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Position Vacancy—Onground EDUC 893 Approaches to Early Childhood Assessment
Bank Street College, Graduate School of Education, is looking for adjunct instructors for the following course to be taught spring, 2026, onground
Dates: January 20, 2026—May 05, 2026
Mondays, 4:45-6:45pm
EDUC 893 Approaches to Early Childhood Assessment, 2 credits
This course introduces and explores informal and formal assessment practices for young children. Students will learn about various ways of observing, collecting, documenting, and analyzing children's work and learning experiences in a variety of settings. Students will also become familiar with formal and informal assessment procedures and terminology, standardized testing, and strategies for test selection to ensure results that are valid and unbiased. Students will also examine legal, ethical, culturally responsive, and professional considerations of assessment. Students will be given practical experience in the preparation and administration of different forms of assessment, including the construction of simple performance assessments. Critical attention will be given to careful interpretation and utilization of assessment data in developing meaningful curriculum and educational plans for individual children. Culturally responsive approaches to assessment and involving the family with the assessment process will also be addressed.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in psychology, education, or related field required. Doctorate preferred.
- 5 or more years of experience working in the field with young children from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds with developmental variations.
- Experience administering a range of assessments with young children
- Experience teaching at the graduate level, preferred.
- For the online section, experience teaching online, preferred.
Compensation:
- $4,276