Job Description
Position Title: Onground Adjunct Course Instructor: EDUC 863: Collaboration and Differentiation in the Instruction of Children with Disabilities
Division: Graduate School of Education
Course EDUC 863: Collaboration and Differentiation in the Instruction of Children with Disabilities, 3 credits
Term: Fall, Onground
Dates:
- September 9, 2026 – December 22, 2026
- Thursdays, 7:00-9:00pm
This course combines theory and practice through work with children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds who have learning disabilities. Using assessment data gathered through formal and informal measures, students will devise educational plans for children. Participants will be exposed to a repertoire of evidence-based practices and instructional strategies in oral language, reading, written language, and math in order to promote positive learning outcomes. The course will also provide opportunities to develop and apply strategies for working with families and collaborating with other educators. Utilizing their knowledge of individual learning differences, participants will become skilled at differentiating instruction for a class of students with diverse learning needs. Prerequisite: EDUC 803.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver course content and materials aligned with the program curriculum.
- Grade and evaluate student performance in a timely manner, providing constructive feedback.
- Maintain open communication with students, including scheduled office hours or availability for consultation.
- Submit final grades and required course documentation (e.g., attendance records) by institutional deadlines.
- Collaborate with program faculty on course coordination and attend relevant program meetings, if necessary.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in education, or related field, required.
- 5 or more years of teaching students in grades pre-k-6 from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, preferred.
- Experience in public schools, preferred.
- Critical orientation to issues of access and equity, preferred.
- Strong skills in communication, collaboration, and organization, preferred.
Compensation:
$4,593
Bank Street is a leader in education, a pioneer in improving the quality of classroom practice, and a national advocate for children and their families.
Since its beginnings in 1916, Bank Street has been at the forefront of understanding how children learn and grow. From early childhood centers and schools to hospitals and museums, Bank Street has built a national reputation on the simple fact that our graduates know how to do the work that is right for children.
At Bank Street’s Graduate School of Education, students are trained in a model that combines the study of human development, learning theory, and sustained clinical placement to promote significant development as a teacher prior to graduation. Our children’s programs—Bank Street School for Children, Family Center, Bank Street Head Start, and Liberty LEADS—foster children’s development in the broadest sense by providing diverse opportunities for social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. The Bank Street Education Center disrupts inequity through system-level change to help design better educational experiences for both children and adults. The College further supports and influences positive outcomes for children every day through professional development programs, research projects, and other key efforts engaging educators, intermediary organizations, and government officials at the district, state, and federal levels.
