Special emphasis is placed on social studies as the core of classroom life and learning. As cooperating practitioners for graduate students who are placed in their classrooms, teachers plan cooperatively with students and hold weekly supervisory meetings. Teachers meets with the student and the advisor from Graduate Programs 3 times per semester. Teachers are required to meet with parents twice yearly for individual conferences where needed. Teachers and parents work together to increase each other's knowledge of the children.
Teachers have two comprehensive reports on children each year.
In addition to modeling a Bank Street approach to education by having daily visitors and observers in the classroom, teachers may be asked to speak to visiting groups. They often serve as consultants for other College Divisions as well as for outside groups. The classroom teacher is responsible for teaching a mixed-age group of children in all subject areas, planning to meet the needs of the entire group as well as individual children. Work with Environment and Materials. The teacher is responsible for designing, organizing and maintaining a materials-based classroom that reflects the curriculum and current work of the children.