Our Offerings
Professional Learning
Centering adult learning to grow early childhood best practices and policies
The Bank Street Education Center designs customized professional learning sessions to address key focus areas identified through a collaborative planning process. These sessions draw on Bank Street’s decades of expertise in early childhood development and its rich history of working with early childhood educators.
Key Benefits
- Enhance daily practice through engaging, hands-on adult learning experiences.
- Build stronger connections within teaching teams and across sites to foster community and coherence.
- Reflect on identity-based influences to strengthen relationships with children and adults.
- Apply new learning to practice with ongoing support and guidance.
How It Works
- Strategic Planning: Leaders collaborate with the Education Center to define an Essential Question and determine the session format and duration.
- Learning Series: A series of 4-10 sessions delivers high-quality, hands-on learning that centers on child development, reflective practice, collaboration, and parallel process. Sessions can be delivered on site, virtually, in a hybrid format, or asynchronously.
- Ongoing Collaboration: Strategic planning continues throughout the series to reflect on outcomes and adjust sessions as needed.
Who Should Participate?
This series is designed for:
- Educators, school and district leaders, and coaches
- Early childhood professionals and family workers
- Advocates, family members, and caregivers
Let the Bank Street Education Center empower your team with the tools and strategies to support young learners and create lasting impact.