Mishka Anderson
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Teacher Education
EMAIL: mwalkeranderson@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: S-615
Office Hours: Via ZOOM Thursdays 6:40-9:40 p.m. and by appointment; please email to arrange a Zoom meeting. If you want to meet me during office hours, please follow this link to book a time slot https://mishkaanderson.youcanbook.me.
Phone: +1 (212) 776-6218
Expertise
Degrees
- B.A., Gender and Sexuality, New York University
- MSEd, Teaching Urban Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6), Long Island University
- PhD, Special Education, University of Texas at Austin
Courses Taught
- 3 CRS.2 HRS.2 LAB HRS.ECE 410 (Educational Foundations and Pedagogy for the Exceptional Child)
- This course examines the education of children (birth to 8 years) with special needs, along with the historical, social, cultural, and legal foundations of special education in the U.S. It explores the causes and effects of various exceptionalities, including: emotional, intellectual, physical, visual, auditory, orthopedic, speech and/or language and giftedness. Techniques for differentiated learning and universal design are analyzed; issues of ethno-cultural diversity are explored, including methods for working with the families of children with special needs in respectful non-biased ways. This course requires 25 hours of fieldwork. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in ECE 308 and ECE 309 or Grade of C or better in ECE 311 and ECE 312
- This is a fieldwork course focusing on the observation and assessment of young children. It requires supervised participation in an assigned early childhood education setting (preschool to second grade) and attendance at a weekly seminar. Students will learn the appropriate use of assessment and observation strategies to document the development, growth, play and learning of young children; and how authentic assessment methods can be used to tailor curriculum to promote children?s success. Recording strategies, rating systems, child studies/portfolios, and various assessment tools are explored. Students spend a minimum of 60 hours in the field. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in ECE 210 and ECE 211
- This course focuses on children's physical, cognitive, linguistic and socio-emotional development, and the related implications for learning. Within the context of race, class and culture, the following topics are explored in depth: the nature of intelligence, gender identity, attachment and other psychosocial attributes (typical and atypical). Students participate in a minimum of 15 hours of course-related fieldwork.
Prerequisites: PSY 100
Course Syllabus - This course is a continuation of ECE 211, focusing on the theories, methods and materials of curriculum planning in early childhood education (preschool to 2nd grade). The emphasis in this course is on providing developmentally and culturally appropriate learning environments and experiences that encourage foundational social scientific, mathematic and scientific thinking and skills in young children. The following topics are explored in-depth: social studies as a lens by which young children can explore our diverse ethno-cultural society and their place in it; the use of materials and play-based techniques to facilitate ways of constructing everyday mathematical ideas; the creation of environments and experiences that stimulate children?s scientific curiosity and playful exploration of our natural and human-made world; the use of block/construction and cooking experiences for the integration of social studies, mathematics, science, literacy and the arts. Course work includes workshops in planning and implementing inquiry/play-based experiences for young children. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in ECE 210 and ECE 211
Research and Projects
- Racial Microaggressions
- Disability Microaggressions
- Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
- Inclusive Education
- Marilyn Friend’s Co-Teaching Models
- Reading Interventions
- International Schools in Latin America, the Middle East, West Africa and Asia
- History and Performance of Disability
