The Hebrew Academy is introducing a weekly elective course in Entrepreneurship in both the Middle and High School with the aim to bring it to the elementary division in the [...]
By Daniel Rose In this four-part series on tefilla education, we identified three possible goals of any program of tefilla education: tefilla literacy, tefilla inspiration (meaning-making and connection building), and [...]
By Owen Gottlieb This study draws on design-based research on an ARIS–based mobile augmented reality game for teaching early 20th century history. New design principles derived from the study include [...]
By Mark Horowitz and Dasee Berkowitz There are few Jewish organizations today that don’t fret about changing demographics and lack of engagement among younger Jews. Data is gloomy as organizations [...]
In her column below from last week's JFNA email, Beth Cousens talks about the life and legacy of Jonathan Woocher. As the sad news of his death spread through the [...]
By Lisa David and Stacy Rigler In a recent eJP article, Dr. Lesley Litman remarked that "success could depend on a clear and ever-present recognition that the work of innovation,once [...]
By Shmuly Yanklowitz One of the most potent indicators of a sustained, Jewish life is an upbringing that nourishes the intellectual dynamism of Jewish thought and lived experience. That being [...]
By Elissa Maier Today is your day. You’re off to great places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can [...]
By Orit Kent and Allison Cook What do we mean by teaching and learning? What do (we want) people (to) learn? And how do they learn both subject matter and [...]
By Lisa Lisser A friend asked me to chant haftorah a few weeks ago for her daughter’s bat mitzvah. It was the haftorah for parasha Bechukotai. Of course I said [...]
Photo from Affordable Jewish Education Project By Robert Victor, 8th grade student at Hillel Day School I bet at one point you have been asked, “What are the necessities of [...]
A render of what a natural playground might look like. Artist: Alex Ricketts; screen-capture indaily.com By Gabe Goldman All parents learn three “truths” about playgrounds early in parenthood. First, they [...]
