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SalaryPosition Vacancy —Adjunct Instructor for EDUC 530: Foundations of Modern Education
Bank Street Graduate School of Education is looking for an Adjunct Instructor for Summer 2024. This course will be taught on campus.
Dates: June 24 – July 29, 2024
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:15-9:00 PM
EDUC 530: Foundations of Modern Education, 3 credits
This course examines the historical, philosophical, and cultural roots of contemporary education, including Bank Street's progressive history and philosophy, the contributions of major educational leaders, and current practices and innovations in education. Participants will analyze how critical issues in the field affect their practice with children and families in schools and communities. The course will explore ways in which education as an avenue for individual advancement and social justice has been defined, advocated for, enacted, and is still being negotiated in the U.S. The course will attend to what has been achieved as well as challenges that remain in creating educational spaces that affirm children’s and families’ race, social class, immigration status, language, gender, and ability, among other identity domains. Participants will apply their understandings to think about their role in bringing about desired, warranted changes in order to create more inclusive and democratic educational environments.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree required.
- 5 or more years of teaching children with diverse linguistic, cultural, and racial backgrounds, preferred.
- Experience teaching at the graduate level is preferred.
- Adherence to College Covid policies is required.
Compensation:
- $4,470
