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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Samanthan Vinokor-Meinrath - I am someone who embraces the awkward. I’m a Jewish educator - I’m up for singing off-key whenever the occasion calls for it, wearing ridiculous costumes [...]
Three years ago, while hopscotching from one educational blog to another, I came across the tail end of an interview in which an innovative teacher was asked, “If there were [...]
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath Jewish educators operate in a time that’s slightly different from everyone else’s. We have the combination of the Jewish calendar, the academic calendar(s) of our students, and [...]
It's that time of the year. Everywhere we go, at least within the United States, we hear Christmas music - sometimes written by a Jew- playing. Some of it is [...]
One hundred-fifty Limmud volunteers from 25 countries gathered in Israel in May for “Limmud Connect,” Limmud’s first-ever global volunteer forum. Credit: Shlomi Amsalem by Eli Ovits - “Ethics [...]
Choose your own path for professional development! Applications are due November 30. The Yesod Professional Development Fund allows European Jeducators and community professionals to choose their own professional development programs and [...]
The [Jim Joseph] Foundation is pleased to share reflections and learnings from its two recent convenings on Leadership Development and Educator Training (below), respectively, both of which stemmed from the Foundation’s [...]
by Jessica Shamout - Classroom management begins with creating a positive learning community. A little preparation makes a world of difference for keeping students engaged and following directions. Here are [...]
