Currently, Mona works with Bank Street College as a curriculum consultant for the Department of Education's Pre-K For All initiative. She has led professional development workshops in conjunction with the partnership between Bank Street College and the Department of Education since the summer of 2014.
Mona was a head teacher at a private nursery school in Manhattan from 2006-2015. Previously, she worked as an infant and toddler teacher. In May 2008, she received her MSEd from Bank Street College of Education in Early Childhood Special and General Education. Her undergraduate degree is from the New School, where she majored in identity politics, psychology, and cultural studies.
Throughout her teaching career, Mona has worked with typically developing children, children with special needs, and children who have been identified as gifted and talented. She has experience working with children on the autistic spectrum, children with physical disabilities, language delays, learning disabilities, and emotional and behavioral challenges.
Mona has returned to Bank Street as a guest speaker in graduate courses such as Early Childhood Practicum: Observing a Child Through Family/Cultural Contexts and in The Study of Children in Diverse and Inclusive Educational Settings Through Observation and Recording. She has also worked with the Willie Mae Rock Camp For Girls, where she worked as a counselor for campers and also served as a collaborator and consultant to the camp's inclusion committee.
