Peggy McNamara

Chair, General Teacher Education Department, Bankstreet College of Education

Dr. Peggy McNamara is the Chair of the General Teacher Education Department at Bank Street College of Education in New York City where she teaches literacy courses. Peggy began her career in prekindergarten where she learned about the critical role that families and teachers play in the literacy development of young children. Recently, she trained Early Childhood pedagogical coaches in Brazil.