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Teacher-Leader Institute

Early Childhood Professional Development Contractor | Early Childhood Teacher Mentor Program | Quality New York | Teacher-Leader Institute

The Teacher-Leader Institute focuses on creating program-wide change by involving teams of teachers and Directors in a series of participatory seminars that center on developing effective early childhood program environments and strategies that promote teamwork and cooperation. The Institute offers these director-teacher pairs an opportunity to interface outside of their centers, in order to accomplish the challenging task of operating a child care center effectively.

The Goals of the Institute:

• Strenthen understandings of early education and developmentally appropriate practices
  
• Develop knowledge of activities and strategies that promote cooperation, mutual sharing and team building
  
• Develop and engage teacher and leader teams in mentoring relationships
  
• Create a peer support network for program leadership teams
  
• Support knowledge and use of a variety of tools to assess professional development growth as a means of documenting continuous improvement and quality
  

What makes an effective team? Read more about it! Elements of Effective Teams

Contact Information
For more information, contact Tracey-Lee Lucas at 212.961.3414 / tldlucas@bankstreet.edu