Beverly Falk is Professor and Head of the Graduate Programs in Early
Childhood Education at The School of Education, The City College of the
City University of New York. Prior to her work at City College, she
served in a variety of other educational roles - teacher,
administrator, researcher, and consultant - at the school, district,
state, and national level. Currently, she is the Editor of The New Educator, the quarterly journal published by Taylor and Francis in
collaboration with The City College of New York's School of Education.

Dr. Falk was recently selected to be a Fellow of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She is the author of
numerous publications and books. These include The Power of Questions:
A Guide to Teacher and Student Research (Heinemann, 2005); The Heart
of the Matter: Using Standards and Assessments to Learn (Heinemann,
2000); A Teacher’s Guide to Standardized Testing: Knowledge is Power
co-authored with Lucy Calkins and colleagues (Heinemann, 1998); and
Authentic Assessment in Action, co-authored with Linda Darling-Hammond
and Jacqueline Ancess (Teachers College Press, 1995).

A website detailing her teaching can be found at http://www.cfkeep.org/html/stitch.php?s=76160188183338&id=52796060827371

DEGREES:

PRINCIPAL PUBLICATIONS:

Falk, B.   (forthcoming in 2008).   Teaching the Way Children Learn: Re-visioning Schooling to Support Diverse Learners .   New York:   Teachers College Press.  

Falk B. & Blumenreich, M.   (2005). The Power of Questions: A Guide to Teacher and Student Research .   Portsmouth, N.H.:   Heinemann Press.

Falk, B.   (2000).   The Heart of the Matter: Using Standards and Assessments to Learn .   Portsmouth, N.H.:   Heinemann Press.

Calkins, L., Santman, D., Montgomery, K., with Falk, B.   (1998).   A Teacher's Guide to Standardized Testing: Knowledge is Power .   Portsmouth, N.H.:   Heinemann Press.

Darling-Hammond, L., Ancess, J., & Falk, B.   (1995).   Authentic Assessment in Action .   New York:   Teachers College Press.

Falk, B. (Ed.) (2006). The New Educator, Volume 2, Issues 1-4 .   Philadelphia:   Taylor and Francis.

Falk, B. (Ed.)   (2005).   The New Educator, Volume 1, Issues 1-4 .   Philadelphia:   Taylor and Francis.

Falk, B.   (Ed.).   (1994).   The Educational Forum, 59 (1).   West Lafayette, IN:   Kappa Delta Pi Publications.

Refereed articles

Falk, B.   (2007).   Keeping the focus on the child:   Supporting and reporting on teaching and learning with a classroom-based assessment system.   Educational Assessment, 12 (1), 47-74.

Blumenreich, M. & Falk, B.   (2006). Trying on a new pair of shoes:  Urban teacher-learners conduct research and construct knowledge in their own classrooms.  Teaching and Teacher Education , 22 (7), 864-873.

Falk, B.   (January 12, 2006).   Morning meeting.   ASCD Express, 1 (7) ,

Falk, B. & Margolin, L. (2005).   Awakening the questions within:   Inquiry research in an elementary classroom .   Thinking Classrooms. 6 (2), 6-14.

Falk, B.   (2004).   A passion for inquiry in an era of 'right answers':   Inquiring about teachers inquiring about their practice.   Teacher Education Quarterly, 31 (4), 73-84.

Falk, B.    (2002).   Standards-based reforms:   Problems and possibilities.   Phi Delta Kappan . 83 (8 ), 612-620.  

Falk, B.   (1998).   "Testing the way children learn:   Principles for valid literacy assessments." Language Arts, 76( 1), 57-66.

Falk, B. & Ort, S.   (1998).   "Sitting down to score:   Teacher learning through assessment."   Phi Delta Kappan, 80 (1), 59-64.

Falk, B.   (Fall, 1998).   "Using direct evidence to assess student learning." In Language Matters .   London:   Center for Language in Primary Education.

Falk, B.   (1998).   “Assessment should support teaching and learning . Education New York, 2 (1), 5.  

Darling-Hammond, L. & Falk, B.   (1997).   "Using standards and assessments to support student learning."   Phi Delta Kappan, 79 (3), 190-199.

Falk, B.   (1994).   "How assessment supports teaching and learning:   A look at the Primary Language Record,"   The Educational Forum, 59 (1), 30-38.   

Book chapters

Lieberman, A. & Falk, B.   (2006).   Leadership in learner-centered schools.   In Danzig, Borman, Jones, Wright (Eds.),   Professional Development for Learner Centered Leadership: Policy, Research, and Practice. Mahway, New Jersey:   Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.  

