Campus*
Friday, 4:45 PM–9:30 PM ET Saturday, 9:30 AM–4:30 PM ET 12 CTLE or 1.2 CEU $425 / 1 credit $1,710 Registration Deadline: 11/22 *Vaccination and a booster are required for on campus programs. SETE508N
Behavior Management Strategies for the Classroom Teacher (Pre-K–Grade 8)
Good classroom management is at the heart of effective teaching. This course is aimed at teachers in regular and special education settings who want to learn how to organize their classrooms to help students realize their maximum potential while also keeping their classes on track. It includes a step-by-step approach for setting up and carrying out a behavior modification strategy. This course is intended for educators with less than five years experience, but more experienced professionals will also come away with new techniques to add to their repertoire. Instructor: Ginny O’Hare Perrin
December 6, 8, 13 and 15 | Online*
Tuesday and Thursdays, 6:30 PM–9:00 PM ET 12 CTLE or 1.2 CEU $425 / 1 credit $1,710 Registration Deadline: 11/29 *Class includes asynchronous work
TEWS855N
Designing Environments and Activities that Support Resilience (Preschool–Grade 2)
The pandemic forced many to think about the ways trauma affects children’s lives. This workshop will focus on trauma and resilience taking a deep look at how the body reacts to trauma and the impact on development. Participants will learn strategies that focus on the development of supportive environments, practices, and assetbased tools that reflect a child’s strength and ability to strengthen resilience leading to healing. Instructor: Genevieve Lowry
December 7 | Online
Wednesday, 7:00 PM–8:30 PM ET 2 CTLE or .2 CEU $35 Registration Deadline: 11/30
TEWS861N
Making: One Way to Create More Inclusive Classrooms (Preschool–Grade 5)
Project-based making starts with students’ interests and skills, allows them to be seen more dynamically, and bridges home and school learning. It allows students to see themselves as people who, through tinkering, can have an impact over systems and objects in their world. This course will help you create the conditions in which your students can explore their individual talents in order to design their own projects. Participants will explore ways in which projects can be facilitated with accessibility (low floors) and possibility (high ceilings) for all students and how to identify the benchmark skills that are being taught and learned within each project. Instructor: Kelly Bird
December 5 and 7 | Online
Monday and Wednesday, 6:30 PM–8:45 PM ET 5 CTLE or .5 CEU $195 Registration Deadline: 11/28
TEWS851N
Normalizing Vulnerability in the Classroom: Strategies to Inspire Children to Take Social, Emotional, and Academic Risks (Grades K–8)
Children who have learned to normalize vulnerability operate with resilience, confidence, and a growth mindset. This workshop outlines how games, work-sharing protocols, connection circles, and other techniques can inspire children to share openly with—and support— one another. A digital folder of practical resources will be shared with you after each session. Instructor: Lily Howard Scott
December 12 and 14 | Online
Monday and Wednesday, 6:30 PM–8:30 PM ET 4 CTLE or .4 CEU $195 Registration Deadline: 12/5
TEED654N
The Reggio-Emilia Approach: From Theory to Practice (Ages Infant–5 Years)
The early childhood program founded in Reggio-Emilia, Italy incorporates an emphasis on the learning environment, process vs. product, developmentally appropriate practice, and the importance of the community of learners. Much of this philosophy reflects the culture of the Italians and is difficult to recreate in the United States. This course is meant to provide an introduction to the approach and will attempt to bridge the Reggio-Emilia theory with American culture. We will view the Reggio-Emilia approach as a means to combat the push-down curriculum, competition, product over process, and the jumping/skipping of learning stages we are now experiencing in this country. Instructors: Patricia Watkins and Rafa Pérez–Segura
November 7, 9, 14, 16 | Online*
Mondays/Wednesdays, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM ET 12 CTLE or 1.2 CEU $425 / 1 credit $1,710 Registration Deadline: 10/31 *Class includes asynchronous work SPED585N
The Essential Orton-Gillingham (Grades 1–6)
The Orton-Gillingham method of teaching decoding, spelling, and handwriting is a multisensory approach that has been used successfully with children who experience difficulty learning these skills. This course trains you in the Orton-Gillingham techniques and translates high-interest comprehension activities into literacy programs. This is a fast-paced, highly structured class intended for experienced educators. Direct all questions to cps@bankstreet. edu. Required text: Preventing Academic Failure, by Phyllis Bertin and Eileen Perlman (Monroe Associates Publishers). Instructor: Ginny O’Hare Perrin
November 6, 13, 19, and 20 | Online*
Sunday, November 6, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM ET & 6:00–9:00 PM ET Sunday, November 13, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM ET & 6:00–9:00 PM ET Saturday, November 19, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM ET Sunday, November 20, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM ET & 6:00–9:00 PM ET 24 CTLE or 2.4 CEU $830 / 2 credits $3,420 Materials Fee: $110 (includes required text+ shipping) Registration Deadline: 10/26 *Class includes asynchronous work
TEED531N
The Youngest Scientists: Hands-on Adventures (Ages 3–8 Years)
Bring out the inner scientist in your students and yourself with this course, which includes a wide range of easy-to-do scientific experiments and activities. Using familiar, easily obtainable materials and simple hands-on exercises that illustrate scientific principles, you can learn to make science both accessible and intriguing to children of any age. Some areas covered include: using your senses and scientific tools, science in the air, approaching art and cooking as science, studying living things, and additional adventures in chemistry, physics, electricity, and magnets. The session will address the current educational situation in New York City and the United States and will include strategies and techniques for remote learning. Instructor: Jenny Ingber
December 2 and 3 | On Campus*
Friday, 4:45 PM–9:30 PM ET Saturday, 9:30 AM–4:30 PM ET 12 CTLE or 1.2 CEU $425 / 1 credit $1,710 Registration Deadline: 11/22 *Vaccination and a booster are required for on campus programs.
