Encouraging Questions Among Students
One of the most valuable things that your students may contribute to the classroom and to their own education, are questions. While education is often thought of as the pursuit [...]
A Holistic Approach to Israel Education: Day Schools and Summer Camps – Part 2
This is part two in a three-part blog series from The iCenter for Israel Education, sharing its approach to working closely with day schools and camps to create effective Israel education [...]
BEWARE OF TIME-WASTING LOW LEVEL TECHNOLOGY LEARNING
Many of us are excited when we learn about a new piece of technology that we can use in the classroom. The potential for new learning models is vast, and [...]
Why Leaders of Jewish Teen Initiatives All Went to See “Dear Evan Hansen”
by Jessica Green - As educators working to engage teens in meaningful Jewish experiences, all of us in the Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Funder Collaborative know the facts surrounding teen angst and concerns about young [...]
Getting Beyond the Survey
In November, I wrote a piece posted [on the Avi Chai Foundation Blog] about the wide chasm that often exists between research and practice. In that post I promised additional posts related [...]
The Educators’ Personal Report Card
***Earlier this month, I wrote an article discussing professional development and how it is important for Jewish educators to take charge of it. The article laid out the different steps [...]
The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and Hebrew College Launch Program to Train Rabbi Educators
PROGRAM EXPANDS PARDES’S IMPACT AND COMMITMENT TO JEWISH EDUCATION FOR ALL (JERUSALEM, Israel & NEWTON CENTRE, MA– January 23, 2019) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) and Hebrew College [...]
Hidden Value: The Importance of Bible Study
Throughout our history, Jewish leaders of every stripe have underscored the importance of Bible study. More than an examination of our birthright or an analysis of our history, our most [...]
Reclaiming Service: Planting the Seeds of Jewish Values
by Rabbi Benji Levy - In our fast-paced interconnected world, it can be so hard to do a good deed in a truly selfless way. When we run a marathon [...]
A Holistic Approach to Israel Education: Day Schools and Summer Camps – Part 1
This is part one in a three-part blog series from The iCenter for Israel Education, sharing its approach to working closely with day schools and camps to create effective Israel education [...]
Take Control of Your Own Professional Development
Take a moment to look through this website. You'll find that much of the site is dedicated to professional development. Except for maybe Moses himself, every Jewish educator is in need of [...]
The Covenant Foundation Announces $1.6 Million in New Grants to be Disbursed in 2019
The Covenant Foundation announced $1.6 million in new grants today, continuing its commitment to support the most creative and innovative approaches to Jewish education. “It is so inspiring to see [...]