Falk, B.   (2003).   “Testing the way children learn:   Principles for valid literacy assessments.”   In Sharon Murphy and Curt Dudley-Marling (Eds), Literacy Learning through Language Arts .   Urbana, Illinois:   National Council of Teachers of English.   (A volume of previously published articles selected for being a “valuable contribution to the profession”)   

Falk, B.   (2001).   “Professional learning through assessment.”   In A. Lieberman and L. Miller (eds.), Teachers Caught in the Action: The Work of Professional Development .   New York:   Teachers College Press.   (Invited chapter)  

Falk, B.   (1998).   "Looking at students and their work:   Supporting diverse learners with the Primary Language Record ."   In D. Allen (ed .), Assessing Student Learning: From Grading to Understanding .   New York:   Teachers College Press.   (Invited chapter)    

Falk, B.   (1998).   "Using Direct Evidence to Assess Student Progress:   How the Primary Language Record Supports Teaching and Learning." In T. Salinger (ed.), Assessing Reading: Theory and Practice .   London:   Routledge.   (Invited chapter)  

Darling-Hammond, L. & Falk, B.   (1997).   "Policy for Authentic Assessment."   In A. Lin Goodwin, (ed.), Assessment for Equity and Inclusion: Embracing All Our Children . New York and London: Routledge. (1/2 contribution)   (Invited chapter)

Lieberman, A., Falk, B. & Wood, D.   (1996.)   "Understanding the Complexities of Educational Change."   In Sharon L. Kagan and Nancy E. Cohen (eds.), Reinventing Early Care and Education: A Vision for a Quality System .   San Francisco, Calif.:   Jossey-Bass.   (1/3 contribution) (Invited chapter)

Falk, B.   (1996).   "Teaching the Way Children Learn."   In Milbrey McLaughlin and Ida Oberman (Eds.), Teacher Learning .   New York:   Teachers College Press.   (Invited chapter)  

Lieberman, A., Falk, B., & Alexander, L.   (1994).   A Culture in the Making:   Leadership in Learner - Centered Schools.    In J. Oakes & Karen Hunter Quartz (Eds.), Creating New Educational Communities: Schools and Classrooms Where All Children Can Be Smart , the 94th NSSE Yearbook.   (Selected contribution)

Book reviews

Falk, B.   (2001).   “Lessons for Reformers:   A Review of Contradictions of School Reform: Educational Costs of Standardized Testing. Journal of Educational Change 00: 1-6.

Other articles

Falk, B.   (2006).   A conversation with Lee Shulman – Signature pedagogies for teacher education:   Defining our practices and rethinking our preparation.   The New Educator 2 (1), 73-82.

Falk, B.   (2005). Assessment in support of children’s learning:   How ongoing observation and documentation can inform instruction and curriculum development.  Journal of the National Coalition of Campus Children’s Centers, 2 (1), 2-4.

Falk, B.   (2003). Keeping your eyes on the prize:   Challenges for early childhood educators.   NYCAEYC Newsletter .  

Falk, B. & Darling-Hammond, L.   (1993).   “Building learner-centered schools.”   School Voices, 3 (1):   12, 13, 18.

Monographs and other original materials

Falk, B.   (2004).   Morning Meeting .   (Video).   Seeking distribution.  

Falk B., & Ort, S.   (2000).   Technical Report: Pilot Study of the Predictive Validity of the Early Literacy Profile .   New York:   National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching.

Falk, B.   (1999).   Reframing the Basics of Education: A Report on the Work of The Basic School .   New York:   National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching.

Falk B., & Ort, S.   (1999).   Technical Report: The Early Literacy Profile Project .   New York:   National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching.

Falk, B. and associates.   (1999).   The Early Literacy Profile: An Assessment Instrument.   New York:   New York State Education Department.

Falk, B. and associates.  (1999). The Early Literacy Profile: Facilitator's Guide.   New York:   New York State Education Department.  

Falk, B.   (1997). Using Standards and Assessments to Support Student Learning: Early Lessons from New York State .   (Video)   New York:   National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST).

Falk, B., MacMurdy, S., & Darling-Hammond, L.   (1995).   Taking a Different Look: How the Primary Language Record Supports Teaching for Diverse Learners .   New York:   National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching.

Falk, B.   (1994).   The Bronx New School: Weaving Assessment into the Fabric of Teaching and Learning .   New York:   National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching.  

Lieberman, A., Falk, B., & Alexander, L.   (1994).   A Culture in the Making: Leadership in Learner - Centered Schools .   New York:   National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching.

Lieberman, A., Wood, D., & Falk, B.   (1994).   Toward Democratic Practice in Schools: Key Understandings about Educational Change .   New York:   National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching.

Falk, B., & Darling-Hammond, L.   (1993).   The Primary Language Record at P.S. 261: How Assessment Transforms Teaching and Learning. New York:   National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching.

INTEREST AREAS:

* Child-centered teaching
* Teacher education and professional development
* Teacher research
* Performance assessment
* School change

COURSES TAUGHT

* 2202I: Content Research Seminar 1 (fall)
* 2900I: Content Research Seminar 2 (spring)
*1900C: Language and Literacy Development in Young Children