Job DescriptionPosition Available: Adjunct Instructor Course Name: LEAD510Future School Leaders Academy Adjunct PositionThe Future School Leaders Academy program prepares educators for school and district leadership roles in the Lower Hudson Valley region. Through a longstanding partnership with Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, Bank Street College elicits candidates with demonstrated outstanding leadership potential who have been nominated by their Superintendents for the program. from district leaders. Candidates take courses primarily on the BOCES campus in Yorktown Heights and do supervised fieldwork in their own schools and districts.Adjunct Instructor Position:Bank Street College, Graduate School of Education, is looking for an adjunct to teach for the following course in the Spring of 2024.Course: LEAD 510: Leadership in Curriculum and InstructionCredits: 3 creditsSemester: Spring 2024 (January 18, 2024 - April 25, 2024)Day/time: Thursdays, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pmCourse Description:This course focuses on the roles and functions of the school leader in the spheres of curriculum and instruction. It covers the principles and processes that inform curriculum development and their impact on student learning. By explicitly addressing the relationship between curriculum and instruction to critical theory and pedagogy, students will connect positionality to their professional noticing. At the same time, students will unpack educational equity to become discerning consumers and negotiators of curriculum. In this course, students will envision and conceptualize ways to ensure that all students experience a liberating curriculum by focusing intensively on the knowledge and tools needed to recognize and dismantle dehumanizing spaces that are emblematic of historic and contemporary systems and structures. Finally, the course explores critical issues in leadership in curriculum and instruction and is designed to connect theory to practice as a means of inspiring, guiding, and effecting school change.Qualifications:
- Master's degree required; Doctorate preferred
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a district leader/staff developer
- Successful previous experience with college/graduate school teaching preferred
- Experience with school reform practices and action research
Salary: $4470Please submit application online.About UsBank Street is a leader in education, a pioneer in improving the quality of classroom practice, and a national advocate for children and their families. Since its beginnings in 1916, Bank Street has been at the forefront of understanding how children learn and grow. From early childhood centers and schools to hospitals and museums, Bank Street has built a national reputation on the simple fact that our graduates know how to do the work that is right for children. At Bank Street's Graduate School of Education, students are trained in a model that combines the study of human development, learning theory, and sustained clinical placement to promote significant development as a teacher prior to graduation. Our children's programs-Bank Street School for Children, Family Center, Bank Street Head Start, and Liberty LEADS-foster children's development in the broadest sense by providing diverse opportunities for social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. The Bank Street Education Center disrupts inequity through system-level change to help design better educational experiences for both children and adults. The College further supports and influences positive outcomes for children every day through professional development programs, research projects, and other key efforts engaging educators, intermediary organizations, and government officials at the district, state, and federal levels.