Fun Passover Resources from Jewish Interactive
Our friends at Jewish Interactive have created an e-book with fun resources for educators to use while teaching Passover. They have also created a series of educational games on their [...]
Crossing Chasms at iCON with Parker Palmer’s Poetry, Paradox and Permission
by Tali Zelkowicz, Ph.D. - Head of School, Columbus Jewish Day School There is always a little fear involved when meeting a hero for the first time. In person, will [...]
#MySederServes Passover Resources from Repair the World
Repair the World has created a roundup of resources that can be used during the seder. Outside the seder, these resources could be used in the classroom to teach the [...]
10 Commitments of Jewish Educators
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - There are certain things that, no matter what setting you work in, or age group you serve, or denomination you affiliate with, virtually all Jewish educators [...]
The Most Important People in Your Life: Teachers
We love this new video made by Aish HaTorah! We can never get enough of people showing appreciation for teachers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG6ATJMF6IM&t=1s
10 Commandments for Jewish Educators
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - As Jewish educators, we serve the people who inspired the tongue-in-cheek joke of ‘2 Jews/3 opinions,’ so it’s no surprise that everyone [colleagues, bosses, students, parents, [...]
AVIV: BLENDED LEARNING IS THE FUTURE OF JEWISH EDUCATION
by Dan Aviv - This article was originally published on Canadian Jewish News. Click here to visit the original. Of the 1,100 professional and lay Jewish school leaders who attended the [...]
Fight Against Cookie Cutter Education
There is an old saying (often attributed to the wit of Mark Twain) that goes something like this: “I never let my schooling interfere with my education.” While many of [...]
The Secret to Making Professional Development Stick
In 1997, The AVI CHAI Foundation began sponsoring day school leaders to attend one of two week-long summer institutes at The Principals Center, a division of the Harvard Graduate School [...]
Students in Charge and in Control: Exploring and Designing Student Self-Paced Online Learning
This article was initially published on BetterLesson. You can view the original article here. An interview of Rabbi David Saltzman As a former teacher and now as an instructional coach [...]
Jewish Learning Outcomes: A Text Study
by Wendy Grinberg - During the recent “Striving for Shlemut” convening, I had an opportunity to learn from educators who were part of the Fellowship in Educating for Applied Jewish Wisdom. [...]
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 [...]