Guide to Information About Bank Street

Online Resources

For information about the history and philosophy of Bank Street College, see: http://www.bankstreet.edu/about/
Be sure to follow the links that say "A Brief History," "The Bank Street Approach," and "Facts at a Glance."

For information about the curriculum of the School for Children, see: http://www.bankstreet.edu/sfc/curriculum.html

For information about Bank Street editorials, press releases, speeches, a guide to experts, etc., see the Public Relations Department site at: http://www.bankstreet.edu/news/

For information about Bank Street publications, products, essays, and examples of the developmental-interaction approach in action, see the Bank Street Corner site at: http://www.bankstreetcorner.com/

Print Resources Available for Purchase

See http://www.bankstreetbooks.com.

Explorations With Young Children by Mitchell, Anne (Edt), Mitchell, David, Judy (Edt), Bank Street College of Education (Cor)
Format: Paperback
Price: $15.96
Published: Gryphon House, 1992
Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 24-48 hours
This curriculum guide from Bank Street College shows early childhood professionals how to develop their own curricula based upon the needs and interests of children. The Guide makes the Bank Street approach accessible to teachers everywhere and adds momentum to the movement toward child-centered, developmentally-appropriate programs for young children.

There is also a companion video that accompanies the text Explorations With Young Children, available for purchase separately:
Social Studies: A Way to Integrate Curriculum for Four-and-Five-Year-Olds
Format: VHS
Price: $39.95
Published: Gryphon House, 1992
The companion videotape to Explorations With Young Children demonstrates how to develop an integrated curriculum. It shows one classroom's study of a neighborhood store and the children's related experiences with blocks, art, math, and music. Teachers will especially appreciate the segment on how to lead a successful field trip.

Revisiting a Progressive Pedagogy: The Developmental Interaction Approach
Edited by Nancy Nager and Edna Shapiro
Published: State University of New York Press, 2000
Revisiting a Progressive Pedagogy reviews the history of the developmental-interactive approach, a formulation rooted in developmental psychology and educational practice, progressively informing educational thinking since the early twentieth century. This conceptualization is identified with-but not restricted to-Bank Street College of Education. Examining the origins and evolution of the approach, the contributors access its continued heuristic and practical value for classroom practice and teacher education in light of new ideas in social science and education, and indicate new directions.

Bibliography of Works about Bank Street

Here are more print resources. Note that this bibliography is not quite in APA format, as we wanted to include the authors' first names. Check with your local academic library for availability:

Antler, Joyce. (1987). Lucy Sprague Mitchell: The Making of a Modern Woman. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Bailey, Jane. (1991). An Exception to the Rule: Bank Street College of Education as an Independent Professional School (1916-1990). Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.

Biber, Barbara. (1977). A Developmental-Interaction Approach: Bank Street College of Education. In M.C. Day and R.K. Parker (Eds.). The Preschool in Action: Exploring Early Childhood Programs, 2nd ed., Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc.

Biber, Barbara. (1972). The 'Whole Child', Individuality and Values in Education. In J.R. Squire (ed.) A New Look at progressive Education, ASCD Yearbook (pp.44-87). Washington, DC: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Biber, Barbara. (1977). Cognition in Early Childhood Education: A Historical Perspective. In B. Spodek and H.J. Walberg (Eds.). Early Childhood Education: Issues and Insights (pp.41-64). Berkeley, CA: McCutcheon Publishing Corp.

Biber, Barbara and Franklin, Margery. (1967).The Relevance of Developmental and Psychodynamic Concepts to the Education of the Preschool Child. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 7 (1), 5-24.

Biber, Barbara, Gilkeson, Elizabeth and Winsor, Charlotte. Teacher Education at Bank Street College. In Basic Approaches to Mental Health in the Schools (pp. 48-58). American Personnel and Guidance Association, .

Biber, Barbara. (1973, November 27). What Is Bank Street? Talk at a lunch for visiting educators.

Cenedella, Joan. (1996). The Bureau of Educational Experiments: A Study in Progressive Education. Teachers College, Columbia University dissertation.

Cufarro, H., Nager, N. & Shapiro, E. (2005). The developmental-interaction approach at Bank Street College of Education. In J. Roopnarine & J. Johnson (Eds.) Approaches to Early Childhood Education. 4th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 280-295.

Davidson, Judith. (1982. July 23). Bank Street and Children's Writers. Publishers Weekly, pp. 80-81.

Gilkeson, Elizabeth et al. (1981). Bank Street Model: A Developmental-Interaction Approach. In Rhine, W. Ray (Ed.) Making Schools More Effective: New Directions From Follow Through (pp. 249-288). New York: Academic Press.

Gilkeson, Elizabeth, and Bowman, Garda. (1976). The Focus Is On Children: The Bank Street Approach to Early Childhood Education As Enacted in Follow Through. New York: Bank Street College of Education.

Gold, Judith, et al. (1992). Whole language and Teacher/Librarian Partnerships. Phi Delta Kappan, 73(7), 536-537.

Gordon, Edith Lisette Oppenheimer. (1988). Educating the Whole Child: Progressive Education and Bank Street College of Education, 1916-1966, New York: State University at Stony Brook.

Kulleseid, Eleanor. (1983). Profile of the Bank Street College of Education Library. Education Libraries, 8(1), 7-9.

Mathews, Emily Pond. (1979). Lucy Sprague Mitchell: A Deweyan Educator. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.

Mitchell, Ann, and David, Judy (Eds.). (1992). Explorations With Young Children: A Curriculum Guide From the Bank Street College of Education. Mt.Ranier, MD: Gryphon House.

Mitchell, Lucy Sprague. A Cooperative School for Student Teachers Progressive Education, v8, pp. 251-255.

Mitchell, Lucy, Sprague. (1950).Our Children and our Schools. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Mitchell, Lucy Sprague. (1963). Young Geographers. New York: Basic Books, Inc.

Pignatelli, Frank and Pflaum, Susanna (Eds.). (1993). Celebrating Diverse Voices: Progressive Education and Equity. Newbery Park, CA: Corwin Press.

Roberts, Francis. (1974). Bank Street College: A Beacon and a Thorn. New York: Bank Street College of Education.

Shapiro, Edna. (1991). Teacher: Being and Becoming. Thought and Practice, 3(1), 5-24.

Shapiro, Edna and Biber, Barbara. (1972). The Education of Young Children: A Developmental Interaction Approach. Teachers College Record, 74(1), 55-79.

Shapiro, Edna and Nager, Nancy. (1999). The Developmental-Interaction Approach to Education: Retrospect and Prospect. Occasional Paper Series. New York: Bank Street College of Education.

Shenker, Joseph, and Creange, Renee. (1989). The Role of teacher Training Institutions in Guiding the Acquisition of Values. Religion and Public Education, 16(3), 423-427.

Smithberg, Lorraine. (1981). Follow Through:Illusion and Paradox in Educational Experimentation. New York: National Inst. of Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED243793).

Squire, James (Ed.). (1972). A New look at Progressive Education, 1972 ASCD Yearbook. Washington, DC: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Winsor, Charlotte (Ed.). (1973). Experimental Schools Revisited. New York: Agathon Press.

Zimiles, Herbert. (1987). The Bank Street Approach. In Roopnarine, Jaipal, L. (Ed.), Approaches to Early Childhood Education. Columbus, OH: Merrill Publication Company.