Emily R. Banks has extensive experience as an elementary school teacher. She received her M.A. in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University and has worked as a lead teacher, associate teacher, and student teacher in California, India, and New York. Her background includes developing curriculum, integrating technology into instruction, and fostering social-emotional learning.
Emily R. Banks has extensive experience as an elementary school teacher. She received her M.A. in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University and has worked as a lead teacher, associate teacher, and student teacher in California, India, and New York. Her background includes developing curriculum, integrating technology into instruction, and fostering social-emotional learning.
Emily R. Banks has extensive experience as an elementary school teacher. She received her M.A. in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University and has worked as a lead teacher, associate teacher, and student teacher in California, India, and New York. Her background includes developing curriculum, integrating technology into instruction, and fostering social-emotional learning.
Emily R. Banks has extensive experience as an elementary school teacher. She received her M.A. in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University and has worked as a lead teacher, associate teacher, and student teacher in California, India, and New York. Her background includes developing curriculum, integrating technology into instruction, and fostering social-emotional learning.
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EDUCATION
Teachers
College,
Columbia
University
(20102012)
M.A.
Curriculum
&
Teaching
Elementary
Inclusive
Education
Program
New
York
State
Certification
(Grades
1-6)
Columbia
University
(20062010)
B.A.
History,
Concentration
in
Psychology
Magna
Cum
Laude
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Live
Oak
School
(San
Francisco,
CA)
Aug.
2014
Lead
Teacher,
2nd
Grade
Develop
reading,
writing,
math,
social
studies,
and
science
curriculum
using
Common
Core
standards
and
Understanding
by
Design,
developed
Equity
&
Social
Justice
unit
focused
on
Potrero
Hill
public
housing
projects
Integrate
technology
into
all
curricular
areas,
including
using
SMART
technologies,
iPad,
Google
Apps
and
web- based
applications
to
create
individualized
education
plans;
created
digital
system
to
track
student
growth
Foster
community
and
social/emotional
learning
through
Responsive
Classroom
approach
Shanti
Bhavan
Residential
School
(Tamil
Nadu,
India)
Summer
2013,
2014
Teacher
&
On-Site
Administrator
Ran
daily
operations
of
a
PreK-12
school
with
250
students
from
disadvantaged
backgrounds
in
rural
India;
made
class
schedules,
handled
disciplinary
issues
and
managed
a
team
of
10
volunteer
teachers;
ran
weekly
professional
development
meetings;
conducted
classroom
observations
and
provided
feedback
to
teachers
Created
Kindergarten
literacy
program
and
taught
high
school
English
Led
faculty-wide
workshops
to
introduce
Promethean
interactive
whiteboards,
TeachNext
system
and
digital
learning
into
curriculum
Collaborated
with
businesses
and
non-profits
to
develop
workshops
for
students
The
Packer
Collegiate
Institute
(Brooklyn,
NY)
Aug.
2012June
2014
Associate
Teacher,
3rd
Grade
Created
reading/writing
units
using
Teachers
College
Reading
&
Writing
Program
and
Understanding
by
Design;
created
inquiry-based
math
units
using
Contexts
for
Learning
Mathematics
and
Bridges
in
Mathematics
Collaborated
with
grade-level
team
and
literacy
consultant
to
build
writing
curriculum
and
create
a
system
for
assessment
of
student
writing
Integrated
technology
into
curriculum,
including
creating
a
collaborative
E-Book
for
New
York
history
unit
Created
a
base
of
Global
Education
professional
development
resources
to
support
Packer
Collegiates
relationship
with
Ndonyo
Wasin
Primary
School
in
Sereolipi,
Kenya
P.S.
234
&
P.S.
63
(New
York,
NY)
Sept.
2011May
2012
Student
Teacher,
1st
Grade
&
3rd
Grade
Designed
a
two-year
curriculum
on
food
justice,
nutrition
and
sustainability
Ran
a
3-month
child
inquiry
study;
used
data
and
observations
to
inform
future
instruction
and
supports
Hollingworth
Science
Camp
(New
York,
NY)
Summer
2011,
2012
Assistant
Teacher,
4th
Grade
Designed
and
taught
an
engaging
curriculum
with
teaching
team
about
structures
and
architecture
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Trained
in
Teachers
College
Reading
&
Writing
Workshop
model
Year-long
technology
workshop
with
focus
on
integrating
SMART
technologies,
iPad,
Google
Apps,
Mac
applications
and
web-based
resources
into
curriculum
Year-long
cross-divisional
workshop
with
focus
on
Project
Base
Learning
Completed
course
Making
Thinking
Visible
through
Harvard
Universitys
Project
Zero
