One Minute Wonders – Teachers sharing ideas with teachers
Ji’s One Minute Wonders! was launched in the UK at the London School of Jewish Studies Jewish teacher conference this past January, and is only in its infant stages. One Minute Wonders [...]
Not Your Typical Israel Education: Refugee Crisis In Israel Part 2
By Yifat Mukades In part 1 of this two-part series, I shared ways to start a conversation with your students about the Refugee Crises throughout the world. By virtually visiting [...]
Inspiring Things Are Happening … in Hebrew School?!
By Mark S. Young [This is the first in a weekly series of posts from a coalition of institutions across the continent devoted to nurturing the emerging transformation of congregational [...]
Not Your Typical Israel Education: Refugee Crisis In Israel Part 1
By Yifat Mukades This two part article is designed to provide you with both the tools and content to start a discussion about refugees around the world in general, and [...]
Academic Rigor: 21st-Century Edition
By Dr. Steven Lorch Parents crave it. Teachers strive for it. Boards demand it. We can all agree that our children’s schools should promote academic rigor. But what is it, [...]
Gamar Gemara Savar Svara: Making Our Tradition Even Better
By Benay Lappe According to the Talmud, even in the eyes of God there was no one like Rabbi Meir in his entire generation. But, if he was so extraordinary, [...]
Listening to Our Tweens
By Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz Many of us have come to believe that the content and teaching models that keep making their way into our Jewish educational settings are ‘sacred’ – [...]
Great Teaching Takes More Than a Great Jewish Journey
By Dr. Ziva R. Hassenfeld Many believe that being a great Jewish educator is, above all, about being a passionate and spiritual Jew. But decades of education research have shown [...]
Conducting A “Wise” Site Visit: Picking Apart Pirkei Avot
By Danielle Segal Pirkei Avot: the pithy Buzzfeed of our Jewish tradition. Want life-hacks on pretty much anything? You will find some wonderful words of wisdom in Ethics Of The [...]
How Our Inclusion Program Changed the Entire Camp Community for the Better
By Joel Seltzer Last summer, due to the generous support of donors and foundations, and because of the vision and collective will of our camp leadership, Camp Ramah in the [...]
When Holocaust Education Becomes Profound For Millennials
By Tamara Rebick One week before the inauguration, I was asked where I thought the Holocaust fits into Jewish education today. In my professional role, Jewish education is experiential, informal [...]
Memoir: An Invitation Into Understanding Life With A Disability For Your Students
By Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer 1 in 5 human beings has some kind of disability - including learning, developmental, physical, emotional or a combination of disabilities. And yet, while disability is such [...]