Adjunct Instructor for EDUC 502M: Human Development

Position Title: Onground Adjunct Instructor for EDUC 502M: Human Development

Division: Graduate School of Education

Course: EDUC 502M: Human Development (3 credits)

Term

Summer Long, 2026, onground.

Dates

• May 11, 2026 - July 27, 2026
• 6/22 (8:45-11:30 am)
• 6/23, 6/24, 6/25, 6/26, 6/29, 6/30, 7/1, 7/2 (8:00-11:30 am)
• This course is scheduled to run Monday to Friday, onground.
• Day and time are subject to change.

Course Description

• This course focuses on understanding, teaching, and meeting the needs of children and adolescents through emerging adulthood.
• The interactions between physical growth and social, emotional, and cognitive development will be an organizing focus in the course.
• Participants will analyze critically different developmental theories in relation to their own educational settings and experience.
• Participants explore the social and educational implications of a wide range of learning and behavioral disabilities in the context of family, school lives, community and society.
• Issues related to identity --self and other, dependence and autonomy, race, class, gender, language, religion, sexuality, power, ability, and disability – will be recurring themes.
• Participants will investigate topics and issues through a combination of readings, observations, interviews, case studies and

discussion.

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 development education or related field required. Doctorate preferred.
• 5 or more years of experience in the field working directly with
• children from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds in educational contexts.
• Experience teaching at the graduate level, 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.